God is not partial to men in that all men are fallen and all their works are as filthy rags. Only the righteousness of Christ saves anyone and that is something to which God is very partial.
God is not "partial to princes" means God is not influenced by wealth or title. Why would He be influenced by status, when it is God who confires all status in the first place?
As for Romans 2...
But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: For there is no respect of persons with God." -- Romans 2:9-11"Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
Sounds to me like God is very partial to those who "worketh good" and not so partial to those who "doeth evil." And this is because, as we further learn from our Scripture generator, only those who have been born again by the Holy Spirit can do anything righteous or God-pleasing because "whatsoever is not of faith is sin" (Romans 14:23).
God is impartial to the works of men and very partial to the righteousness that is born of faith by the Holy Spirit.
"For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure." -- Psalm 135:4
"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light" -- 1 Peter 2:9"For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth." -- Deuteronomy 14:2
As Scripture interprets Scripture, we come to understand that God is no respecter of individual effort, but of Christ alone. And God's children, whom He has loved from before the foundation of the world, are all those who have been given faith in Jesus Christ as the propitiation for their sins.
"Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular." -- 1 Corinthians 12:27
"My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism." [James 2:1]
(was that a barb directed at +Paul?)
LOL. Not likely. It was Paul who wrote "But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord" (2 Corinthians 10:17).
So again Paul is reminding us that God is no respecter of men's works, but only of Christ's work on the cross and what the Holy Spirit accomplishes within His children.
"But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us" -- Ephesians 2:4
"Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work." -- 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins." -- 1 John 4:10"Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us." -- Romans 8:37
God is not partial to men's works, but to Christ's work alone. It is that work, freely given to us by God for His own good pleasure, which God sees within us and loves eternally
If you're going to use a Scripture generator, Kosta, you should use it correctly. Taking verses out of context when the context defines the verses is against the rules. (Maybe you lost the manual.)
My verse generator is Protestant, and taking verses out of context is part of its operating system, by design. I was simply doing what Protestants do all the time. :)
Sounds to me like God is very partial to those who "worketh good" and not so partial to those who "doeth evil."
Sounds to me as if we have a vocabulary problem here. Being partial, dear doctor or whatever you are, is a negative characteristic in the English language. It is rather synonymous with being one-sided, unfair, prejudiced, and unjust.
God is not "partial" to those who "worketh good," but just. He is also just to those who "worketh evil." God is always just to everyone.
His judgment applies to everyone equally regardless if you are elect, select, chosen, predestined, a Jew or a Gentile.
Kosta: "My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism." [James 2:1] (was that a barb directed at +Paul?)
Dr. E: LOL. Not likely. It was Paul who wrote "But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord" (2 Corinthians 10:17).
LOL indeed. It is no secret that the two did not care much for each other and that it was +Paul who boasts of God's favoritism (the elect).
The Jews were not elected to boast or profit from it, but to spread the knowledge of God to all nations. "Salvation is from the Jews." They were chosen to do God's work, and not to boast. Apparently, +Paul did not see it that way. He was among those who felt that the elect were allowed to boast and +James corrected him.