1st Peter 1:18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
It’s amazing to see the many and various ways folks are valued in modern society. In some instances, it’s what one has or has accomplished in life that would cause their valuation to go up, in the estimation of the world. In other cases, the color of one’s skin is the measure used to valuate a person.
In other instances, wealth, reputation, education, political standing, and celebrity status all contribute to a person’s value as far as society goes. There are also good deeds that play a role in how a person is valued, for in the world’s measure, heroic acts that are accomplished, including those feats done during the Olympics, all contribute, some more, some less to the esteem placed on individuals.
As a result of the way persons are valued, as far as the world is concerned, inequities are inevitable, for the various valuations would render some persons as being eligible for favoritism, while others would be more vulnerable to mistreatment.
James 2:8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well: 9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!