1 00:00:01,800 --> 00:00:06,700 We've gathered this afternoon to continue our service, unto the 2 00:00:06,700 --> 00:00:10,800 gracious God of heaven and him who loved us. 3 00:00:11,300 --> 00:00:16,600 And I, for us, we're going to talk about something maybe a 4 00:00:16,608 --> 00:00:21,000 little bit different about respect to persons. 5 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,300 And you say well why are you preaching about that? 6 00:00:25,900 --> 00:00:31,600 Well it happens and the Bible recognize it was going to happen 7 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:36,800 and he has given us instructions concerning this. 8 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:40,700 So we're going to study that for a few moments. 9 00:00:41,100 --> 00:00:43,600 Let's read James. The second chapter one through 10 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:49,700 four My brethren have not the Faith of Our Lord. 11 00:00:49,700 --> 00:00:53,200 Jesus Christ. The lord of Glory with respect 12 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:57,300 of persons for if they're coming to your assembly, a man with a 13 00:00:57,300 --> 00:01:01,000 gold ring in good apparel and they're coming. 14 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:06,300 Also a poor man and vile raiment and he have respect unto him 15 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:09,800 that where the gate clothing and saith unto him. 16 00:01:10,500 --> 00:01:16,000 Set thou here in a good place and say to the poor Stands out 17 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:19,400 there or sit here under my footstool. 18 00:01:20,100 --> 00:01:26,700 Are you not then partial in your cells and are become judges of 19 00:01:26,700 --> 00:01:30,900 evil thoughts? Not aware of this being 20 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:36,400 happening in our Brotherhood. So very much but it happened 21 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:41,200 back there in New Testament times and it can still happen 22 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:45,000 today Among Us. So what are we? 23 00:01:45,100 --> 00:01:50,100 We going to do about it, you know, God's religion must 24 00:01:50,100 --> 00:01:56,600 manifest itself in outward activities just as God, 25 00:01:56,600 --> 00:02:01,300 manifested himself to Man by various activities. 26 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:07,300 Now there's a lot that we don't know about God, but hasn't he 27 00:02:07,300 --> 00:02:13,200 revealed a lot about himself? To Marvel man. 28 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:17,500 And he has showed us the way to heaven. 29 00:02:17,500 --> 00:02:25,700 And so we love him. We respect him and we serve him 30 00:02:25,700 --> 00:02:33,000 because he has manifested himself to Man by various 31 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,800 activities. And he suspect expects us to 32 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:44,200 manifest ourselves to him by various Here it is as well. 33 00:02:44,700 --> 00:02:51,400 So God, chose these outward activities that he wanted band 34 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,900 to do. We didn't choose them. 35 00:02:54,500 --> 00:02:59,500 We didn't think them up in our own minds, he chose these things 36 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:05,500 for man to do and when we do those things, God has chosen to 37 00:03:05,500 --> 00:03:08,500 do then we're glorifying his name. 38 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:14,000 So there are some positive things and some negative things. 39 00:03:14,500 --> 00:03:18,800 God wanted man to Understand and do. 40 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:24,700 And I think these things are so great in a world where nearly 41 00:03:24,700 --> 00:03:28,100 everybody is saying, we're not saved by works. 42 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:35,200 And yet, God chose that very planned to manifest ourselves to 43 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:42,000 him these verses tells us so and some of these things they are. 44 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:47,300 Yes, things things, positive, things he want us to do but 45 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:53,000 there's a lot of no things. That he doesn't want us to do 46 00:03:53,500 --> 00:03:58,700 and so we glorify him but doing the yeses and not doing the 47 00:03:58,700 --> 00:04:04,000 nose. So He started out this series of 48 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:09,700 verses, by saying my brethren. Now, this is a statement of 49 00:04:09,700 --> 00:04:13,300 equality. This is a statement about our 50 00:04:13,300 --> 00:04:17,899 being one and equal to each other. 51 00:04:18,300 --> 00:04:22,000 In the church. We are brothers and sisters 52 00:04:22,500 --> 00:04:29,100 equal to each other. One is not above the other. 