Transformation through God's Word

James starts out Chapt 4 by telling us the things that create quarrels and fighting among believers:

• our passions at war within us (right vs wrong struggling to win). this could be temptation and sin warring with the desire to be holy, righteous.
  

• we get what we want because we don't even ask

• or we ask but not with the right intentions in our hearts, because God knows better than us when we'll spend it inappropriately or it will end up causing us more heartache.

He appears angry and says that we should be careful how close we get to the world as it is always at odds with God.

(next time I'll pick up in vs 6)