Have you ever met someone who genuinely thought that they were better than everybody else? It doesn’t feel good to be around somebody like that, does it? But, all too often, that same, creepy spirit tries to come in and control those who genuinely love Jesus. Maybe we don’t think we're better than everybody else but, nonetheless, see ourselves as better than some because of the rules we are following or the “good works” we are doing. A careful look at the Scripture clearly lets us know otherwise!

James 2:10 “For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.”

Rom 3:9-18  Well then, should we conclude that we Jews are better than others? No, not at all, for we have already shown that all people, whether Jews or Gentiles, are under the power of sin. As the Scriptures say, “No one is righteous—not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless.  No one does good, not a single one.” “Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave.  Their tongues are filled with lies.” “Snake venom drips from their lips.”“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.” “They rush to commit murder. Destruction and misery always follow them.  They don’t know where to find peace.” “They have no fear of God at all.”

This definitive Scripture puts us ALL in the place of being guilty before God! What? Are we all on the same level? The answer is an emphatic YES! God in his mercy leveled the playing field, and we are all lost and without hope outside of Jesus! Here’s one of my favorite scriptures and all of the Bible. 

Romans 11:32 For God has bound all men over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all.  

The more we realize how much we have been forgiven and how far we fall short of God’s glory, the more we will find ourselves empowering and encouraging each other instead of tearing others down by our self-righteousness! Based upon the Scriptures, it would be wise not to ever look down on another, but rather in prayerfulness, love, and compassion, gently restore a brother or sister who has sinned or is sinning. Gal 6:1 It is vital to remember that outside of the blood of Jesus, we all would be lost and without hope! Indeed, as James 2:10 pointedly declares, we would be rightly charged of…

BREAKING THE WHOLE LAW!

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