53 00:04:29,500 --> 00:04:34,000 So God, Wants us to remember that. 54 00:04:34,500 --> 00:04:41,000 Now, he said, he started out in this verse, my brethren, have 55 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:45,800 not the faith. Now, religion was introduced to 56 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:49,900 us in the preceding chapter, what pure religion and undefiled 57 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:57,900 religion is so, we understand for from some things that were 58 00:04:57,900 --> 00:05:04,500 said this morning that, that word religion, Means to tie us 59 00:05:04,500 --> 00:05:06,900 back to God. That's a reason. 60 00:05:06,900 --> 00:05:11,300 Religion, is, is given to us in article. 61 00:05:11,300 --> 00:05:19,000 Came up out in our local paper up at Yuba City, that was wrong 62 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,500 like so much other stuff in it is wrong. 63 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:28,100 They haven't gotten where they can do the weather real good. 64 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:31,700 They haven't gotten where they can list the sports activities 65 00:05:31,700 --> 00:05:37,400 that I I like like it should be but now the end they did, they 66 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:43,700 said that religion is what people are shying away from. 67 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:49,800 That's a terrible thing to say. Because God's religion, you 68 00:05:49,808 --> 00:05:53,200 remember, we said this morning, it's made up of that compound 69 00:05:53,200 --> 00:06:00,400 word, Ray, which means again Livio, which means to tie, so 70 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:03,400 religion is what ties us back to God. 71 00:06:03,900 --> 00:06:07,400 Why do you think God gave us the New Testament? 72 00:06:07,700 --> 00:06:10,900 Why do you think he gave us the word of God? 73 00:06:11,300 --> 00:06:17,000 Because he wants man tied back with him because say sin 74 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:21,000 separates Us from God, it unties us. 75 00:06:21,500 --> 00:06:25,800 And so now the in God wanted to give man, something that would 76 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:32,000 bring us back to him and and really honor his name. 77 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:37,800 And sometimes religion is called the faith. 78 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,900 See that term up there. The faith is another name for 79 00:06:41,900 --> 00:06:45,900 that same religion. The gospel is another name. 80 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:52,400 It is called the faith because it produces faith and that's so 81 00:06:52,500 --> 00:07:00,000 essential for us to remember. I know that I remember a lady 82 00:07:00,700 --> 00:07:04,800 that was continually coming back to church and making a 83 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:08,500 confession fault, backsliding, come back to church backslide. 84 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:13,700 And and so I didn't understand what was wrong. 85 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,900 Why is she doing that? What do you see? 86 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:21,100 It's time. Some catastrophe would happen in 87 00:07:21,100 --> 00:07:23,500 her family are among her friends. 88 00:07:23,500 --> 00:07:28,300 For example, I remember one time she was out of Duty and one of 89 00:07:28,308 --> 00:07:31,100 her friends was killed in an auto asset. 90 00:07:31,100 --> 00:07:34,400 So here she came and made a confession. 91 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:38,300 Well that was all right for her to make a confession. 92 00:07:38,300 --> 00:07:41,800 She It to make one. But here's the thing. 93 00:07:42,500 --> 00:07:47,000 Her faith that caused her to come back to church was because 94 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:52,200 some catastrophe happened. And where does faith come fi? 95 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:56,500 The from faith comes from hearing the word of God. 96 00:07:56,900 --> 00:08:02,600 If you, if your faith did not come from hearing God's word, it 97 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:07,000 will do nothing for salvation for you it, that faith has to 98 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:11,300 come from God's work. Well, so, he calls the gospel, 99 00:08:11,300 --> 00:08:17,800 the faith because it produces the right kind of Faith. 100 00:08:18,100 --> 00:08:20,600 The saving faith for us. Us. 101 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:25,900 So if you want saving Faith, then you've got to get it from 102 00:08:25,900 --> 00:08:30,100 God's word. And that's the way it is, you 103 00:08:30,100 --> 00:08:33,900 know, Jesus lived a poor life while he was here on Earth. 