Proverbs 14:20-21 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich has many friends. He that despises his neighbour sins: but he that has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
‘The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich has many friends.’ Riches make many fair-weather friends.
‘He that despises his neighbour sins: but he that has mercy on the poor, happy is he.’ Happy is the completely impartial man (Jas. 2:9-10). If you show any degree of partiality and injustice, you break God’s law. You are a transgressor (1Jn. 3:4).
If one obeys God in all but offends in one point, one is guilty of all. The reason for this is that one sin is enough to damn the soul (Gen. 2:17; Rom. 5:12-21). The obligation to the law is total (Deut. 27:26; Gal. 3:10). This applies to all laws which have the death penalty (Jas. 2:11; Rom. 1:32; 1Cor. 6:9-11; Gal. 5:19-21). One is guilty of law-breaking whether he breaks one or many laws (Jas. 2:11). The authority which gave one commandment gave all of them, and the one who resists Him by breaking one law is guilty of the whole.
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