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.
James 1:27-James 2:13 - 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.