Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

QT 12 Jul 16, 1 Tim 6:5, Depraved minds teach the health and wealth gospel

1 Timothy 6:5 (ESV) — 5 and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain.


NOTE: What stands out to me in this verse (which is missing its context but is essentially self-explanatory) is that there are teachers out there who believe godliness is a means of gain. Paul is not talking spirituality as we can tell in the greater context, since godliness is one of the things he lifts up. No, Paul is talking about people who believe that there is financial gain to godliness, either by teaching it or as a philosophy of life. This sounds like the health and wealth gospel, and these teachers are depraved in mind and deprived of truth. They teach garbage. There are certainly advantages to living life as described in Proverbs since those are general truths and wise counsel, but there is NO New Testament promise of wealth or health (in this life) for obedience. In fact, one could make the argument that Jesus promises persecutions. There is a promise of giving up things for the kingdom, which will result in 100 times greater in this life or the life to come. It doesn't say which, and the premise is on giving up, NOT getting.
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