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NASB | 1 Timothy 6:5 and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Timothy 6:5 and perpetual friction between men who are corrupted in mind and deprived of the truth, who think that godliness is a source of profit [a lucrative, money-making business--withdraw from them]. |
Subject: Popular TV preachers |
Bible Note: How do they do it, Radioman? The people followed Jesus for the bread and the fishes, but these characters take from the people what they have, and give then only vacuous declarations in return. How do they get away with it? Is it because we are failing to preach the true Gospel? Is it because we are afraid to talk against what the false prophets teach? And we are afraid because if we do, even in place like this, we will be attacked and opposed. We are afraid to even quote the Scriptures that pertain. But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among us, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of us This is a new thread and we should perhaps prepare to entertain those who support those charlatans, or suffer the bards of those who deny us the right to call then that. The Scriptures must be fulfilled, but I wonder if our fearfulness, and our silence, and the infighting among preachers of the true Gospel has also been predicted. I do not know any of those popular preachers that you listed, and far be it from me to judge them, but it is their message that is in focus here I think. Truly, the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. But this seems to be the worst kind of evil. The focus on prosperity has created a perversion of the Gospel. With this teaching being so widespread, and with our relative failure to preach the true Gospel, the masses of people hardly know just what the Gospel is. How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who hath believed our report?” But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world. But the mystery of iniquity doth already work. There are these signs and lying wonders, with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God has sent them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie. But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, and for a forum like this that is based on the word of God, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth, and the word of God is truth. God has called you by the true gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which you have been taught, whether by word of the apostles (as in Acts 20:30,35, etc.), or by their epistles. |