Wiggle all want. No conversion regarding favoritism in the actual scriptures. Not even close....the Greek word is very specific and well defined. Your argument keeps proving me right. Respecter of persons And in motion the lack of respect of persons has caused the greatest unfairness and the greatest atrocities.....keep going I am loving it! Denying the scriptures and reality! Is that what they call delusional?
Your line of argument is probably not going to have too many takers around here since people on this forum are able to read. They can actually read the definitions you quoted and the historical definition from the dictionary entry I quoted. You certainly do stick to your guns...
James 2
1 My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. 2 For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, 3 and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” while you say to the poor man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit down at my feet,” 4 have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? 5 Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? 6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court? 7 Are they not the ones who blaspheme the honorable name by which you were called? (KJV)
A lot of us read the passage in the antiquated King James language and were able to figure out that 'respect of persons' has to do with favoritism/partiality. It is pretty clear from context in the KJV, which I quote below.
James 2
2 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.
Definitions of words in the KJV, which was written over 400 years ago, do not always correspond with how the words are used before.
Your conversation reminds me of this question I was asked from a girl in college, "If Jesus is so good, why did He want the children to suffer?" I explained to her that in KJV English, "Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me" means to
allow the little children to come to Him. Your point is quite similar, as the definitions you quoted show. The fact that one of the definitions repeats KJV English 'respect of person' in the definition does not prove your point.
There are also laws in the Old Testament against favoring the rich or the poor in court and there are prophecies against oppressing the poor in other books.