Warning to Rich People

Growing in Christian Faith Through the Book of James

  1 hour

  2 November 2025

James 5:1-6 warns the wealthy of coming judgement for their oppression and self-indulgence, emphasising that stored-up wealth and luxury are corruptible and will serve as a witness against them. The passage uses harsh, prophetic language to condemn the rich for hoarding wealth, defrauding labourers, and living in luxury while ignoring the suffering of others. These verses highlights that this is not an indictment of wealth itself, but of a greedy and unrighteous misuse of it, especially when it leads to neglecting the poor and committing injustice.