For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Slaves hear the gospel and imagine they are freed, but nothing in Christ abolishes the order of this world. They must honor their masters so God's name is not blasphemed by those who watch us. Pride makes all men chafe under authority, but a Christian must bend his neck willingly to even a harsh yoke.
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Commenting on 1 Timothy 6:1-21
Some peddle Christianity for profit and miss the point entirely. Godliness with contentment is the true gain; a man with little and a grateful heart is wealthier than a rich man gnawed by want. That is the highest calling in the world.
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Commenting on 1 Timothy 6:6-12
It is not money but the love of it that is idolatry. When a man desires it above all things, trusting in it rather than God, that love breeds every sin: Judas fell by it, and those greedy for riches abandon the faith when persecution comes, choked by deceit. Money is thorns; it pierces with sorrows.
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