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First Timothy 6:10 contains the often misquoted verse about money. In your opinion, what is Paul teaching in 1 Timothy 6:3-10? How can you apply this teaching in your life today?
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Paul is not saying that making money or having money is bad or sinful. He is saying that making money an idol and having it become more important than God is the sin. As Christians, we need to make sure that God is the center focus and use the resources towards His goal.
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money causes people to do evil things when all they focus on is becoming wealthy, and some that have done it have suffered for it.
I can apply this teaching to my life, by not making money my main focus in life, so it does not become an idol in my heart above God.
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We were raised that money is not everything. That we need to look at the blessings that we are given and that money can cause more separation from God when it is the most valued thing.
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“Godliness with contentment is great gain.” This is the main idea, that we should be content in whatever financial situation we find ourselves, and to use that situation for God’s glory, whether we are poor, wealthy, or in between. I apply this to my life by remembering not to seek after money but to life in a way that pleases God.
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I think that this verse is teaching about greed and how it can consume a person’s life, but also about how loving anything more than God is a sin. In our lives if we let our greed for money of valuables, or our love for such things over shine our love for God then we are not living the life God would want us to.