James 2:5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
7 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
God did not say it was impossible for the rich to get into heaven, just difficult. The reason for that is because the rich man has a hard time putting anything ahead of his riches. God will not take second place. For a person to come to Christ, he must humble himself before God. The humbling is much easier for the poor, because they are already in practice of being humble. James is explaining that poor men seldom oppress anyone, but it is generally the rich who oppress the poor, not the other way around. The rich sometimes hold important offices in government, and have more opportunity to oppress. The name that we are called is Christian, which means we are followers of and believers in Christ. Do we not see today Christians being pushed back on every conner, it is time we take a bold stand.! Jesus explained that loving God and loving your neighbor fulfilled all of your obligations, if you were a Christian. Jesus said in Matthew to love God with whole heart is the first commandment and to love your neighbor as thyself is the second. If you respect someone because of their wealth or position in society, you have not kept the two laws Jesus said covered all the laws.