104 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:41,900 But now he is Lord Of Glory, in a highly exalted position, he is 105 00:08:41,900 --> 00:08:49,900 the one we must respect now. And not by those who have wealth 106 00:08:49,900 --> 00:08:54,400 here, in life. We might, we must respect the 107 00:08:54,400 --> 00:09:00,900 Lord Of Glory because when he came to this earth, The people 108 00:09:00,900 --> 00:09:07,200 said this can't be the Messiah, this can't be the Christ because 109 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:10,600 he's not coming here. Riding a great white, charger 110 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:16,900 and leading up, vast Army to drive the Romans out of our 111 00:09:16,900 --> 00:09:20,000 nation. He's not doing all that. 112 00:09:20,300 --> 00:09:23,700 He was born in the manger. He wasn't born in a palace. 113 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:31,200 And they just didn't understand Jesus in that lowly humble 114 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:34,600 position. Just did not understand it. 115 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:40,400 And so, he's the one that we must respect now, and not those 116 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:45,600 who seem exalted, but wealth here on this earth. 117 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:52,500 Now, In the 2nd through the 4th verse is of James to. 118 00:09:53,100 --> 00:09:59,300 He said for if they're coming to your assembly, a man with a gold 119 00:09:59,300 --> 00:10:03,600 ring and goodly apparel and they're also and they're coming. 120 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:09,300 Also a poor man in Vile Rima and he have respect to him that 121 00:10:09,300 --> 00:10:13,500 we're at the gay clothing and saying to him set the here in a 122 00:10:13,500 --> 00:10:17,900 good place and say to the poor stands out of there. 123 00:10:18,100 --> 00:10:22,600 Sit here under my footstool, are you not then partial in 124 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:26,300 yourselves and are become judges of evil thoughts? 125 00:10:26,900 --> 00:10:33,600 See how that works out in that particular place the difference 126 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:40,000 between a rich man and the poor man can't get us in trouble if 127 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:45,200 we don't watch out if we don't have the proper attitude toward 128 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:50,500 all that. So you are Are impressed with a 129 00:10:50,500 --> 00:10:53,900 rich man's clothing and so you honor him highly. 130 00:10:53,900 --> 00:10:56,700 That's what they were doing back there in New Testament times. 131 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:00,300 That's what people still do today. 132 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:06,900 And this is something that I think is getting a parent in 133 00:11:06,900 --> 00:11:10,500 some areas. So God is watching us and is 134 00:11:10,500 --> 00:11:16,600 very interested in how much respect you show to each other. 135 00:11:17,700 --> 00:11:24,100 Very interested in that. And so I hope that we all have 136 00:11:24,100 --> 00:11:28,600 the right attitude toward this. Now you can do this by the 137 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:31,500 seating arrangement as we found out in Africa. 138 00:11:31,700 --> 00:11:37,400 We went over there and live, 45 years old together and I was 139 00:11:37,900 --> 00:11:47,400 very surprised to see that when they came Into the assembly, 140 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:51,500 they would March in and the women would sit on this side 141 00:11:51,500 --> 00:11:54,000 over here and then it said, on that side over there. 142 00:11:55,000 --> 00:12:00,100 Well, this is something that the United Kingdom of Great, Britain 143 00:12:00,100 --> 00:12:06,500 had talked to them but you know, in fact they told me one, the 144 00:12:06,500 --> 00:12:10,600 church leaders told me he said you can't stand that you can't 145 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:16,100 set by a woman who worship God. That was their attitude toward 146 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,700 all that. So they separate the men from 147 00:12:18,700 --> 00:12:23,300 the women, but that's not the worst thing that they were doing 148 00:12:23,300 --> 00:12:28,400 as far as I was concerned because they had a ring of 149 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:32,500 chairs up here behind the pulpit there. 