1 Timothy 6:6
6 But [de] godliness [eusebeia] with [meta] contentment [autarkeia] is [esti] great [megas] gain. [porismos]
KJV-Interlinear
6 But
godliness actually is a means of great gain, when accompanied by contentment. NASB
Godliness means to be
God like.And since we are to be God
like, then we need to understand exactly what that means.
Obviously we cannot be
omnipresent or omnipotent, so this has nothing to do with Gods attributes that
man cannot attain.But it is possible for
man to become perfect in character and behavior and thinking, if man will simply
follow the path prescribed by God, for accomplishing a perfect life a sin
free life in other words.
But how is that
possible?
Well, Jesus Christ
solved the problem of sin for us all, when He went to the Cross and paid the
price for sin and death. That makes sin and death no longer a hold of any kind
over any of us.
However, there is still
the question of forgiveness and that means that we have to acknowledge our
flaws, sins, failures, etc., before God, in order to receive forgiveness.
But why is that. Since Christ paid for sin, then why do we
need to be forgiven?
And that is really a
simply question to answer.
We are human and
subject to the flaws of humanity. We all sin by choice, even knowing that
Christ has paid its price.So, when we
sin, we are acting just like a misbehaving child. That requires discipline
and/or forgiveness, depending on how stubborn we are in acknowledging our sins
to God.
For some folks, doing
whatever they want, seems perfectly right to them,
even if what they do is wrong.
But before God, which
is where we are all standing, no matter if we believe it or not, but we are all
on notice that bad behavior will not go unpunished.
God is perfect and God
is the source of life in this entire universe.
In order to live with God, as we will eventually do,
we have to become perfect, and that is where our godliness enters into the
picture of our life.
Our spiritual life is
another phrase for the concept of godliness.
We have only two
choices, that of a carnal life or that of a spiritual life. The two are separated only by our confession
of sins to God the Father.This of
course only applies to believers, and not to unbelievers. The single question for unbelievers is
whether or not they will believe in Christ.
Until they believe, they have no spiritual life, nor even access to it.
So, godliness, a
lifestyle of sinless perfection, is accomplished through confession. But there is one more part to the spiritual
life, and that is growth, or growing up.
Accompanied
by contentment.
How does one become
content?Through a sense
of security.
And how does one gain a
sense of security?By some
form of success, prosperity, or happiness.
And how does one become
successful, prosperous, or happy?By receiving blessings from some permanent source, making that
blessing likewise permanent.
And what is that
permanent source?Jesus Christ.
So, how do you persuade
Christ to bless you? By
obeying His mandates.
And what are His
mandates?Well, His first and foremost
mandate is to become godly, through contentment.
And just how do we
accomplish that? Study
to show thyself approved (mature), rightly dividing (studying), the word of
Truth.
Your path to the fullness
and completeness and most successful and prosperous and happiness and secure
and contentment in your life, starts (and continues) with a daily study of the
Bible.
And what is the
result? Great gain.
Great, here means
infinite.And gain means wealth.
Who do you know in this
world that has infinite wealth?No one.But we do
have examples of billionaires, and to most of us, that is a lot. Certainly more than most of us will ever see
even in several lifetimes.
And yet, Christ has a
vast treasure waiting for each one of us, in heaven. A treasure that would cause
even a billionaire to drool.
While promoters of
false doctrines try to accomplish their treasure through deceit and empty lies,
you only have to study truth day by day, throughout your life, and those simple
words written on the page will bring you to phenomenal treasures, beyond your,
or anyone's, wildest dreams.
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