Bible Application Class



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Lecture Review – Please share thoughts or challenges you received from the last summary lecture.

Summary Statement - Make one concise statement summarizing this passage.

LESSON QUESTIONS

1. What situation is James describing in verses 1-4?

(Opinion) If this scene happened in your church today (or in pre-pandemic 2019), how would the two people be treated? This question is for your personal consideration. We will not discuss our churches in small groups.

(Opinion) With soul-searching honesty, how would you respond to the two people?

(Application) James describes this situation happening in a worship service. Where else have you observed this behavior?

What is the root of partiality (ESV), favoritism (CSB, NIV), or prejudice? _________________________________________

(Application) How does showing favoritism endanger the church’s witness in an unbelieving world?

( Meditate on James 2:1-4. Pray Psalm 139:1, 4, 23-24 and with soul-searching honesty, consider the areas of your life in which you need to repent for the sin of favoritism. Repent, then rejoice in 1 John 1:9!

2. What does James 2:5-7 say about the poor and rich?

In your own words, what do the following verses say about the poor and rich?

Matthew 6:24

Matthew 19:16-26 (summarize the point)

Luke 6:20-26

Proverbs 14:31

1 Timothy 6:6-10, 17-19

How does James 2:5-7 connect with the previous point about favoritism?

3. How does favoritism go against God’s nature? See Acts 10:34-35, Romans 2:11, and Colossians 3:25. __________________

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4. What is the “royal law” James refers to in verse 8? __________________________________________________________

How does showing favoritism break that law? Verse 9-10 ____________________________________________________

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What sins does James equate with favoritism? Verse 11 ______________________________________________________

(Opinion) Why don’t we consider showing favoritism or treating others poorly or “less than” as a sin?

5. What is the “law of liberty” or “law of freedom”? See John 8:36 for help. ________________________________________

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Use the following verses to explore this idea further, and use your own words to describe the points made.

Galatians 5:13-16

1 John 4:7-11

2 Corinthians 5:10

6. Use a Bible dictionary to define the words judgment and mercy.

Judgment: _________________________________________________________________________________________

Mercy: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

How is mercy related to showing favoritism?

7. Write Romans 3:10. __________________________________________________________________________________

Write Romans 3:23. __________________________________________________________________________________

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Write Romans 5:8. ___________________________________________________________________________________

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Write Romans 8:1. ___________________________________________________________________________________

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(Application) What sin has Christ covered in your life? If God is willing to forgive our sins, why are we sometimes unwilling to overlook differences between one another like race, ethnicity, income, level of education, age, etc.? That is, why do we sometimes show favoritism?

(Application) Why should Christians be willing to look beyond the external to see a person’s heart?

(Application) If the goal of the Christian life is to be like Christ, how can we train ourselves to regard others the same way God regards them?

8. (Application) How does James 2:1-13 change the way you pray, think, speak, and act?

PERSONAL APPLICATION

( Try to memorize John 13:34-35. Write it down and post it where you can see it and practice it daily.

Meditate on Matthew 25:31-46 and record your thoughts.

Complete this statement: This lesson causes me to ________________________________________________________

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