150 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:40,300 And the bigger you were in their sight, the more important you 151 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:47,100 were To them. You got to set up here and I've 152 00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:51,000 seen that scripture literally, fulfil, that some man will take 153 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:55,800 one of these seats up here. And, and then a more important 154 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:59,400 man would come into them. And they tell that, man, you get 155 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:05,900 up and you go sit back there. See now, That wasn't that was a 156 00:13:05,900 --> 00:13:12,900 hard habit to break in Africa very difficult because they like 157 00:13:12,900 --> 00:13:16,100 that honor. So you and they like to bestow 158 00:13:16,100 --> 00:13:22,000 Honor on somebody that they really like we can't do that. 159 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:26,700 We can't do that and God would rather see us. 160 00:13:26,700 --> 00:13:34,400 Take poor and lowly man in the eyes of the world and said Him 161 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:43,100 right up in on front seat or if he so desired, but they, it took 162 00:13:43,100 --> 00:13:46,100 them a long time. And some of them have not yet 163 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:50,100 caught that. And because we're all equal, 164 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:55,500 we're all Brothers and Sisters in Christ and it was nice to 165 00:13:55,500 --> 00:14:01,600 have a chair to sit in. I'll have to admit that because 166 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:09,800 what they had for beaches Was just some mud that was built up 167 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:15,800 and they let it Harden and that was the beaches of that. 168 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:20,000 State of no backs to lean up against or anything like that. 169 00:14:20,100 --> 00:14:23,700 Didn't make any difference. We were there to worship God and 170 00:14:23,700 --> 00:14:29,200 to honor him and, and worship god with our Brothers and 171 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:33,900 Sisters in Christ. So that was a very difficult. 172 00:14:34,100 --> 00:14:38,800 Old habit that the British Top them to break today. 173 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:44,500 So it is said that the most coveted seating place in the 174 00:14:44,500 --> 00:14:49,900 synagogue was at the end of the building facing Jerusalem and by 175 00:14:49,900 --> 00:14:53,300 the arc where the sacred Scrolls were kept. 176 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:59,400 That was the most coveted seating place and well. 177 00:15:00,500 --> 00:15:05,100 People, some people in the world who have a worldly attitude and 178 00:15:05,100 --> 00:15:08,800 a nun spiritual attitude. That's the seat that they would 179 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:11,000 want. That's the seat that they would 180 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,000 have. We can't do that. 181 00:15:13,300 --> 00:15:17,600 We can't exalt people. Now, I'll admit that when I 182 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:21,700 choose a seat in the assembly, I like for it to be there 183 00:15:21,700 --> 00:15:25,900 available for me when I get to church, but if somebody else is 184 00:15:25,900 --> 00:15:31,600 sitting in it that's fine and dandy to, that's All right, 185 00:15:31,900 --> 00:15:35,800 because we're brothers and sisters in Christ. 186 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:42,100 See that's, he doesn't want us to have that respect of persons 187 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:46,300 like that. Now to the poor, they would say, 188 00:15:47,100 --> 00:15:49,900 stand are set where I place my feet. 189 00:15:49,900 --> 00:15:54,600 Don't get this good chair. You don't get this best seat. 190 00:15:54,900 --> 00:15:58,400 See, how would you like to worship, God, like that today? 191 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:07,500 You know, we can't do that. And so now it would be shameful 192 00:16:08,900 --> 00:16:13,700 It would be shameful to dress in an ostentatious garment, and 193 00:16:13,700 --> 00:16:17,000 prayed a parade up and down the aisle. 194 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:23,900 So, the risk could see you and perhaps, envy, you I do lady. 195 00:16:25,300 --> 00:16:32,600 Sheesh. Is not not very well off. 196 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:38,700 Physically are mentally either one, but if she's got a new 197 00:16:38,700 --> 00:16:42,600 dress, she likes to set up on the front seat and she likes to 198 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:47,200 Go get a drink of water parade up and down, I'll all I'm 199 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:51,200 preaching and so people could see her. 200 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:54,500 See what kind of attitude is that? 201 00:16:55,900 --> 00:16:58,600 You think the Lord is pleased with something like that? 202 00:16:59,700 --> 00:17:07,500 He's not pleased and so that is what can happen. 