Caring for the Poor

James has witnessed something in the church that bothers him. He has seen prejudice in the church, a deference to the rich at the expense of the poor. He raises this as an example a contradiction between faith and life. He likely could have found another example, but he chooses this one because he knows that in God's kingdom there is no room for prejudice. 

This Sunday we to look at what it means to be a disciple. We move to the book of James.

James also introduces a difficult paradox that we will consider, a difficult question: Does what we do affect our salvation or are we saved by faith alone?

We'll spend time with James this Sunday, time with this question, time thinking even more specifically about our treatment of the poor as we pledge our allegiance to our God.