The “royal law” is explained as “you shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Royal law is kingly, or of high rank.
We are no longer under the thumb of the ten commandments, but we are within the rule of God Almighty as He instructs us how to treat one another.
It goes along with how we forgive, how we show mercy, how we expect to be treated. All of these acts are dependent on how we make room in them for yourself.
And James goes on to explain this as well as how we like to cherry pick the law. If we are strong in some areas of the law (such as taking the Lord’s name in vain) but have struggles with adultery, lying or stealing, the Lord says we have broken every commandment
You don’t get to brag about one thing while breaking the others.
We don’t get to show mercy to those we like or prefer but withhold it to those we think less of. In fact, if we think less of someone, we have already violated the “royal law.”
God has very high standards for you and I because he wants His children to be examples for those around them.
Lift your head up and look to a higher example, don’t look down and think yourself better than those who simply don’t know any better.
Pastor Brent