203 00:17:08,099 --> 00:17:15,700 So he said, are you not partial The idea is in James is time, 204 00:17:15,700 --> 00:17:21,099 they were vacillating between what the Lord taught and what 205 00:17:21,099 --> 00:17:24,400 they were naturally inclined to do. 206 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:32,800 See, I know that in our Brotherhood, instead of building 207 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:37,400 a new building, we have purchased some that the 208 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:44,300 denominations were abandoning And you know, I heard one of 209 00:17:44,300 --> 00:17:51,700 them say that we're selling this building because we're almost a 210 00:17:51,700 --> 00:17:54,300 shame to invite our friends to this place. 211 00:17:54,700 --> 00:18:01,300 See What an attitude? What a way to look at things. 212 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:07,700 Listen, we're brothers and sisters in Christ and we walk to 213 00:18:07,700 --> 00:18:13,300 live. Like we are in two years so they 214 00:18:13,300 --> 00:18:18,100 had the wrong motives as indicated by the turn. 215 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:22,200 Evil thoughts, see, are you not partial? 216 00:18:23,300 --> 00:18:24,900 And aren't you having evil thoughts? 217 00:18:24,900 --> 00:18:27,100 When you make distinctions like this? 218 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:30,900 Now. Let's go home. 219 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:38,600 You know, thoughts have a way of expressing themselves in outward 220 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:41,600 actions. That's just the way they are. 221 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:46,700 So we must guard our thoughts because the scriptures in the 222 00:18:46,700 --> 00:18:50,400 Old Testament teaches us as he thinketh in his heart. 223 00:18:50,700 --> 00:18:55,900 So is he? So you can tell what people are 224 00:18:55,900 --> 00:19:00,400 thinking in their heart of the way they act in this in James. 225 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:05,700 The second chapter verse 5, he wrote Harkin my beloved Brethren 226 00:19:05,700 --> 00:19:06,700 hath. Not God. 227 00:19:06,700 --> 00:19:11,700 Chosen the poor of this world rich in faith and Heirs of the 228 00:19:11,700 --> 00:19:14,500 Kingdom, which he has promised to them. 229 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:18,800 That love him. Well, see, that's the type that 230 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:23,100 God himself chose that's the way it was. 231 00:19:23,300 --> 00:19:27,200 Jesus Christ came to the work that into this world where he 232 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:35,400 was born and work that he learned to do and in all of that 233 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:42,900 when I was getting this lesson up, when animals watching TV, 234 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:48,700 and there was an ad on there. Somebody won the Super Bowl last 235 00:19:48,700 --> 00:19:50,600 year. They had a ring in there showing 236 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:54,100 it off. No, Super Bowl ringing, they had 237 00:19:54,100 --> 00:19:57,500 wanted. But Joe Montana was sitting over 238 00:19:57,500 --> 00:20:00,000 there had five of them on his finger. 239 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:04,600 So that made him a whole lot bigger than this one over here 240 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:07,500 who had just gotten. There's well, that's the way 241 00:20:07,500 --> 00:20:13,000 some people are out here in this world, but not in the Lord's 242 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:17,300 church, not in the Lord's church at all. 243 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:26,800 So this word hearken that used is imperative. 244 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:34,000 In the Greek so far, as cases concerned imperative is not 245 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:40,400 optional. See You can't lll do this or 246 00:20:41,100 --> 00:20:45,600 I'll not do this. It's imperative Harkin. 247 00:20:46,500 --> 00:20:53,200 So, what must we do? It is essential for them. 248 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:56,700 And they were to listen carefully. 249 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:58,700 That's the way it is with us today. 