"THE BIBLICAL HANDLING OF TREASURES"
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How important is Money?
Money provides security and control
Having enough money also provides a sense of security, one that is often missing when people worry about unforeseen medical expenses or losing their job. A 2017 study found that almost 50% of Americans worry about their financial situation, and it impacts their mental health, relationships, diet, even their work performance. There is no denying that having enough money to cover expenses and put some aside is important for our wellbeing.
Moreover, as Tom Rath suggests in his book, Wellbeing, “money can increase our short-term happiness by giving us more control over how we spend our time.” For example, it can give us the option to live closer to work, work fewer hours, and spend more time on leisure activities with family and friends. Money can be used to make our lives easier.
Comparing makes us unhappy
Comparing makes us unhappy
We are forever comparing ourselves to others and it causes us distress. A person who earns $30,000 a year will be dissatisfied if his friend makes $50,000 a year. A raise to $50,000 should make him happy, but it won't if his friend gets a raise too. He will be equally unhappy making $50,000 if his friend is now earning $70,000!
Many times our dissatisfaction with our financial situation comes from the perception that we’re not stacking up to the people around us.
The point that Paul is addressing in our text this morning is the same as what the followings texts say -
18 “But you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
7 “The Lord makes poor and rich; He brings low, He also exalts.
12 “Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone.
Proposition - As we look to our text this morning we are going to see 1) the negative affects of riches, and 2) the positive affects of riches.
Interrogative question - How are you using your money?
1. The Negative Affects of Riches - vs. 17
1. The Negative Affects of Riches - vs. 17
“instruct” - (parangello) - verb, present, active, imperative, second person, singular - finite verb - command; give orders
Sense: to order - to give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
“To Order” -
1 Timothy 1:3 (NASB95)
3 As I urged you upon my departure for Macedonia, remain on at Ephesus so that you may instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines,
1 Timothy 4:11 (NASB95)
11 Prescribe and teach these things.
1 Timothy 5:7 (NASB95)
7 Prescribe these things as well, so that they may be above reproach.
1 Timothy 6:13 (NASB95)
13 I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,
1 Timothy 6:17 (NASB95)
17 Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.
“Rich” - (plousios) - adjective, active, plural, masculine - indirect object - rich; wealthy
Sense: rich person - a person possessing great material wealth
Matthew 19:23–24 (NASB95)
23 And Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 “Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
Matthew 27:57 (NASB95)
57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus.
Mark 10:25 (NASB95)
25 “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
Mark 12:41 (NASB95)
41 And He sat down opposite the treasury, and began observing how the people were putting money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large sums.
Luke 6:24 (NASB95)
24 “But woe to you who are rich, for you are receiving your comfort in full.
Luke 12:16 (NASB95)
16 And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive.
Luke 14:12 (NASB95)
12 And He also went on to say to the one who had invited Him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you in return and that will be your repayment.
Luke 16:1 (NASB95)
1 Now He was also saying to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions.
Luke 16:19–22 (NASB95)
19 “Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day. 20 “And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores, 21 and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man’s table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores. 22 “Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.
Luke 18:23–25 (NASB95)
23 But when he had heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich. 24 And Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God! 25 “For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
Luke 19:2 (NASB95)
2 And there was a man called by the name of Zaccheus; he was a chief tax collector and he was rich.
Luke 21:1 (NASB95)
1 And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury.
2 Corinthians 8:9 (NASB95)
9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
Ephesians 2:4 (NASB95)
4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
James 1:10 (NASB95)
10 and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away.
James 1:11 (NASB95)
11 For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away.
James 2:5–6 (NASB95)
5 Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? 6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally drag you into court?
James 5:1 (NASB95)
1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you.
“Present” - (nyn) - adverb, ambiguous or simple adverb - now
Sense: current - occurring in or belonging to the present time
“present”
1 Timothy 4:8 (NASB95)
8 for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.
1 Timothy 6:17 (NASB95)
17 Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.
