1 Timothy
6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
6:7 For we brought nothing into [this] world, [and it is] certain we can carry nothing out.
6:8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
Do you think this is practical advice for modern day? Is food and raiment really enough?
It is applicable today, and God only blesses us with our needs and not our wants.
Whatever is a need for us we go by that and not our wants is what it basically means which food and clothing is the main thing we need.
We may need a car for transportation since we might not be able to get a job close to us, and to do things we cannot do by foot which would be the same as having a chariot of old time, and we may need a house for shelter which Paul even had a house for a while.
Out of faith, hope, and charity, the greatest of these 3 is charity, which is love in action.
Charity is greater than faith.
Paul said he could have all faith so he could remove mountains, but if he did not have charity he is nothing.
Paul said if anybody preaches that godliness is gain, money and material things, from such withdraw yourselves having food and clothing be content.
For the love of money is the root of all evil for it neglects the poor and needy, and love is the fulfilling of the law, and those who have coveted after money have erred from the faith.
And James says the same thing as Paul speaking of feeding and clothing people that if they have the means to do it, and do not do it then their faith is dead.
And John said that without charity the love of God does not dwell in them, so do not love in word and in tongue, but love in deed, works, and in truth.
And that is because God loves people not blessing the saints will more than their needs that does not help the poor and needy.
And love is the fulfilling of the law which includes feeding and clothing them.
If Jesus said feed and clothe your enemies then we know we have to feed and clothe people if we have the means to do it.
That is why the Bible says having food and clothing be content for we only to go by our needs and not our wants.
And anybody that goes by their wants falls victim to the love of money is the root of all evil for it neglects the poor and needy, and God created the earth for the people to operate by love not selfishness.
This is a big problem in America, and a big problem worldwide among preachers, even in Africa where you would think they would have compassion on the people in that continent, and television evangelists fail at this which the preacher is not to be in ministry for the money, but they try to convince the people that God blesses them with that money, and them too.
It is applicable because it has to do with love towards people, and love is the fulfilling of the law.
How can you say you love people but go by your wants above your needs, and people that love people are not millionaires and billionaires, and only go by their needs.
But they will try to fool you concerning that they love people despite their selfishness, but God says not so.
It is a matter of love concerning having food and clothing be content.
But whatever is a need we go by that and not our wants that have nothing to do with the sustaining of our physical lives.
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