Playing Favorites at Church - James 2:1-13 | Skip Heitzig

Episode 7 from the series Adulting with Skip Heitzig. Watch the complete series:
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Faith and favoritism are incompatible. We have been saved by a loving Redeemer and we must be willing to accept all different kinds of people. That’s not to say that people don’t need to repent of known sin. Of course they do! But one of the glaring sins of the Christian church is discriminating on the basis of outward appearance-actually, this is a flaw endemic to the whole human race.
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[@riseuporganic]

What a blessing to have these biblical teachings. Thank you, Pastor Skip!

[@JesusISKingNoMatterWhat]

Your so Blessed by this Pastor... all his quotes from research just shows he is a True Leader because a leaders must be reading constantly. He is so wonderful. I saw him in person in Oklahoma when I moved there, now I moved back from there to my hometown of california and ur Pastor is so rare and has an amazing book he has written.

[@RD-sr4pj]

By playing to someone else's status one is trying to gain status for one's self. Praise God for this revelation

[@gnieu1278]

This is so good to hear.....the Lord God is not prejudice....the Lord God doesn't like the Amalek....the Lord God doesn't like sin

[@sherrydaniels]

But God does like DEI if it forces White employers to hire qualified minorities/women. DEI forces employers to step outside their comfort zones. Skip missed the mark on this one

[@SIMPLYMAE13]

Thank you for adulting my Christian life through expounding the words of God....

[@alexgarcia242]

Thank you skip!!

[@AnthonyPierpont]

Amazing material!!!! Keep up the great work Team Heitzig!!!!

[@stevenhunt6476]

Being former military, I don't care what color, etc, etc, you are as long as you do and you be your best. Simple.

[@JesusISKingNoMatterWhat]

WOW Someone had to say it!!!! Yessss and Conviction for me too Thank you Pastor for Wakening us up and speaking on what the church doesn't cover too much. Even as church people we can br clickish. Going through that with my Bible study now.

[@sherrydaniels]

We need DEI because we are click-ish. It's not about including less qualified people just because they're minority/women. DEI forces employers to hire qualified minorities/women at the same rate they hire white men. Skip missed the mark a little on this teaching.

[@gnieu1278]

What is the take on Tony Evans?.....Skip please let me know

[@MakeYourOwnProps-gs8ij]

In one breath acknowledging that human beings are innately prejudiced against people that don’t look like them and in another breath condemning an attempt to tackle this issue?? If the hiring manager at a top law firm is innately programmed to value candidates that look like her, talk like her and have similar life experiences to her then how do you prevent QUALITY candidates who do not look like her from being overlooked?? The assumption that those candidates may not be the best for the job and are given the role to tick a box in itself is racist and flawed because who is judging the quality of the candidate if not a flawed human who has their own prejudices they will use to assess. Anyways I checked out at 20 minutes maybe you landed somewhere more favourable but until you know what it feels like to automatically be discounted or assumed less qualified based on your skin colour or disability you CANNOT understand how important it is to have laws that atleast attempt to counter this!!!

[@melaniexoxo]

Thanks for this comment. I read the comments before watching so I don’t waste my time. I half expected something like this , sadly.

[@joyjones8782]

I too was offended when he said this. This is a very complex subject of hiring the most qualified candidate. No one black would have a job. We were happy to just be chosen as the token cause we got a job! why do we have to force people to see use. I was very saddened to hear his opinion here. Even in education of my people is unequal and another complex subject. Let's not go down the road of tackling DEI. I just look at Skip as a man not God. I still think he is gifted in his teaching of the word. Even today I am the first Black person in management for the company I work for. it's 2024! God Bless us all.

[@sherrydaniels]

White people often see DEI as lowering hiring standards for minorities/females. Well, often the minority/female is MORE qualified than the White man completing for the same job. The White male employer can hire the white male employee because they share innate things. With no guard rails, White men will get hired more often for the best jobs. As a Black female, I would instinctively hire Black women. What about the qualified White man, too bad? No, DEI would "force" me to be fair. Yes, force me to be fair. DEI "forces" White CEOs to have fair hiring practices. DEI is not about an employer "lowering" qualifications in order to include minorities/women. DEI ensures that "qualified" minorities/women are hired at the same pace as qualified White men. It's about maintaining fairness in hiring. It "forces" employers to step outside of their comfort zones. It must be great to be a White man in corporate America.

[@travisjenkins-xg5il]

Bwahahahahaha this is funny. This dude supports Donald Trump y’all!! Who gives two f’s what he has to say after that!