... God being no respecter of persons doesn't mean that He views all men alike it means that He doesn't take into account riches, station, or intelligence. Actually read the context of the places where that is given in the Scriptures. To apply those words in the way you do is to rip the meaning from them according to their context. It is to apply your presupposition over them and read your meaning into them...
Have had this discussion with many over the years. It is amazing how man likes to put his own spin on every word of God in scripture.
The problem with the Church, when they were warned NOT to have respect to persons, was that they regarded "
riches, station, or intelligence" as the reason of how they would treat someone. A poor person, or one who had not much influence was not given much value, and told to accept a lower position and a lower seat!
I Corimthians 1
26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
James 2
1 ¶ My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
2 For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
3 And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:
4 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
7 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
8 ¶ If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
As long as the outward signs of prominence in this world have such an effect on people, they tend to apply it to all situations, even in the Church! The OLDEST BOOK of the Bible, Job, dealt SPECIFICALLY with the idea that, what happens to a person - good or bad - was directly related to how God thought of that person - good or bad. Job was terribly tried with tests and tribulations specifically because of God's good report on his behalf.
Job 1
8 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
Let us take note of how God regards people, and how the proper context of God's word makes it readily understandable.
