James (11) – Christians and God’s Law (James 2:8-13)
Aug 18th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Sermon NotesEvening Service, 16 August 2009
You’ve just been accused of sin – and in particular of a sin that strikes at the very heart of the precedent and practice of your Lord Jesus Christ. How do you react?
Is not the immediate human reaction one of defending yourself?
James is a student of human nature and knows that this defence often takes the form of either an evasion of that part of the law of God you have offended, or to attack the accuser as being legalistic. James seems to anticipate the defence of those whom he accuses of partiality in the treatment of people as saying, ‘We have done no wrong. We have sought no favour from the rich man. Our love for him caused us to act as we did.’ It is a hard thing to convince people of their sin. But James as a pastor slowly and carefully helps [...]