“My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.”
My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism — the rebuke against prosōpolēmpsia (partiality/respect of persons, literally 'lifting the face') opens the second major section on faith's practical expression. The modifier 'our glorious Lord Jesus Christ' stands in deliberate contrast to the partiality about to be discussed, establishing that faith in the exalted Christ necessarily entails breaking free from the world's status hierarchies. To show favoritism contradicts one's confession of faith in Christ.
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