250 00:20:59,500 --> 00:21:05,300 You see when he said Harkin in him and it's in the imperative, 251 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:11,500 then that means it is essential for us to do that in this day 252 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:15,500 and time. Equality is one of the essential 253 00:21:15,500 --> 00:21:20,800 parts of Christianity and they buy their thoughts and practices 254 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:24,500 were in danger of violating this. 255 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:29,200 Important principle. So God has chosen the poor who 256 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:35,200 are rich in faith. Material riches matters not with 257 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:37,900 God while he owns everything start off with you. 258 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:45,700 And and they're not something that should be that important to 259 00:21:45,700 --> 00:21:51,800 us when we are faced with choices like this, let's not let 260 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:55,800 matters like that. Be the governing thing that we 261 00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:58,900 have. I want to tell you that poor man 262 00:21:58,900 --> 00:22:03,500 can inherit the kingdom of God, as well as the rich. 263 00:22:04,500 --> 00:22:11,600 Can do that. So, the important thing is, How 264 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:16,600 the poor and the rich handle their riches and the attitude 265 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:19,300 that they have. Now, you might not have very 266 00:22:19,300 --> 00:22:27,100 much but, that can keep you out of Heaven, if you got the wrong 267 00:22:27,100 --> 00:22:34,000 attitude toward it, See, and the rich. 268 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:38,800 If they got the wrong attitude toward their riches that can 269 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:41,900 keep them out of Heaven. To, it doesn't make any 270 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:46,900 difference to them James the second chapter verses 6 and 7. 271 00:22:47,300 --> 00:22:53,700 He says but ye have despised the poor do not rich men oppress you 272 00:22:53,700 --> 00:22:55,900 and draw you before the Judgment seats. 273 00:22:56,500 --> 00:23:01,200 Do not they blaspheme that worthy Name by the which year 274 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:05,500 called Well, that was happening back there. 275 00:23:06,300 --> 00:23:15,200 And I think people Kind of look at the church of Christ sort of 276 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:21,900 like that in many many times. And in many respects, because 277 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:28,500 like I heard a lady, say she asked one of our Brethren had a 278 00:23:28,500 --> 00:23:34,500 funeral, we were attending She said are you still going to that 279 00:23:34,500 --> 00:23:38,600 little Old Church Christ? And this brother said, well yes 280 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:43,900 we sure are what a Pity she had, that's what you said. 281 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:47,700 What up? He well down. 282 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:53,500 You see, she had respect to persons, she had the wrong 283 00:23:53,500 --> 00:23:57,700 attitude. And this little Church of Christ 284 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:02,600 she needed it. She needed to be a member of it 285 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:05,500 and she needed to change her attitude. 286 00:24:05,900 --> 00:24:09,100 That was the thing about all of that. 287 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:15,200 By their actions, they had despised the poor that God had 288 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:21,700 chosen. And despised means they had 289 00:24:21,700 --> 00:24:27,600 Dishonored and insulted them. They were in opposition to God 290 00:24:28,100 --> 00:24:34,400 by showing partiality. Why would we want to be like 291 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:38,000 that? Endangering our spiritual life? 292 00:24:38,300 --> 00:24:42,500 Spiritual inheritance for things like that. 293 00:24:42,700 --> 00:24:45,500 The rich had a press. These very people and brought 294 00:24:45,500 --> 00:24:49,300 them before the synagogue. The Judgment seat yet, they seem 295 00:24:49,300 --> 00:24:52,200 partial to them by showing them partiality. 