When do material possessions become spiritually dangerous?

Les explains that as we rush toward the end time, the world is largely unconcerned about the things of the spirit. People focus on how much salary they can make, how big a home they can live in, how many cars they can drive, and how many boats they can own. Les notes that there is nothing wrong with these things in their rightful place. However, when they become the first priority and blind a person to spiritual truths, that person will be sorry someday and will wish they had straightened out their priorities. Les contrasts being carnally minded, which is spiritual death and eternal doom without end, with being spiritually minded, which brings life and peace—eternal life.