2 Timothy 4:10 (NASB95)
10 for Demas, having loved this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
Titus 2:12 (NASB95)
12 instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age,
“Now”
2 Timothy 1:10 (NASB95)
10 but now has been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
Riches foster a Flawed View of Self - vs. 17a
“to be conceited” - (hypselophroneo) - verb, present, active, infinitive - substantival infinitive - be proud; be haughty
Sense: to be haughty - to be or become marked arrogant by superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy.
Romans 11:20 (NASB95)
20 Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear;
1 Timothy 6:17 (NASB95)
17 Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.
Riches foster a Flawed View of Success - vs. 17b
2. The Positive Affects of Riches - vs. 18-19
2. The Positive Affects of Riches - vs. 18-19
Riches can be used to benefit the body of Christ - vs. 18a
“to do good” - (agathoergeo) - verb, present, active, infinitive - substantival infinitive - do good
Sense: to do good - to do good for another person or behave or act in a good, proper, or satisfactory manner
Acts 14:17 (NASB95)
17 and yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”
18 Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,
“to be rich” - (plouteo) - verb, present, active, infinitive - substantival infinitive - be rich; become rich
Sense: to be wealthy - to be or become characterized by having an abundant supply of money, resources, or possessions of value (whether figurative or literal).
11 times it means to be wealthy
Luke 1:53 (NASB95)
53 “He has filled the hungry with good things; And sent away the rich empty-handed.
Luke 12:21 (NASB95)
21 “So is the man who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”
Romans 10:12 (NASB95)
12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him;
2 Corinthians 8:9 (NASB95)
9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
1 Timothy 6:9 (NASB95)
9 But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction.
1 Timothy 6:18 (NASB95)
18 Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,
Riches can be used for the Glory of God - vs. 18b
“works” - (ergon) - noun, dative, plural, neuter - prepositional object - work; deed
Sense: duty - work that a person is obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
Work as a “duty” in the Pastorals
1 Timothy 2:10 (NASB95)
10 but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness.
1 Timothy 3:1 (NASB95)
1 It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do.
1 Timothy 5:10 (NASB95)
10 having a reputation for good works; and if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has assisted those in distress, and if she has devoted herself to every good work.
1 Timothy 5:25 (NASB95)
25 Likewise also, deeds that are good are quite evident, and those which are otherwise cannot be concealed.
1 Timothy 6:18 (NASB95)
18 Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,
2 Timothy 1:9 (NASB95)
9 who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity,
2 Timothy 2:21 (NASB95)
21 Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:17 (NASB95)
17 so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 4:5 (NASB95)
5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Titus 1:16 (NASB95)
16 They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.
Titus 2:7 (NASB95)
7 in all things show yourself to be an example of good deeds, with purity in doctrine, dignified,
Titus 2:14 (NASB95)
14 who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
Titus 3:1 (NASB95)
1 Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed,
Titus 3:5 (NASB95)
5 He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
Titus 3:8 (NASB95)
8 This is a trustworthy statement; and concerning these things I want you to speak confidently, so that those who have believed God will be careful to engage in good deeds. These things are good and profitable for men.
Titus 3:14 (NASB95)
14 Our people must also learn to engage in good deeds to meet pressing needs, so that they will not be unfruitful.
Riches can be used for the blessings of Others - vs. 18c
“generous” - (eumetadotos) - adjective, accusative, plural, masculine - predicate adjective
Sense: generous - willing to give and share unstintingly
“to be” - (eimi) - verb, present, active, infinitive - substantival infinitive - be
Sense: to be (quality) - to have the quality of being
to be (quality) is used 29 times in the book of 1 Timothy
“ready to share” - (koinonikos) - adjective, accusative, plural, masculine - predicate adjective - generous; sharing freely
Sense: generous - sharing - being generous; conceived of as sharing or participating with others
this is the only time that this idea is present in all of Scripture
Eschatological use of Riches - vs. 19
“storing up” - (apothesaurizo) - verb, present, active, participle, plural, accusative, masculine - adverbial participle - store up; lay up
Sense: to store away - to store away (valuables) for future use
“a foundation” - (themellos) - noun, accusative, singular, masculine - direct object of the dependent clause - foundation
Sense: basis - foundation - a relation that provides the foundation for something
SO WHAT??
Believer - How are you using your money?
Unbeliever - Come to Christ -