{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Life Tabernacle Church","title":"The Letter of James (Part 7) | Does God Play Favorites? | James 2:1-13 | Dallas Herndon","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/85452230\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2330,"description":"Does God show favoritism?\n\nIn this message from our ongoing series through the book of James, Pastor Dallas Herndon unpacks James 2:1-13 — a passage where James confronts the early church for favoring the rich over the poor.\nWe explore:\n- What \"favoritism\" (partiality) really means in the original language\n- Why the church James wrote to preferred wealthy visitors over poor ones\n- How God's character and God's word both condemn partiality\n- The story of Samuel anointing David — why God looks at the heart, not the outward appearance\n- Why \"judgment without mercy\" should move us toward showing mercy first.\nScripture referenced: James 2:1-13, Romans 2:11, Acts 10:34, Deuteronomy 1:17, Leviticus 19:15, Proverbs 24:23, 1 Samuel 16:6-7\nRecorded live at Life Tabernacle Church in Vinton, Virginia, on July 26th, 2026, by Pastor Daniel Dallas Herndon.\n\nWant to connect more with Life Tabernacle?\nVisit us online: lifetabernaclepcg.com\nFeeling led to support the ministry?\nGive securely here: Tithely Giving Link","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/grc1AkQ1QGA5CeZebwgumgDLGg7tJiyQyy12zzMDXas/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mYzhi/NWJhNTU0OTMxNDgw/N2NjNzJmMGVjM2M5/NzA1Yy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}