WEBVTT - Chip Ingram - Oct 21 - 9:30 am

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<v Speaker 1>Today on Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you ever been to a job interview where the

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<v Speaker 2>person asks you, what are your weaknesses? Now, some may

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<v Speaker 2>avoid giving a direct answer or flip the question to

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<v Speaker 2>brag a little bit by saying, well, yes, I do

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<v Speaker 2>have a weakness. I work too hard and I care

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<v Speaker 2>too much. Well, what I want you to note is

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<v Speaker 2>that your weaknesses are important. You need to know what

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<v Speaker 2>they are because what we're going to learn today is

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<v Speaker 2>that they can work for your advantage.

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<v Speaker 1>The Apostle Paul's final coaching tip for Timothy cuts against

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<v Speaker 1>everything our culture tells us about self-improvement. We live in

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<v Speaker 1>a world obsessed with projecting strength, but Paul says the

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<v Speaker 1>path forward runs straight through honest self-awareness and embracing our weaknesses.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Dave Drury.

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<v Speaker 1>And today on Living on the Edge, Chip Ingram continues

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<v Speaker 1>a series called You Can Make Disciples, personal coaching from

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<v Speaker 1>the Apostle Paul, with a pivotal lesson about how to

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<v Speaker 1>turn our weaknesses into advantages. If you have your Bible,

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<v Speaker 1>please open it now to 1 Timothy 6. Now here's

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<v Speaker 1>Chip with a message titled, Step Away.

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<v Speaker 2>Last coaching tip, life coaching from the Apostle Paul. You ready?

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<v Speaker 2>Tip number six, know your opponent well and your own

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<v Speaker 2>weaknesses better. Know your opponent well, the world system, the enemy,

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<v Speaker 2>and your own weaknesses better. Now, I can't end this

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<v Speaker 2>time without telling one more basketball story. I mean, when

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<v Speaker 2>I went away to play in college, I was 135

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<v Speaker 2>pounds and six foot tall. And I was always undersized.

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<v Speaker 2>And so I always observed and I learned. I learned

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<v Speaker 2>from coaches and You know, I'd watch games on TV,

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<v Speaker 2>and who were my heroes, and what did they do,

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<v Speaker 2>and why, and how does John Stockton come off of

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<v Speaker 2>a pick, and how does he do a pocket pass?

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<v Speaker 2>And I would study, study, study, study, because everyone was bigger,

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<v Speaker 2>everyone was stronger, and everyone could jump higher. Other than that,

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<v Speaker 2>I was in good shape. And so I remember starting

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<v Speaker 2>to learn this in high school, and we were playing,

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<v Speaker 2>I can still, I mean, not many high school games

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<v Speaker 2>I can remember, but this kid lit us up And

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he just lit us up, bang, bang, bang, bang.

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<v Speaker 2>And then I'd come out of the game, and I

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<v Speaker 2>was sitting there, and I was figuring out, what do

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<v Speaker 2>we got to do? And what I found out, I

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<v Speaker 2>started to watch him, and I watched every time. He

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<v Speaker 2>did a heel-toe, heel-toe, one-two every time before he shot.

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<v Speaker 2>I watched it. I watched it. I watched it. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>the kid, you know, this is in the old days.

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<v Speaker 2>It wasn't a three-pointer. This guy's got like 18 points,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're like not even into the second half at all.

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<v Speaker 2>And so, you know, okay, Chip, get back in there.

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<v Speaker 2>I did like the coach says, I'm just watching his

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<v Speaker 2>belly button. And the moment I saw heel, heel, heel, man,

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<v Speaker 2>I just got up into his grill like that. And

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<v Speaker 2>it was amazing what happened. And many years later, we

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<v Speaker 2>were playing, when I went to seminary, and we played

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<v Speaker 2>against another guy who was, man, he was, in this tournament,

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to light everybody up. And I just found that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what? He knew his opponent well. but I

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<v Speaker 2>want to encourage you to know your weaknesses better. If

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<v Speaker 2>you know your own weaknesses well, you structure your life

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<v Speaker 2>in ways where your weaknesses don't hurt you, but instead

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<v Speaker 2>you can use your weaknesses to your own advantage. Where

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<v Speaker 2>the Apostle Paul is going to take his son Timothy is,

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<v Speaker 2>there is a couple things that will take you down, dude.

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<v Speaker 2>And I want to warn you You need to know

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<v Speaker 2>your enemy well. But if you read this text very carefully,

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to say, Timothy, you need to know your

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<v Speaker 2>own weaknesses better. And then you have to structure and

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<v Speaker 2>protect your life so that those weaknesses don't come into play.

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<v Speaker 2>Does that make sense? Okay, then let's roll. We're in

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<v Speaker 2>chapter 6. The Apostle Paul doing some life coaching. And he's...

