If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right. But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers. James 2: 8-9, NIV Favoritism is something we can easily recognize in others yet often fail to notice in ourselves. The uncomfortable truth is that we, too, can fall into the trap of showing favoritism. We may act with diligence and care, but sometimes our motivation is more about pleasing those in authority or impressing the wealthy and influential rather than genuinely helping those in need. People often bend their principles when someone rich or powerful…