Living God’s way: Practicing the royal law

Quoting from Scripture, James defines the “royal law” as “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” How important is practicing the royal law? Very important! James says not practicing the royal law is a sin just like committing adultery and murder (James 2:8-13). James says when we practice the “royal law” we are “doing well.” However, if we exhibit favoritism when it comes to practicing this law of God, James says we are “committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.” To magnify this concept, James says, “For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.” In our minds, this may come across as being very ha