James Chapter 2 Verses 7-11...

7 Do they not blaspheme the good name by which you have been called?

8 If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. 9 But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the Law as violators. 10 For whoever keeps the whole Law, yet stumbles in one point, has become guilty of all. 11 For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but do murder, you have become a violator of the Law.

Verse 7:

To blaspheme is to hurt someone with their mouth.

The good name is Christ.

Which you have been called is what God has chosen to call over you.

26 and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And for an entire year they met with the church and taught considerable numbers of people; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. Acts 11:26

Verse 8:

This verse is talking about loving your neighbor as royal law according to the scriptures. God is the king and decreed us to do this, so if we are as it says in the verse then we are doing well.

12 “In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12

But look at verse 9 if we are not.

Verse 9:

We are not to show partiality.

Some versions say respect to persons.

So, we are to respect all people and not show favoritism.

If we do this, we will be committing sin and breaking the law.

if we are doing as God commands, we are breaking His law.

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34 Opening his mouth, Peter said:

“I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality, Acts 10:34

Verse 10:

According to this verse, if we keep the whole law but stumble at one point, we will be guilty of it all.

2 For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to rein in the whole body as well. James 3:2

Verse 11:

For God is the He who said it,

This verse talks about two different commandments- do not commit adultery and do not commit murder.

It is simply saying that if you do one of the commands that we are to do and do not do the other you will still be breaking the law or as the verse puts be violators of the law.

13 “You shall not murder. 14 “You shall not commit adultery. Exodus 20:13-14