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1 Timothy 4:
Many will leave the faith of
God in Christ for worldly teaching from lying demons and deceiving spirit (for
the sake of money, job, promotion, power, or influence). They will
forbid people from getting married (radical feminism) and ban the eating of
certain foods (fanatics of weight loss) which are to be eaten to glorify God in
truth with thanksgiving. All natural food made by God is good.
You will be a great minister of Christ if you can confidently share these truth
in faith and in good teaching with the people. Physical training is good,
but it is nothing compared to godliness which rewards you now and in eternal
life. Do not be ashamed of your age, but represent God diligently in
speech, lifestyle, love, faith, and purity. Never neglect you
spiritual gifts in God and devote yourselves to the public reading, teaching,
and preaching of the Gospel of God. Observe your lifestyle and doctrine
closely to make sure it is filled with God's Spirit and God's expectations in
faith in Jesus Christ.
1 Timothy 5:
Treat old people with
respect. Treat older men like your father, women as mothers, as well as
young men and women as siblings with purity. Always assist widows, but
widows with descendants must first care for them because it pleases God. A
widow who is alone seeks God, but the one who seeks worldly pleasures is a
living dead. Anyone who does not provide for their family or relatives
is worse than the godless. No widow should be taken care of unless
she is over sixty and was faithful to her husband, known for good deeds, show
hospitality and good manners, as well as assists those that need help.
A widow is therefore different from a single mother. A young
widow (like a single mother yet to be married) is then to work, marry, and
contribute to the welfare of the community instead of becoming an idle slanderer
or gossip. So God expects the godly under sixty years old to be
married. All workers deserve their wages and respect. Accuse
elders or others with two or three legitimate witnesses, and rebuke sin publicly
to teach others otherwise. Do nothing out of partiality or favoritism,
do not share in others' sins, and drink little wine aside from water to help
with health issues. Both good deeds and sins are obvious or trail from
behind, but always choose good deeds.
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The Political & Spiritual Purpose of the
Holy Land
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1 Timothy 6:
Employees are to respect
their employers in order to honor God. We are to serve believing employers
in the faith even better because believers are benefiting from your services.
Beware of those that think godliness is the path for wealth. They
are interested in controversies that results in envy, meaningless talks, and
frictions between people of corrupt minds. Godliness with contentment is a
blessing because we were born with no property and we are also returning to the
grave with no property. Those who intentionally seek wealth eventually
fall to the worldly system away from God and are destroyed by that lifestyle.
It is the love of money (IDOLATRY - greed for self-ambition) that is the root of
all evils. Reject all this and keep your faith in Jesus and always confess
your faith in the presence of many witnesses. Tell the rich not to put hope
in wealth, but in God, as well as to do good deeds, share, and be generous.
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