The Conscience of Class

One of the most significant and yet least-talked-about factors in every other controversial national issue right now is class. Whether James is addressing nonbelievers or believers, none of us is immune from the temptations to hoard, exploit, live self-indulgently, and participate in injustice. More important, Jesus frees us from the reasons we tend to seek wealth, which all inevitably backfire. His Gospel gives us an expansive family to belong to, an eternal security that no amount of money can provide, and a righteousness that cannot be measured in dollars and cents.