James 2:1-5
1My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. 2For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
3And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:
4Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
James 2:1 AMP
My fellow believers, do not practice your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of partiality [toward people—show no favoritism, no prejudice, NO SNOBBERY].
Snobbery is a FAMILIAR Sin
Snobs tend to ANALYZE
James 1:1
“My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of Glory,
with respect of persons.”
Snobs often CATEGORIZE
James 1:2
For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly
apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
Snobbery MAY determine who you SOCIALIZE with.
James 1:4
And you say to him, Sit thou here in a good place…”
Snobs often STIGMATIZE
James 2:4a
“Are ye not then partial in yourselves… (discriminated among yourselves)…
Snobs almost always CRITICIZE
James 2:4b
…Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
Snobbery is FOOLISH Sin
James 2:5
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
James 2:6-7
But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
Snobbery is a FLAGRANT Sin
James 2:8-19
If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:
But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
James 2:10-12
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.