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1 Timothy 6:3-5

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Love of Money

3If anyone teaches false doctrines and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching,4he is conceited and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions5and 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.

6But godliness with contentment is great gain.7For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.8But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.9People 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.10For 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.

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MikeDickerman - (eBible Novice) 4 months ago.

This kind of made me think about the many modern day mega-church type properity preachers who teach that financial properity goes hand in hand with fiath in Christ. Maybe this is my black and white interpretation but it amazes me that when the Bible is so clear about things like this that it is still somehow missed. I mean don't these ministers see verses like this and think "mmm... maybe I should pull back a little on the prosperity through Jesus stuff."