296 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:57,200 You remember that that important seat in the synagogue, it was up 297 00:24:57,200 --> 00:25:03,400 there before the, the Scrolls that had the word of God written 298 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:06,500 on that. And it was facing Jerusalem and 299 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:09,500 all that. All they like that seat. 300 00:25:10,900 --> 00:25:13,900 And they would make a man get up out of it. 301 00:25:13,900 --> 00:25:18,500 If one, more honorable came and he had to go sit someplace else 302 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:23,700 and they had a pressed, the Christians in various ways. 303 00:25:24,900 --> 00:25:29,500 After the church, got it start. But still, they wanted to show 304 00:25:29,500 --> 00:25:34,700 the rich if they came in. Oh, you have this best seat now. 305 00:25:35,100 --> 00:25:38,800 This was something that was really damaging to their 306 00:25:38,800 --> 00:25:44,600 spirituality and don't they blaspheme that means to speak 307 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:48,900 evil against or to revile. The rich had done this against 308 00:25:48,900 --> 00:25:56,400 the name of Christ and yet they were wanting to really get them. 309 00:25:56,700 --> 00:26:01,100 The very best best seat in the house if they would even come 310 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:04,700 but when the Jews saw the multitudes they were filled with 311 00:26:04,700 --> 00:26:09,000 envy and speak against those things which were spoken by Paul 312 00:26:09,500 --> 00:26:14,100 contradicting and blaspheming yet the church members were 313 00:26:14,100 --> 00:26:22,000 showing partiality to them. Why Christian was the name A 314 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:26,300 follower of Christ is what is what that means. 315 00:26:26,900 --> 00:26:32,100 And James 8 said, if you fulfill the Royal law, according to the 316 00:26:32,100 --> 00:26:36,300 scripture Thou shalt love thy Neighbour as thyself. 317 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:42,900 You do well, a hard lesson for them to learn the Royal law. 318 00:26:42,900 --> 00:26:46,400 Is Lord Jesus. Our King gave, even though it is 319 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:50,500 also found in the Old Testament itself. 320 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:55,300 Now it In the present tense, indicating this Royal law must 321 00:26:55,300 --> 00:27:00,800 be kept at all times wasn't optional, it wasn't something 322 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:03,900 you could do part of the time and then do something else. 323 00:27:03,900 --> 00:27:07,900 The rest of the time in the 9th and 10th versus he says, but if 324 00:27:07,900 --> 00:27:12,200 you have respect to persons, you commit sin and are convinced of 325 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:16,600 the law as transgressors for whosoever shall keep the whole 326 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:20,100 law. And yet offend in one point, he 327 00:27:20,100 --> 00:27:23,100 is guilty of all All a transgressor is one. 328 00:27:23,100 --> 00:27:27,900 Who misses the mark, he steps beyond the lot of the line that 329 00:27:27,900 --> 00:27:32,300 God has drawn. They therefore sinned when they 330 00:27:32,300 --> 00:27:36,500 Step Beyond The Royal law, they were guilty of doing this to 331 00:27:36,500 --> 00:27:42,400 other laws of Christ as well. So learn to abide with all 332 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:45,900 within all of the laws of Christ. 333 00:27:46,900 --> 00:27:48,800 I'll bring the listen to a close now. 334 00:27:49,900 --> 00:27:57,500 You know Jesus pleads with us and his loving way, he died was 335 00:27:57,500 --> 00:28:00,600 buried. And then he rose again as this 336 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:06,500 picture, depicts, and he arose with healing in his wings. 337 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:17,100 He arose with salvation For mankind. it had been offered it 338 00:28:17,100 --> 00:28:26,000 had been received but justice but God and now then Jesus said 339 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:29,700 come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will 340 00:28:29,700 --> 00:28:32,900 give you rest. Listen. 341 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:41,700 Don't Let Jesus Leave Your Heart by showing respect of persons of 342 00:28:41,700 --> 00:28:45,300 any human being here on this Earth. 343 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:51,400 It'll send you to hell. See, it'll do that. 344 00:28:52,900 --> 00:28:56,200 If you're not a member of the Church of Christ and you'd like 345 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:58,900 to obey the gospel. Why don't you do that? 346 00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:04,200 As we sing this song, You Believe, don't you? 347 00:29:05,500 --> 00:29:09,600 Now, repent of your sins, confess your faith in Jesus 348 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:12,200 Christ as the Son of God and be baptized. 349 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:17,500 And if you're an erring child of God, Don't stay away from the 350 00:29:17,500 --> 00:29:19,400 shepherd and Bishop of your soul. 351 00:29:19,700 --> 00:29:23,300 Come back home. 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