5882 impartiality
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The ability to be unbiased towards any one race, class or person. This attitude is demonstrated by God and is to be emulated by the human race.

God is impartial

Deuteronomy 10:17 See also 2 Chronicles 19:7

God treats people impartially

Matthew 5:45 See also Job 25:3; Job 34:19; Proverbs 22:2; Romans 2:11; Ephesians 6:9

God judges impartially

Colossians 3:25 See also Job 34:11-12; Psalm 62:12; Jeremiah 17:10; Romans 2:9-11; 2 Corinthians 5:10; 1 Peter 1:17; Revelation 22:12

God does not distinguish between people on the basis of external appearance

1 Samuel 16:7 See also Psalm 147:10-11; Jeremiah 9:25; Luke 16:15; Galatians 2:6; Revelation 2:23

God does not discriminate against different races or classes

Acts 10:34-35; Galatians 3:28 See also Deuteronomy 10:18; Job 34:19; Acts 10:28; Acts 15:7-9

The impartiality of Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ's teaching was impartial

Luke 20:21 pp Matthew 22:16 pp Mark 12:14 See also Matthew 20:1-16 a parable of Jesus Christ about divine impartiality

Jesus Christ showed impartiality in his dealings with people

John 4:9 Jesus Christ contravened accepted boundaries of partiality in this encounter. See also Matthew 9:10-12 pp Mark 2:15-17 pp Luke 5:29-31; Matthew 15:22-28 pp Mark 7:26-29; Matthew 20:20-23 pp Mark 10:35-40

Impartiality commended

James 2:1 See also Proverbs 28:21; 1 Corinthians 3:3-4; Corinthians 4:6-7; 1 Timothy 5:21; James 2:9

Humanity should judge impartially

Proverbs 24:23-25 See also Exodus 18:16; Deuteronomy 1:17; Deuteronomy 16:19; Deuteronomy 24:17; Proverbs 17:15; Proverbs 18:5; Malachi 2:9

Showing impartiality to all people is commanded

Impartiality to foreigners

Exodus 22:21 See also Exodus 23:9; Leviticus 19:33-34; Numbers 15:15-16; Romans 10:12

Impartiality to children

Deuteronomy 21:15-17

Impartiality to the poor

Exodus 23:6 See also Exodus 23:3; Leviticus 19:15; Proverbs 29:7; James 2:2-7

Ways to avoid partiality

By not accepting bribes

Exodus 23:8 See also Job 36:18; Proverbs 15:27; Isaiah 1:23

By not following the crowd

Exodus 23:2; Mark 15:15

Christians should be partial towards spiritual principles

Matthew 6:24 pp Luke 16:13 See also Matthew 12:30 pp Luke 11:23; Matthew 7:13-14; Mark 9:39-40 pp Luke 9:49-50

Examples where impartiality is absent

Genesis 25:27-28 Isaac and Rebekah to Jacob and Esau; Genesis 29:30-32 Jacob to Leah and Rachel; Genesis 37:3-4 Jacob to Joseph and his brothers; 1 Samuel 1:4-6 Elkanah to Hannah and Peninnah

See also

1020  God, all-knowing
1075  God, justice of
2042  Christ, justice of
5347  injustice
5359  justice
5448  poverty, attitudes to
8207  commitment
8277  innocence
8324  purity
8753  favouritism
8790  oppression
8800  prejudice



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