Now none of us likes to think that we might be the type of person to discriminate against others. But if we take an honest look at our lives we know that we are all guilty of it at one time or another. Casting Crowns wrote a song, If We Are the Body, that talks about what it looks like in to many churches today. We are all capable of judging people to quickly. Without thinking about it we can come to conclusions based on all the wrong things such as looks, income level, where they live and even someone's age. The problem comes when we begin to act on our conclusions by either favoring or discriminating against people. We must guard against this in our own lives so that we can fight against it when we find it in our society. James 2:8 reminds us "If you fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself,' you are doing well." He then goes on to warn against the sin of partiality, or favoritism. It sounds so simple, 'just treat everyone how you want to be treated'! If we really did this how many other issues would fade away? Anger, resentment, greed, covetousness, gossip and slander just to name a few.
This week at high school group we'll be talking more about the subject of discrimination and the steps we can take in our own lives to make sure we don't fall victim to discriminating against others.
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