The Sin No One Wants to Talk About
What is the sin that we do not talk about in church? From James 2:1-4, 8-10 we learn that it is the sin of partiality, or favouritism.
The Ethical Implications of Holiness in James
This article argues that the letter of James speaks of favouritism within the community of faith as a violation of the holy name of God. James 2:8 is a direct quote from Leviticus 19:18. Fiorello's thesis is that the whole of James 1:27-James 2:13 is tied to Leviticus 19 in a number of ways.