False Teachers & True Contentment

Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are brothers; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their good service are believers and beloved. Teach and urge these things. If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions, and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain. But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.

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1 Timothy 6:1–2 ESV

Bondservants (3rd of the population)

background comment: rare to be able to obtain freedom, often only released in masters will

regard your masters as worthy of all honor

So that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled (spoken evilly of - blasphemed)

Masters who are converts

do not direspectful, because they are brothers in Christ

Bond servants should serve them all the better since those who benefit are believers

no longer slaves but servants

Protected from slavery with unbelieving masters

This would utlimately lead to destroying slavery - without revolt and without bringing the Gospel into disrepute

Apply to Employment

1 Timothy 6:3–5 ESV

If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions, and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain.

Anyone who does not agree and teaches differently

Reject the word and teaching of Jesus

Are puffed up with conceit (arrogant) and understands nothing

Having an unhealthy craving for controversy & Quarrelling about words

envy - jealousy - poisonous

dissension - unwilling to accept defeat , constantly contradicting the truth

slander

evil suspicions

constant friction amongst people - insinuation

deprived in mind

deprived of the truth

imagining that godliness is a means of gain

hyper spirirtuality

personal gain

popularity

power / authority

financial

1 Timothy 6:6–7 ESV

But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world.

Godliness with contentment is great gain

we brought nothing into the world and will take nothing with us when we die

1 Timothy 6:8 ESV

But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.

Paul recognises the need for food and clothing

Paul does not preach contentment wiithout needs being met

But contentment with needs being met

1 Timothy 6:9 ESV

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

Those who desire to be rich fall into temptation (a snare)

into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction

1 Timothy 6:10 ESV

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.

“the love of money is the route of all kinds of evils”

This craving has caused some to wander from the faith, and stabbed themselves causing much pains

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