Again James uses, ‘Come now,’ to call attention to the warning. James is not pleased about the abuse and misuse of riches because God is not pleased with it. James is not on the rich because they are rich, but because of what they are doing with their riches and what their riches are doing to them. James Merritt said, “The problem was not that they had money in their hands, the problem was that they had money in their hearts.” James warns the rich about their coming trials. He calls the rich to weep