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<v Speaker 2>He says, all those under the yoke of slavery are

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<v Speaker 2>to regard their own masters as worthy of honor. See

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<v Speaker 2>if you can start getting a theme. So that the

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<v Speaker 2>name of God and our doctrine will not be spoken against.

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<v Speaker 2>Those who have believers as their masters must not disrespect

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<v Speaker 2>them because they're brothers or sisters, but must serve them

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<v Speaker 2>all the more because those who partake of the benefit

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<v Speaker 2>are believers and beloved. Teach and preach these principles. And

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<v Speaker 2>then he's going to make a hard turn. Notice what

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<v Speaker 2>he says. If anyone advocates a different doctrine and doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>and with the doctrine conforming to, circle this word, godliness.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the goal of everything. I want you to live

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<v Speaker 2>out your life so that you reflect Christ. He is

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<v Speaker 2>conceited and understands nothing. But he has a sick craving

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<v Speaker 2>for controversial questions and disputes about words from which come

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<v Speaker 2>envy and strife and abusive language and evil suspicions and

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<v Speaker 2>constant friction between people of depraved minds who suppose that

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<v Speaker 2>godliness is a means of gain. And so basically what

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<v Speaker 2>he goes through and says, some of the evidence is

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<v Speaker 2>a false teaching. It produces arguments and envy and friction

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<v Speaker 2>and Has anyone seen any of that in the church

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<v Speaker 2>in the last couple years or so? Did you notice

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<v Speaker 2>the root cause? Men of depraved minds. It's thinking. And

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<v Speaker 2>over time, pretty soon, people's theology and their values, and

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<v Speaker 2>then you do understand that you are now wired in

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<v Speaker 2>a world where the enemy, whatever you believe, we now

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<v Speaker 2>have algorithms that will keep feeding you the same stuff

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<v Speaker 2>so that you'll get cemented in your views. even the

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<v Speaker 2>ones that aren't true and that are baseless and have

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<v Speaker 2>no fact and polarize you against other people because if

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<v Speaker 2>you want to raise money or if you want to

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<v Speaker 2>get likes or if you want to get following, what

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<v Speaker 2>you have to do is have a big evil opponent

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<v Speaker 2>that everything they do is wrong and the more you scream, scream, scream,

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<v Speaker 2>they're terrible, they're terrible and we need you to, it

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<v Speaker 2>raises money and it gets ratings. The only person who

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<v Speaker 2>knows the truth is God but our responsibility is we

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<v Speaker 2>gotta be really discerning He says, this is how false

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<v Speaker 2>teaching occurs. But all you know is the evidence of

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<v Speaker 2>false teaching in relationships, he says, envy, strife, abusive language.

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<v Speaker 2>You see any of that online lately? And then he

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<v Speaker 2>says that one of the other evidences of false teaching

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<v Speaker 2>is not just the production of controversy and questions and disputes,

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<v Speaker 2>but it actually develops into people who think that godliness,

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<v Speaker 2>becoming more and more like Christ and following Jesus, is

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<v Speaker 2>a means of financial gain. Have you seen any of

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<v Speaker 2>that lately? This isn't new. I always love the one

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<v Speaker 2>where the guy says, send me all your bills. Just

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<v Speaker 2>send me all your bills and we'll put them in

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<v Speaker 2>the center and we'll burn them and God will take

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<v Speaker 2>them away. Can you understand why Christianity is hard for

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people to swallow right now? But there

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<v Speaker 2>has been a huge movement here and around the world

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<v Speaker 2>that started all the way back that says that if

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<v Speaker 2>you want to get rich, here's the spiritual keys. Now

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<v Speaker 2>be careful, because if you're more on the conservative side,

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<v Speaker 2>it's easy to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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<v Speaker 2>Because the scripture's really clear that when you're generous for

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<v Speaker 2>the right reason, generous with your time, generous with your money,

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<v Speaker 2>generous with your resources, generous with your friendship, God does bless.

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<v Speaker 2>And he often blesses financially. But the moment that becomes

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<v Speaker 2>your motive, man, you are on the wrong track going

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<v Speaker 2>in a very bad direction. And so he gives a

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<v Speaker 2>little correction here. He says, but godliness actually is a

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<v Speaker 2>means of great gain when accomplished by contentment. That's being

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<v Speaker 2>at peace with what you have. Doesn't mean that you're lazy.

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<v Speaker 2>Doesn't mean that there's not direction, ambition, goals, or strategy there.

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<v Speaker 2>But godliness, walking closely with Jesus and being at peace, content.

