[ZNPaaneah]

James 2:1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.

In my experience the relationship of WL with WN was key. Whenever I or any other new one wondered who WL was they were told of WN and how WL was his closest coworker. In my opinion the respect of WN was one of the pillars that the entire LRC rested on.

One mistake I made was to feel that WN was clearly and undeniably a man of God, therefore if he judged that WL was also a genuine man of God (hence his closest coworker) then I could too.

According to James this is "having faith in our Lord Jesus Christ with respect of persons". Who better to say this than James.

Earlier we talked about the mistakes that Peter, Paul and James made.

Peter denied the Lord. As a result I think it was easier for him not to deny the Lord later when he was asked to open the kingdom to the Gentiles.

Paul persecuted the Body of Christ and as a result received the vision of the Body of Christ.

James made mistakes because the other saints in the Body had faith in the Lord Jesus with respect of persons, James. As a result James can get the vision to say this word.

I imagine the early church may have also had the same opinion towards James that I had towards WL. He is the "brother of Jesus, surely we can trust his judgment".

As a result we can learn from his mistake. In the same way, many of us may have made a mistake in trusting WL, but learning from that mistake helps us protect the Body from future similar mistakes.