Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - James 2:7
‘Do they not blaspheme the honourable name by which you are called?’ Indeed, he can go further. It is the rich and the powerful who more than any others bring the name of Jesus into disrepute. And they openly blaspheme (use abusive and scurrilous language) against His Name, insulting His Name in public, treating it with contempt, that Name ‘by which His people are called’ (whether as Messiah-nists, or as Christ-ians (1 Peter 4:14; 1 Peter 4:16; cf. Acts 26:28), or as Jesus’ people, or... read more
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - James 2:6
Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves drag you before the judgment-seats?’ James then makes a further point. He is not necessarily saying that this is true of that particular rich man. But his point is that that rich man belongs to a class who, while they might be given honour by some in the church, are in fact, as a class, those who oppress Christians and even have them hauled before the courts on one pretext or another, often with the aim of them being severely punished and even put to... read more