James' three questions in these verses all expect positive answers, as is clear in the construction of the Greek text.
2:5 Since God has chosen the poor of this world to be the recipients of His blessings it is inconsistent for Christians to withhold blessings from them (cf. Matt. 5:3; Luke 6:20). Really God has chosen more poor people than rich (Luke 1:52; 1 Cor. 1:26). The "kingdom"is probably the messianic millennial kingdom in which Christians will participate with Christ whom they love.88This seems clear from the context. The heirs of this kingdom, those who will receive it, are believers (cf. 1:12; Matt. 5:3, 5; Mark 10:17-22; 1 Cor. 6:9-10; Gal. 5:21; Eph. 5:5).
2:6 When a Christian dishonors the poor he or she treats them exactly opposite to the way God treats them (cf. 1 Cor. 11:22; 1 Pet. 2:17). Instead of favoring Christians James reminded his readers that the characteristic response of the rich to them had been to oppress them (cf. Acts 4:1-3; 13:50; 16:19; 29:23-41). How inconsistent it is to despise one's friends and honor one's foes! The oppression in view could have been physical and or legal.
2:7 The rich not only typically oppose Christians, they also typically speak against Christ. This was true in James' world as it is in ours. It is inconsistent to give special honor to those who despise the Lord whom believers love and serve. To blaspheme or slander (Gr. blasphemeo) means to mock deliberately or to speak contemptuously of God. Perhaps those who were blaspheming Christ's name were unbelieving Jews (cf. Acts 13:45).89
