Supposing that gain is godliness

We need to read the following and truly comprehend what it is saying, because we are so caught up living the lies of the last days. We are caught up in believing that gain- believing that what we possess or what we think we should possess, is the sum of our lives. Do we have a relatively "good" life? A roof over our heads, food in our bellies, enough creature comforts to keep us content?

These things we possess reek of our well being, yes? We have to be a least marginally successful because we aren't on the street, we aren't among those not knowing where their next meal will come from, we have "things".

How many, many deluded people believe that their good fortune is because God is being good to them BECAUSE they possess godliness, that those who have what we've determined to be bad fortune are on God's bad side- and not in possession of godliness? Too many equate God's goodness and their godliness with what they've gained.

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1Ti 6:3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

We MUST consent to wholesome words.
We MUST consent to the WORDS of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We MUST consent to the DOCTRINE which is according to GODLINESS.
If we do NOT consent to wholesome words, if we do NOT consent to the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, if we do NOT consent to the doctrine which is according to godliness then ….


1Ti 6:4 He is proud,
knowing nothing,
but doting about questions and strifes of words,
whereof cometh envy,
strife,
railings,
evil surmisings,

We are PROUD.
We KNOW NOTHING.
We want STRIFE.
We begin to ENVY.
We begin to RAIL.
WE SURMISE EVIL things.

1Ti 6:5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds,
and destitute of the truth,
supposing that gain is godliness:
from such withdraw thyself.

The PERVERTED disputes of those with corrupted minds are DESTITUE of the TRUTH!
Those with corrupted minds suppose that to have GAIN IS GODLINESS!

We must stay away from these people!

Did you read that? We aren't to associate with those who seek gain, those who seek to be rich, those who seek possessions and believe that because they obtain those things, or others they know have attained those things that THIS is GODLINESS, when in fact it is CORRUPTED thinking! The EVER longing for more, for money, for things of this earth, that painful gnawing desire is a corrupt desire. We can try and talk ourselves around it by saying it's only logical, only natural, only instinctive, only right to desire to have "things", to have money, to possess riches because in them we believe we find security in life. We've equated all those things to security and bemoan the lack of money, the lack of riches to do all the incredibly things we desire to do with money- of we had it. Why I'd buy three new cars that are all up to snuff, safe to drive, without any - or rather with very few defects- just because it's only natural and right to desire to be safe in the vehicles you drive and my two children could use safe vehicles too, yes? So it's NOT wrong to want the cars - even new used cars- is it? I'd love to be able to cloth myself and children in less raggedy clothes and shoes- that's a good thing too, right? I'd just be over the top and thrilled if I didn't have to worry about paying my bills each month- this isn't wrong to want is it?

The bottom line is the safest car, the newer clothing, the bills have NOTHING to do with salvation in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, nothing. They are possessions and not a single possession, not a single earthly possession is godliness.


1Ti 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Godliness with contentment.
Godliness- reverence and respect toward God, honor and affection for God, obeying God, devotion to God and the service He has called us to- this is GREAT GAIN and where we should find CONTENTMENT!

We could give away all our riches to charity and make a million people thrilled but is that true godliness? Is all giving of God? NO, it is not! Being able to give others what they desire, being able to spoil and give others things they desire, to treat others special by showing our love through gifts, this is not godliness. Am I saying we can't do any of that? No, we can do it all, but we have to realize that being able to give others things isn't where we need to find our contentment, being able to possess things ourselves should not be a source of our contentment. OUR contentment needs to be in GOD! We have to learn this! We must learn this! We are living in a world caught up in upheaval after upheaval as the four winds are being loosened, as the time of Christ's coming is nearing, as the end of all probation is fast on its way and if we do NOT learn to find our contentment in GOD, then we are going to be completely and utterly swept away by the cares of this life. There will be NO escaping it, no way to not be affected by the things coming upon our earth. If you somehow believe that you will be living the same life you are living today- in the ends times and not be caught up in the great compromise with those who receive the mark of the beast, then you are deluding yourselves. The lives of those who are God's, truly God's will be a life that has to find sole contentment in God, because standing for the absolute truth will be going against all popular opinion, against all government opinion, against the opinion of the masses and if you think that will be pleasant and easy then your eyes are closed and you are blind to the truth. We must find contentment in God and in godliness based solely on God's truth- all His truth. We are being warned to place our treasures in heaven not to keep a single treasure here on earth, not one. If our hearts are in heaven then our treasures HAVE to be in heaven with our heart. It seems all but impossible to imagine being content in dire straits, but this is the lesson we must learn as I said just a moment ago.


1Ti 6:7 For we brought nothing into this world,
and it is certain we can carry nothing out.


THIS IS TRUTH!

As the richest man upon the earth is laid in his grave, he has taken NOTHING with Him into that peaceful sleep. He could be clothed in garments of gold and entombed in precious jewels but he has not taken a thing with him into death's sleep, not one thing. When he wakes at the coming of the Lord it will be either to meet Him in the air- without a single earthly possession, or to be killed and enter death's sleep once more, at the brightness of Christ's coming. There is NOT one thing going with us to heaven upon our Savior's return, not one possession. Our love of God will go with us and without that love we will not go.

So while the truth is I'd love to drive safe cars, I'd love to wear decent (not necessarily fashionable) clothes, and I'd simply adore knowing for a fact all my bills will be paid for the rest of my life- not one of those things will contribute a single thing to my salvation through my Lord Jesus Christ, not a single thing.

I've said it before and I'm going to say it again-


EVERYTHING here and now is temporary to eternity, everything except our Love of God.
Our love of God will join us in eternity with God, our Savior, our King, our Lord, our Heavenly Father!

By HIS GRACE!

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The doctrine according to godliness.


2Ti 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness

SCRIPTURE = DOCTRINE

2Ti 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
2Ti 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
2Ti 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.


We must consent to the doctrine of godliness,
not to the belief that godliness is gain.
We must be content with godliness.


By the GRACE OF GOD ALWAYS!

In HIS LOVE!

Amen.