THE ROYAL LAW
According to James 2:9, partiality is explicitly labeled as this.
What is sinful?
According to the Lesson 2 culture study, history and Scripture note that these people were the very first Christians.
Who are Jews?
When the angel of the Lord first appeared to Gideon in Judges 6:12, he addressed him with this title despite his weak family background.
Who is a mighty man of valor / mighty warrior?
Although the disciples tried to turn them away in Matthew 19:13-14, Jesus explicitly commanded that they be allowed to come to Him.
Who are the little children?
Revealed through a letter jumble activity in Lesson 1, this is the ultimate, literal "cure for partiality."
What is love?
This is the "royal law" explicitly outlined in James 2:8.
What is "You shall love your neighbor as yourself"?
Early Gentile and non-Jewish believers met in houses on the first day of the week rather than synagogues because of this barrier.
They were not permitted into traditional Jewish places of worship.
This was the absolute, literal assurance the Lord provided Gideon in Judges 6:16 regarding his upcoming battle with the Midianites.
What is "Surely I will be with you, and you will strike down Midian as one man"?
Though some rebuked him in the account recorded in Luke 18:35-42, Jesus demonstrated immense mercy by healing this specific individual.
Who is the blind man?
This trace-word summary statement found at the base of the Lesson 5 review page explicitly defines our relationship calling.
What is "Grow in love"?
According to James 2:5, God has chosen these specific individuals to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom promised to those who love Him.
Who are those who are poor in the world?
This unique corporate shift took place during the second part of an early church service according to the culture study.
What is unbelievers left, and believers prepared to participate in the Lord's Supper and baptisms?
Gideon lived out the primary calling of being a hearer and a doer of the Word in Unit 3 by acting in this faithful manner.
What is by hearing God's instructions in faith and stepping out in strength as a valiant warrior?
This specific Gospel passage is matched to the cross-reference text to show Jesus demonstrating mercy to an outcast woman from Samaria.
What is John 4:21-24?
According to the Maritime Signal Flags cipher in 1 Corinthians 13 (the love chapter), love does NOT rejoice in this.
What is wrongdoing?
According to James 2:10, failing in just "one point" of God's perfect law carries this precise consequence.
What is it makes a person guilty of all of it?
In 1 Corinthians 14:26, these are the five unique elements or contributions that a believer might bring to an early church service to edify the brethren.
What are a psalm, a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation?
In Judges 6:22, Gideon cries out in distress to the Lord because he has seen the angel of the Lord in this direct, unmediated manner.
What is face to face?
According to the final phrase of James 2:13, this beautiful truth triumphs over judgment.
What is mercy?
In the Lesson 1 activity contrasting partiality and love, this positive scriptural truth from 1 John 4:7 is matched as the direct opposite of "Is sinful."
What is "Is from God"?
According to Galatians 3:24, this is the primary purpose of the law in a believer's spiritual growth.
to act as our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith?
According to the dynamic chart of Romans 2:4-11, God will render these three severe responses to those who "reject the truth" and "obey unrighteousness."
What are wrath, indignation, and anger?
When speaking to the angel of the Lord in Judges 6:15, Gideon notes that his family clan is the weakest in this specific Israelite tribe.
What is Manasseh?
Based on Matthew 5:7, these specific individuals are called blessed, and this is what they shall explicitly obtain.
Who are the merciful, and what is they shall obtain mercy?
According to the Greek word studies in Lesson 1, this is the exact Strong's definition of "personal favoritism/partiality" (prosopolēmpsia).
What is the fault of one who has respect of the outward circumstances of man and not to their intrinsic merits?