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<v Speaker 2>For we have brought nothing into the world so we

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<v Speaker 2>can take nothing out of it either. If we have

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<v Speaker 2>food and covering with these, we shall be content. Can

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<v Speaker 2>you imagine what would happen if we actually believed the

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<v Speaker 2>last line? I got a roof, I have clothes, I

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<v Speaker 2>have food. With that, now, Is it wrong to want

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<v Speaker 2>a nicer roof, a little bit nicer clothes, and a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more food? I don't think so. But can

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<v Speaker 2>you say thank you?

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram.

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<v Speaker 1>Now back to our message.

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<v Speaker 2>I've spent a lot of time with pastors through all

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<v Speaker 2>of this, and one young man called me and said,

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<v Speaker 2>could we talk? And he'd come to Christ through a

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<v Speaker 2>Bible study I led about 10 years ago, and pretty

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<v Speaker 2>difficult background and went away to school, became a pastor

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<v Speaker 2>and got married and just, you know, things on the

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<v Speaker 2>right track. And basically the conversation went like this. It's

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<v Speaker 2>really hard to be a pastor. And I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>if I remain a pastor, I'll ever be able to

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<v Speaker 2>own my own home So I'm thinking about maybe starting

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<v Speaker 2>a little charter business for fishing, because I really like

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<v Speaker 2>to fish. And then I could still tell people about Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>So what do you think? I said, well, I would

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<v Speaker 2>remind you at least that of the 8 billion people

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<v Speaker 2>in the world, you are in the one-tenth of one

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<v Speaker 2>percent of knowledge of the Bible because of your training

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<v Speaker 2>for four years in That's a stewardship that no one

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<v Speaker 2>else has. So if God's calling you out of being

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<v Speaker 2>a pastor into fishing because you're more passionate, I would

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<v Speaker 2>just say make sure it's a real clear call. And

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<v Speaker 2>I know him really well. And so working on my

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<v Speaker 2>gentleness because my insides were not gentle at all. My

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<v Speaker 2>insides were like, who said it was going to be easy?

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<v Speaker 2>I got some promises for you. Anyone who desires to

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<v Speaker 2>live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

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<v Speaker 2>And then I just said, when you sense God's calling,

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<v Speaker 2>and by the way, it's real tough to be a pastor,

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<v Speaker 2>so I really listen compassionately right now with all the

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<v Speaker 2>junk going on. But I said, do you think that

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<v Speaker 2>owning a home is like, do you think God promised

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<v Speaker 2>us or you deserve to necessarily own a home? Well,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, everyone else is. I said, I know. Do

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<v Speaker 2>you understand? Are you getting it? It's subtle. It's so subtle. Jesus, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to follow you no matter what, but unconsciously,

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<v Speaker 2>I have this condition and this condition. Where I went

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<v Speaker 2>to school, I really love it. It was a really

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<v Speaker 2>great school, and I remember talking to the admissions guy,

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<v Speaker 2>and I mean, it was... I don't want to exaggerate,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'll aim really low, but it's like a third

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<v Speaker 2>of all the people that graduate from where I went

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<v Speaker 2>to school live within like 50 or 100 miles because

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<v Speaker 2>they didn't want to move out of the area. Really?

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<v Speaker 2>You spend four or five years going to school, learning

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible, and then someone asks you, I don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to go there because it's cold. Because it's hard. Because

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<v Speaker 2>people aren't as open. Because my mother-in-law doesn't want me

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<v Speaker 2>to go there because she doesn't want her daughter to

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<v Speaker 2>live more than two hours away. And if you wonder

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<v Speaker 2>why so many Christians are missing the fullness of God

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<v Speaker 2>and experiencing the power of God, verse 9, but those

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<v Speaker 2>who want to get rich, and put a box around

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<v Speaker 2>want to in your Bible. There's nothing wrong with being rich.

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<v Speaker 2>Those who want to get rich fall into temptations and

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<v Speaker 2>a trap, underlying trap, and many foolish and harmful desires

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<v Speaker 2>which plunge people into ruin and destruction. I mean, just

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<v Speaker 2>underline trap, harmful desires, plunge, ruin, destruction. I did a

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<v Speaker 2>study on this earlier, and I mean, one of these

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<v Speaker 2>words is the word for a fishing lure, and the

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<v Speaker 2>other word is a word for a trap for an animal.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's Both of them are built around what? Deception.

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<v Speaker 2>That fish thinks that's a real minnow. That animal thinks

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<v Speaker 2>that food is free. And notice he says those who

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<v Speaker 2>want to get rich. In other words, it starts then

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<v Speaker 2>with harmful desires. I've got to have this. I'm not content.

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<v Speaker 2>And then he gives a reason. For the love of money.

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<v Speaker 2>And then circle is a root. It's not the root.

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<v Speaker 2>Is a root of all kinds or sorts of evil.

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<v Speaker 2>And some by underlying longing for it have, are you ready?

