All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching may not be slandered.
False Teachers and True Contentment
Those who have believing masters are not to show less respect for them because they are brothers. Instead, they are to serve them even better because those who benefit from their service are believers, and dear to them. These are the things you are to teach and urge on them.
If anyone teaches false doctrines and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, he is conceited and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions and constant friction between men of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.
But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.
People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him, be honor and might forever. Amen.
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.
In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, which some have professed and in so doing have wandered from the faith. Grace be with you.
GNT … You belong to God, so keep away from all evil things. Try your best to please God and to be like Him. Be faithful, loving, dependable and gentle’
This world is full of evil, disguised as normal by a mask of acceptability. Be like God, discern and stay away from evil. Stay faithful to God’s word.
How do I explain to others of the evil that is masked by acceptance?
There is so much of it, especially in the United States, I am probably guilty of being fooled and don’t even know it
Hi K
satan is a master craftsman, he has been working towards his goal for thousands of years, he has convinced all of us that everything is ok.
But Jesus has already defeated him, so satan can only work by sleuth and deception, trickery and lies.
Read Revelation chapters 1, 2 and 3, here at the end, Jesus talks to the 7 church’s and not one is complete, not one has kept the faith, our christian values are being boiled away like a a Frog being slowly boiled in water. He wont know what is happening until it is too late.
So what do we do?
We keep the faith, we read the word, we speak up for justice, we do what Jesus would do.
Jesus never fought, HE never protested, HE never disobeyed the law, HE always spoke with Love, He always forgave, He always showed love.
Being a christian is to follow Jesus, to be like Jesus, to act like Jesus, to know Jesus and to know Jesus we must read the Gospels so we can get to know Him.
As for your question, you cant tell people they are being fooled, you must show them in your actions, set yourself apart, show them with your actions of Love.
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