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1-10節--人人平等

雅各書 第2章

在初期的基督教教會，有許多會友都是作奴僕和窮人，但另一方面亦有不少有錢人。雅各在這裡教導說，無論窮人或富人，在神眼中都是一律平等，在教會裡面亦應該受到平等的對待。

神是看人的內心和本相，因此，在神眼中，所有人都是罪人，都需要一位救主。昔日神吩咐撒母耳到伯利恆的耶西的家，膏立大衛為王時，便曾經說過：「人是看人的外貌，但神是看人的內心。」

因此，我們便要學習以一視同仁的態度去對待每一個人。我們去愛那些愛我們的人，當然是毫無困難。難得是要愛那些不可愛，或與自己性格不合的人。

雅各叫我們留意那條「至尊律法」，究竟是甚麼律法呢？就是要愛人如己。我們可以選擇自己喜歡的人，做自己的朋友；可是，出現在我們身邊的人，卻非我們可以選擇，而是出於神的安排。神要我們在日常生活中接觸各式各樣的人，為的是要我們向他們作見證，引領他們認識祂。

要一視同仁地對待任何人，絕不是易事，然而，這既是神的心意，神定必賜下祂的恩典，讓我們有足夠的力量去遵循祂的教導而行。首先，我們必須讓所有參與教會聚會的人，都感到自己被接納，而沒有被排斥的感覺。

雅各的話再次提醒我們，要檢視自己對別人的態度──無論他是和藹可親，或是難以相處；無論他是衣著得體，或是衣衫襤褸；無論他是儀容整潔，又或是不修篇幅──我們是否都一律以愛相待呢？我們是否像神看人那樣去看人呢？即看見每個人都需要救主的拯救，都需要我們引領他到救主面前？

經文反思：

神不偏待人。

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EVERYONE ON THE SAME LEVEL

In the early years of the Christian church, many of the members were slaves or were very poor. On the other hand there were some who were very rich. James said no matter who people may be or how much money they may have, they are all the same in the sight of God. Every one must be treated in the same way.

God sees men and women as they really are - all sinners needing a Saviour. God said to Samuel, when he went to anoint David in the house of Jesse in Bethlehem, Man looks at the outward appearance but the Lord looks at the heart.

We need to see men and women in the same way. It is easy for us to be nice to those who are nice to us. We dont find it difficult to love those who are lovely. But it is very different when we are face to face with those who are unlovely.

What does James say to us from what he calls the royal law? You shall love your neighbour as yourself. Our friends are those whom we choose for ourselves. Our neighbours are those whom God has chosen for us. He puts us along-side various kinds of people during our lifetime. His plan is for us to be witnesses to them, no matter who they might be.

It is not easy to do this, but if that is what God wants, then certainly he will give us the grace to do it. Our church gatherings also ought to be places where everyone feels genuinely welcome in the name of Christ.

Perhaps the word from James to us today is to look again at how we treat people, the lovely and the unlovely, the well dressed and the poorly dressed, the clean and the dirty. Do we see them all as God sees them - men and women who all need Christ? Do we seek to lead them to him?

A VERSE FOR TODAY:

God is no respecter of persons.

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