Week 11 (3-21-13) I&II Timothy, Titus, Hebrews 1-7
Alright to start things off I wanted to give a quick background
on the situations of I Timothy. This epistle was written to Timothy who was
directing the church in Ephesus. I&II Timothy as well as Titus are the
teachings of Paul after the books of Acts concludes. These three letters are
known as the “Pastoral Epistles” since Paul was writing to Timothy who scholars
believe “held some major position of church supervision and administration”.
The scripture that I would like to highlight this week comes from
I Timothy chapter 6. In verse ten Paul states that “For the love of money is the root of all evil…” and in seven he states simply “For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out”. I think these stuck out to me because I’ve had a hard time deciding on a major and have been learning about what really motivates me. I knew that a certain field was very lucrative, however the classes were boring and I struggled. I was unhappy. However when I took classes that I liked, I wouldn’t consider majoring in them because I thought “pah, how am I suppose to get a job with this?”. After complaining about how hard and boring my current classes were, someone asked me why I was even in this major. That caused me to think. Then again earlier in this semester a man who was sitting next to me asked, “so what’s your passion?”. I didn’t have an answer. Money? I asked myself. Because that was the only reason I was in there. Money is a very interesting thing. Everyone wants it, but while it is true that it can’t buy happiness, but it sure doesn’t hurt either. What Paul states here though is the love of money is the root of evil—not money itself. This insatiable greed is really futile in the end, because when you die it doesn’t matter to God how much dough you have left in the bank. So my challenge to you readers this week is to ponder your priorities. If you’re like me and have a hard time not dwelling on what you don’t have—turn your attention outwards and see how you can serve others. Try to remember the eternal perspective of things, and think—does it really matter?
I Timothy chapter 6. In verse ten Paul states that “For the love of money is the root of all evil…” and in seven he states simply “For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out”. I think these stuck out to me because I’ve had a hard time deciding on a major and have been learning about what really motivates me. I knew that a certain field was very lucrative, however the classes were boring and I struggled. I was unhappy. However when I took classes that I liked, I wouldn’t consider majoring in them because I thought “pah, how am I suppose to get a job with this?”. After complaining about how hard and boring my current classes were, someone asked me why I was even in this major. That caused me to think. Then again earlier in this semester a man who was sitting next to me asked, “so what’s your passion?”. I didn’t have an answer. Money? I asked myself. Because that was the only reason I was in there. Money is a very interesting thing. Everyone wants it, but while it is true that it can’t buy happiness, but it sure doesn’t hurt either. What Paul states here though is the love of money is the root of evil—not money itself. This insatiable greed is really futile in the end, because when you die it doesn’t matter to God how much dough you have left in the bank. So my challenge to you readers this week is to ponder your priorities. If you’re like me and have a hard time not dwelling on what you don’t have—turn your attention outwards and see how you can serve others. Try to remember the eternal perspective of things, and think—does it really matter?
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