Grace be with thee.
Wealth has always been a cause of division and distinction, and always will be. It can be seen as capital, affluence, power, or reward. Wealth is as necessary a gauge for those without it as it is for those with it. We are not, therefore, charged to warn the rich about riches, but about the pride and the false sense of security that riches can breed. When we have no vision of our ultimate place in God's scheme, we presume that we are our own creatures and that our destiny is in our own hands.