Reading Selections and Questions for Sunday, August 2, 2009.
1) James 2:1-13
What temptation or conflict were James’s readers facing? What overall message was James sending them? If you could give this passage 2-3 topical labels, what would they be?
2) James 2:1-7
Draw a sketch or image the scene James is describing in this passage. What was ironic about James’s readers showing rich people special honor? How did this behavior compare with God’s character and ways?
1 Corinthians 1:26-31
How does this passage fir with what James was explaining about favoritism?
3) James 2:8-13
Why does the law have to be kept as a whole? By what standards do we judge or show favoritism today?
Galatians 3:10
How can we have freedom from the curse of having to follow the whole law for righteousness?
4) Matthew 18:21-25
What does this parable teach about mercy?
Matthew 5:7
What else did Jesus say about being merciful?
James 2:10-13
What are the specific ways to live the truth of “Mercy triumphs over judgment?”
How has God chosen mercy over judgment in your life?
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