A TEST......

Good afternoon. At this time today i want to say a few things. In life the natural man is a respect of persons. It is a part of our makeup. Our sinful makeup.Our natural flesh,and its powerful attempt to protect itself,is overpowering.The book of James,written by the half brother of Jesus Christ himself,was aimed at Jewish converts scattered abroad throughout the world.In chapter 2 of the book of James beginning with verse one......James tackles the subject of not being prejudiced. He was writing to the Jewish Christians,but this applies to us as well.By our very nature we are this way toward different people of color. In some cases people with different cultures.I feel that culture will change when we accept Christ.Any culture that is contrary to Christ is unacceptable to me as a Christian,and the book of James along with other epistles explain exactly what our thought process as well as actions should be.When we place our carnal skin color ahead of our love for our fellow brother in Christ,we are wrong.That goes for anyone.Nothing is more awesome and up lifting than to look at someone different than myself,and know we both love Christ,follow Jesus. In the case of the 2nd chapter, James was talking about rich versus poor.This is correct. The great equalizer in life....is death. We carry nothing with us when we pass,than our souls. James in this chapter makes it clear that it is sin when we have respect for persons.Love thy neighbor as thy self.It is hard to do sometimes ,but not if we keep our eyes in the Word of God.(BIBLE)and pray without ceasing.Its a test of true religion.