Title: Prejudice - Exposition of James (6)
Contents
1. Beware of prejudice.
1) All people are universally living in prejudice.
- Prejudice is a product of the selfish nature of man's fallen nature.
① Self-centered prejudice
* The first is prejudice and favoritism toward oneself. : Generosity towards yourself.
* Show favoritism and favor those who have the same affinity with you.
* Prejudice against the relationship of self-centered human formation: we
* Family, hometown, school, company, relatives, hobbies, groups, etc.
* Thoughts, arguments, goals, etc.
* Make problems such as section division and bundang.
② Prejudice due to worldly values: relative neglect
* Human pride, arrogance, and arrogance arise from this.
* Everything is judged by worldly values, and relative actions are made accordingly.
* Wealth, honor, authority, education (scholarship), talent, celebrity (star), etc.
* The vicious cycle of reproduction of the rich and the poor continues.
* Issues such as not guilty or hereditary innocence
* Prejudice against people with disabilities
* Discriminatory practices based on race, region, etc.
2) Prejudice is generally closely related to worldly values.
- Focus on the eyes of people rather than the eyes of God.
* Prejudice is caused by human greed away from the center of God.
* Prejudice itself is an act that already fulfills human desires rather than God's values.
* It is an act according to the nature of potential sin in man.
* Christians are already close by saying that they avoid prejudice.
* The saying that the arms are bent inward is an acknowledgment that prejudice is a perception.
- When prejudice is established in the church, the love of Christ is lost.
* Because worldly values dominate the church.
* There is no discrimination based on differences between the rich and the poor, men and women, and race.
3) The church is a place where the love of Jesus Christ is practiced.
- The text was written for the justification of the practical act of faith to be recorded next.
* If there is no practice of faith in the Lord in the church, the church loses its true vitality.
* Prejudice, without you even realizing it, is already going on inside you.
* Accordingly, one must always be vigilant against acts of prejudice.
* How will our actions change if a famous person comes to our church?
2. God chooses the poor in spirit to be rich in faith.
1) If your heart is filled with worldly values, you cannot follow the Lord.
- It is difficult to follow the Lord while pursuing worldly values. : The Lord achieves sacrificial value.
* There will be people who use dogs as material for profit.
* The reason the rich young man did not follow the Lord is because the value of the world is large.
* We often act by balancing worldly values and heavenly values.
* The heart of the Lord is working through the poor.