Thursday, October 31, 2013

Command the rich to be generous and willing to share

Command the rich to be generous and willing to share

1 Tim 6:18

18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. 19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

Rom 12:8, 13

We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your[a] faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead,[b] do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.

12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 13 Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.

Eph 4:28


28 Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands,that they may have something to share with those in need.

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Command the rich not to be arrogant and not put their hope in their wealth

Command the rich not to be arrogant and not put their hope in their wealth

1 Tim 6:17

17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

Psalm 62:10

10 Do not trust in extortion
    or put vain hope in stolen goods;
though your riches increase,
    do not set your heart on them.

Jer 49:4

Why do you boast of your valleys,
    boast of your valleys so fruitful?
Unfaithful Daughter Ammon,
    you trust in your riches and say,
    ‘Who will attack me?’

Lk 12:20, 21

16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’

18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’

20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’

21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth

2)    Do not trust in extortion
    or put vain hope in stolen goods;
though your riches increase,
    do not set your heart on them.


3)    We are to store things for ourselves in heaven and not on this life, which is temporary.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

People who want to get rich fall in to temptation and a trap

People who want to get rich fall in to temptation and a trap

1 Tim 6:9

Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

Pro 15:27

27 The greedy bring ruin to their households,
    but the one who hates bribes will live.

Pro 28:20

20 A faithful person will be richly blessed,
    but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.

 We learn the following from the above verses

1)    People who want to get rich fall in to temptation and a trap

2)    The greedy bring ruin to their households,
    but the one who hates bribes will live.


3)    A faithful person will be richly blessed,
    but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.

Monday, October 28, 2013

We brought nothing in to the world and we can take nothing out of it

We brought nothing in to the world and we can take nothing out of it

1 Tim 6:7

For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 

Job 1:21

20 At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship 21 and said:
“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
    and naked I will depart.[c]
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
    may the name of the Lord be praised.”

22 In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.

Psalm 49:17

16 Do not be overawed when others grow rich,
    when the splendor of their houses increases;
17 for they will take nothing with them when they die,

    their splendor will not descend with them.

18 Though while they live they count themselves blessed—
    and people praise you when you prosper—
19 they will join those who have gone before them,
    who will never again see the light of life.

20 People who have wealth but lack understanding
    are like the beasts that perish.

Ecc 5:15

15 Everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb,
    and as everyone comes, so they depart.
They take nothing from their toil
    that they can carry in their hands.
16 This too is a grievous evil:
As everyone comes, so they depart,
    and what do they gain,
    since they toil for the wind?
17 All their days they eat in darkness,

    with great frustration, affliction and anger.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    We brought nothing in to the world and we can take nothing out of it

2)    Do not be overawed when others grow rich,
    when the splendor of their houses increases;
 for they will take nothing with them when they die,

    their splendor will not descend with them.

3)    People who have wealth but lack understanding
    are like the beasts that perish.

Everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb,
    and as everyone comes, so they depart.
They take nothing from their toil
    that they can carry in their hands.

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Godliness with contentment is great gain

Godliness with contentment is great gain

1 Tim 6:6

But Godliness with contentment is great gain.

Php 4:11

10 I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. 11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

Heb 13:5

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,
“Never will I leave you;
    never will I forsake you.”[a]
So we say with confidence,
“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?”[b]

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    But Godliness with contentment is great gain.

2)    Paul learnt to be in content in all circumstances

3)    We can do all things through Jesus Christ who strengthens us

4)    Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said
“Never will I leave you;
    never will I forsake you.”


5)    “The Lord is our helper; we will not be afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to us?”

Thursday, October 24, 2013

The worker deserves his wages

The worker deserves his wages

Lk 10:7

“When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you. Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.

Lev 19:13

13 “‘Do not defraud or rob your neighbor.
“‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker overnight.

Deut 24:14, 15

14 Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns. 15 Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and are counting on it. Otherwise they may cry to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

Mt 10:10

These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy,[a] drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

“Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts— 10 no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep.

1 Cor 9:14

13 Don’t you know that those who serve in the temple get their food from the temple, and that those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar? 14 In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    The worker deserves his wages

2)    Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker overnight.

3)    Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.  Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and are counting on it.

4)    Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts—  no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep.


5)    The Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.

















Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Do not muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain

Do not muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain

1 Tim 5:18

18 For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,”[a] and “The worker deserves his wages.”

Deut 25:4

Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.

1 Cor 9:7, 9

Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink the milk? Do I say this merely on human authority? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing? For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.”[b] Is it about oxen that God is concerned? 10 Surely he says this for us, doesn’t he? Yes, this was written for us, because whoever plows and threshes should be able to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest.11 If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap a material harvest from you? 12 If others have this right of support from you, shouldn’t we have it all the more?

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,”[a] and “The worker deserves his wages.”

2)    Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink the milk?  Do I say this merely on human authority? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing?



3)    Whoever plows and threshes should be able to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest.