James 2:11 KJV [11] “For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.” I heard an illustration on the radio by the late, great Bible teacher and radio preacher, Bro. Lehman Strauss, that I thought was interesting. He told of a man in his community arrested for the murder of a girl. He was tried for the murder and found guilty by the jury. During the trial, several witnesses testified of the man’s character and all of the …
“Lawbreakers”
James 2:10 KJV [10] “For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.” D. L. Moody gave a great illustration of this verse when he compared God’s law to a chain with ten links suspending a man over a precipice. If all ten links were to break, then the man would fall to his death; if only five links broke, he would fall to his death; and if only one link broke, he would still fall to his doom. Regardless of the number of links broken, the unity of the chain …
“Discrimination Biblically Defined”
James 2:9 KJV [9] “but if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.” If there has ever been a word misused and abused in our society, it is the word “discrimination”. Many use this word to their own advantage, disregarding the damage done to those falsely accused. Business owners have walked lightly for years in fear that an employee would file a lawsuit against their business and take them to court over some trivial act of so-called discrimination. If I sound a little “put out” with the term, it is …
“The Royal Law”
James 2:8 KJV [8] “If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:” Laws are passed and put into effect to help us govern our lives. They are for serving the community by helping to provide safety and freedom. It is sad to see the lawlessness that is going on in America today. As Christians, we feel burdened when the wicked rule. They want to ignore the laws that honor God, as well as the laws that uphold decency and morality. They want to pass laws that cause …