James 2:1-13. "Mercy Triumphs Over Judgement"

James 2:1-13 ”Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment” James 2:1-13 1. The Law of the Kingdom 2. Holy Hospitality 3. Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment James 2:1-13 1. The Law of the Kingdom 2. Holy Hospitality 3. Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment “If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right.” James 2:8 basileia = kingdom “…he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ [Deut. 6:4-5] The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ [Lev. 19:18] There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12 “We love because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:19 James 2:1-13 1. The Law of the Kingdom 2. Holy Hospitality 3. Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment 'Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? ' James 2:5 “Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” Revelation 3:19-20 Luke 19 Jesus Calls Zacchaeus Matthew 9 Jesus Calls Matthew “By accepting them as friends and equals, Jesus had taken away their shame, humiliation, and guilt. By showing them that they mattered to him as people he gave them a sense of dignity and released them from their old captivity.” James 2:1-13 1. The Law of the Kingdom 2. Holy Hospitality 3. Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment 'Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment. ' James 2:12-13 The Great Reversal Jesus received “judgment without mercy.” We receive “mercy without judgment.”