THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO TIMOTHY

           Now, Paul is an experienced Apostle by this time and Timothy is a young pastor, so Paul is helping Timothy to avoid unnecessary grief and problems. He started his letter by saying, Don’t listen to people who want to tell you that law is more powerful than God’s Grace. Take a look at me, Paul reminds Timothy, If that were true, I, the chief of sinners would surely not be the Apostle to the Gentiles.

          Then, concerning the different people within the church, he told Timothy how to manage and what to require of elders, women, bishops, deacons, widows, etc. Paul includes a number of other points of importance and that’s where we left off. So continuing, Paul now writes some of the things that Timothy should teach the people.

          Let as many servants as are under the yoke, count their masters worthy of all honor, so the name of God and His doctrine isn’t blasphemed. You can compare this to today’s society by saying, workers should consider their employers worthy of respect. And those whose employers are believers, don’t judge them, because they are brethren, but instead serve them because they are believers and beloved, sharing the benefit.

          So, anyone who despises the boss, just because he’s the boss, is not only doing their boss an injustice, but themselves as well.

          Naturally, if an employer is ever abusive in any way, or doesn’t follow what you know is Christian behavior, then this of course doesn’t apply. God certainly doesn’t expect you to honor someone who is in fact dishonorable or evil, whether it’s your boss or anyone else for that matter.

THE LOVE OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL BIBLE INFORMATION WITH THE LOVE OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL BIBLE MEANING

          Teach and encourage these things. If any man teaches otherwise, and doesn’t agree with the wholesome words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine that promotes godliness, he is proud, knowing nothing, struggling with questions and words, and that causes envy (jealousy), fighting, reviling, evil thoughts, misleading arguments of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of (without) the TRUTH, assuming that gain is godliness. Don’t associate with such people. But godliness with contentment is great gain.

          Have you ever caught yourself in this trap that Paul is talking about? You want something, and you go through painstaking measures to get it, only to look back on it later and find out it was a waste, not only of money, but of the time that you could have been using to serve God. During that time, other evils also had opportunity to sneak in, perhaps presenting yet another thing that you just couldn’t live without, so you put more efforts toward yet another useless thing. Why do people want money? So they can get things. Unnecessary things take you away from God. When you’re away from God, you’re closer to evil. So, you can plainly see the truth in Paul’s words, the love of money is the root of all evil. Sorrowful, yes.