![]() Let’s not think of the root in the abstract, let’s think of it as burgeoning plant life. But with freedoms come temptations.Īgain, let’s use the famous phrase. It enabled at a stroke the movement of people away from a subsistence existence and released people to realize wider hopes and ambitions and so fostered diversity, culture, communication and movement. Actually in many ways it could be asserted that the invention of money has been one of the most civilizing developments in the history of humankind. It’s an obvious point, but money itself is neither good nor bad. It is the processes by which we are seduced by the possibilities money may offer that are where the evils lurk. We are so used to hearing the phrase – ‘the love of money is the root of all evil’ – that we may be forgiven for switching to autopilot and thinking that it is ‘money’ which is evil. And they were very seriously concerned about a very major threat to the faithfulness of their congregations and they were delivering an uncompromising message. So Paul is advising Timothy on the dangers of that type of lifestyle, not because Timothy is a wayward individual, but because their fledgling Christian congregations in the city were clearly in real danger of supplanting the real fullness of life with a pleasurable life financed with the illusory properties of consumerism and acquisition. Acceptance of Mass Shootings as the Price of Freedom is Not a Christian Responseīut then the apostle Paul, writing to Timothy, his right-hand man in Ephesus, wanted to make sure he was indeed delivering a stark, even uncompromising, message.Įphesus was what might be described in the language of today’s overblown holiday brochures as ‘a vibrant, trendy resort, with decadent nightlife and a huge choice of designer shopping outlets’.The Blessing of Learning to Understand Other Languages.Buy One, Get Three.But Wait, There's More.Venturing Into a Rough Neighborhood on Purpose.Don't be a Good Person Do What's Not Expected.Faith is a Habit, Not a Resolution 1/1/23.Blessing is More Than a Good Feeling 1/29/23.Little God Moments Can Make a Bigger Difference 2/19/23.When Finite Time Meets Infinite Love - 4/9/23.Where Can You Find the Holy Spirit? 5/28/23.One of Christianity’s Greatest Puzzles 6/4/23. ![]()
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