1 Timothy 6:1-10
1All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God's name and our teaching may not be slandered. 2Those who have believing masters are not to show less respect for them because they are brothers. Instead, they are to serve them even better, because those who benefit from their service are believers, and dear to them. These are the things you are to teach and urge on them.
Love of Money
3If anyone teaches false doctrines and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, 4he is conceited and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions 5and constant friction between men of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.
6But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 8But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. 9People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. 10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
St. Paul teaches us that we should treat others with respect...Our focus should be on God, and seeking Jesus...When we are good to others our relationship with them is better...There will be false teachings about Jesus and we are to be aware of the false doctrines...Jesus is about love of God and loving your neighbor...It is not about being conceited, quarreling, envy, strife, malicious talk, evil and friction between each other...It is about striving to be holy and godly...
St. Paul writes Timothy about contentment...Contentment is not found in money...He told him that when we work and try to be Holy we make great strides in our lives...If we have our basic needs from God, our daily bread, clothes, and a shelter then we have what we need to be content...When we have our basic needs we can seek and study Him...Many things on earth get in our way of contentment...Money and material wants maybe the biggest roadblock while we are on earth...The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil...It makes us drift from our faith...A pleasure and the pleasure of money doe not make us content...
St. Paul gives us the definition of contentment...When we can go beyond our daily tribulations and sufferings (no matter what our circumstances) and trust in God and still be content, we have reached another level in our faith (Philippians 4:10-13)...Paul, who was a Saint, understood this as he wrote to the Philippians and his letter to Timothy...It is much harder to practice this than to write about it or read about it...When we have lost someone, have bad health, have been injured, have been persecuted, having been fired from a job, have or daily tribulations and can still be content, means we have found everything we need in the Father and Son...We are trusting Him to help us take the next step...If I have Christ, who can be against me...If I believe in Him, I can do all things, because it is Him who gives me strength, and renews my soul...Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength...They will soar on wings like eagles...They will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint (Isaiah 40:31)...They will be content...