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Originally Posted by Justin
If that's the case, we should only wear shabby clothes! You better take back those suits you just bought, and trade your vehicle in for a bus pass.
They were both outsiders. The point was not to treat the rich man better than the poor man.
"Jas 2:8 If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well. "
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Originally Posted by rdp
Nice dodge to my previous explanation concerning the difference between shabby clothes & gold rings! What "suits you JUST bought"???? What in the world are talking about?
BTW, I've already addressed the ol' suits/tie argument ad nauseum in this thread. Go back & reread before you launch your tired "points"...we've already addressed them!
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What exactly did I dodge? You said the man with the gold ring was the "outsider", while the poor man was "not".
I pointed out that both men "came in".
The whole point James is trying to make is that this minister not favor the rich man over the poor man.
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