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1 | Be content | 1 Tim 6:9 | Pastor Glenn | 137830 | ||
Hello Nakia, Here is another scripture for you to consider: 1 Tim 6 6Now godliness with contentment is great gain. 7For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain[3] we can carry nothing out. 8And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. 9But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. The Good Confession 11 But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. 12Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate, 14that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ's appearing, 15which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen. Instructions to the Rich 17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 18Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, 19storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. Hope this helps, Pastor Glenn |
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2 | Response to Content | 1 Tim 6:9 | nakia1980 | 137838 | ||
I am still confused. Shouldnt we want more out of life than just the system? I am quite sure that God dont honor people not working when they are able to work. | ||||||
3 | Response to Content | 1 Tim 6:9 | jdbound | 137840 | ||
Nakia - You are absolutely right! I just wrote a response to another question about being content and referenced John 10:10 which states that Jesus came that we might have life more abundantly. The Word also says that He made us in His image, and we do not serve a poor God. It is not God's desire for us to be poor and have as little as we can while we are on the earth, but the key is Matt 6:33 - "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added to you" Being content, to me, is being thankful for what you have instead of complaining about the things that we don't have. Our sole focus in life should not be to get more material things. It is o.k. to want to do better, though and to strive to do better. In Matt 25, the Word speaks on a parable about three servants who were each given a certain amount of talents - one was given five, one two, and the other one. Each servant doubled what they had been given except the servant who had been given the one talent. He buried his and produced nothing w/ it, and he was rebuked for it, was told that he was a "wicked and slothful servant." This lets us know that God is a God who holds us accountable for what we do with the things He has given us charge over in life (and EVERYTHING we have He has given us). We should always be working to produce something more than what we began with, not just sitting idly on our talents, time, money, etc. Hope that helps a little more. |
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