"For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all" (James 2:10).
The futility of trying to establish our own righteousness is stated in this verse. You can live perfectly and yet make one small mistake--and to God it's as if you broke every one of the ten commandments. This is, of course, in the context of committing the sin of partiality--making value judgements based on appearances. So, what it means is, you can be a saint by all practical appearances, and yet if you prejudge people, you have become the same as the greatest sinner among us. This is meant to emphasize the severity of partiality. In other words, "don't do it!"
Today, let us both trust Jesus for our own righteousness . . . and trust Him as well for each others.
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