In our previous study, we examined the danger of ideological worldliness—how bad thinking inevitably leads to bad living. As Romans 12 famously reminds us, real transformation only happens when God changes the way we think.

This week, we are turning our attention to financial worldliness. Financial worldliness is simply the practical application of wrong thinking about wealth, and it is most clearly exposed in our checkbooks and bank accounts. James presents five stark warnings regarding riches. While these words were penned 2,000 years ago, they are arguably more relevant today than ever before.