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In our passage today James refers to different stations in life to help his readers grasp that God has a perspective that they need to understand and embrace. He addresses the poor man and the rich man, helping them to see and understand that while in this world their lives are very different but before the Cross they are on equal footing. Jesus sees them the same way -- as men who have been cleansed by the blood of Christ, who have equal blessings in Him. These blessings help us not to see the situation as it is, but as God sees it!