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<v Speaker 2>Wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

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<v Speaker 2>And then he says, Timothy, here's the recommendation. Here's the recommendation. contrast,

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<v Speaker 2>but flee these things, you man of God. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance,

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<v Speaker 2>and gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold

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<v Speaker 2>of the eternal life to which you were called and

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<v Speaker 2>for which you were made the good confession in the

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<v Speaker 2>presence of many witnesses. I direct you. Last time it

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<v Speaker 2>was I command you. Now I direct you in the

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<v Speaker 2>presence of God who gives life to all things and

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<v Speaker 2>of Jesus Christ who testifies the good confession before Pontius

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<v Speaker 2>Pilate that you keep the commandment without fault or reproach

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<v Speaker 2>until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which he

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<v Speaker 2>will bring about at the proper time. Speaking of judgment,

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<v Speaker 2>haven't we kind of heard a charge like this before?

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<v Speaker 2>This is actually the fifth personal charge He's concerned that

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<v Speaker 2>his son and the faith is going to wander, drift,

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<v Speaker 2>be pierced within, be destroyed, find himself in ruin, bankrupt.

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<v Speaker 2>And then he goes, he who is blessed and the

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<v Speaker 2>only sovereign, the king of kings and lord of lords,

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<v Speaker 2>who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom

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<v Speaker 2>no man has seen or can see, to him be

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<v Speaker 2>honor and eternal dominion forever. Forever. And then almost like

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<v Speaker 2>an afterthought, because he said, okay, Timothy, you understand, right?

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<v Speaker 2>Remember my coaching tip, Timothy. You need to understand your opponent.

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<v Speaker 2>I was a pastor 10 years when I thought there

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<v Speaker 2>was God against Satan. That's not what the Bible teaches.

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<v Speaker 2>According to Jesus, there's two gods, me and mammon, materialism, wealth, money.

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<v Speaker 2>And Satan uses that To say money will make you secure.

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<v Speaker 2>Money will make you famous. Money will give you happiness.

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<v Speaker 2>Money will make you significant. You got the logo here.

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<v Speaker 2>You can talk about, you know, I had a pretty

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<v Speaker 2>good time at the Final Four. And you know, my

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<v Speaker 2>friend on his G5, we had a pretty good time together.

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<v Speaker 2>And have I told you lately who I did a

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<v Speaker 2>selfie with? And, you know, we all just downsize that to,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I know the superintendent of schools or I

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<v Speaker 2>know the football coach, right? Or, you know, I dated

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<v Speaker 2>the prom queen. But money, money promises it, right? You know,

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<v Speaker 2>if I watched enough commercials, if I could just have

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<v Speaker 2>a red sports car and really white teeth, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>glowing white teeth, and a Coors Light, beautiful blondes would

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<v Speaker 2>jump in that car with me. Right? And what he's

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<v Speaker 2>saying to Timothy is, boy, there's a trap. Because the

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<v Speaker 2>other God, money, is always screaming. Money changes how you

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<v Speaker 2>view and think about life, the future, and yourself. And

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<v Speaker 2>especially other people. And money can give you the sense

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<v Speaker 2>that there are other people and then there's you. We

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<v Speaker 2>all want to be really, really pretty. We all really

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<v Speaker 2>want to be rich. We all really want to be famous.

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<v Speaker 2>So why are the prettiest people and the richest people

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<v Speaker 2>and the most famous people, by and large, they can't

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<v Speaker 2>have a happy, sustained relationship? They find themselves putting white

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<v Speaker 2>powder up their nose and living for a group of

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<v Speaker 2>people and fans that tomorrow it'll just be someone else

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<v Speaker 2>and they don't care. But he doesn't throw wealthy people

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<v Speaker 2>under the bus. What he does is address the desires

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<v Speaker 2>behind unhealthy wealth that pierces and ruins your life. So

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<v Speaker 2>he ends it in such a positive way. He says,

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<v Speaker 2>instruct those who are rich in this present world not

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<v Speaker 2>to be conceited or to set their hope on the

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<v Speaker 2>uncertainty of riches, but on God who richly supplies us

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<v Speaker 2>with all things to enjoy. I mean, if there weren't

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<v Speaker 2>wealthy people in the world, we would not be sitting

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<v Speaker 2>in this room who underwrite tremendous amounts of things for ministries,

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<v Speaker 2>who employ hundreds of thousands and millions of people because

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<v Speaker 2>of their business acumen and their hard work and the companies.

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<v Speaker 2>And the things that have come with that is wealth.

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<v Speaker 2>They just have a level of challenge and temptation and

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<v Speaker 2>responsibility that most of us don't have. And just like

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<v Speaker 2>God holds me accountable for my teaching, God holds you

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<v Speaker 2>accountable for your life, and God holds them accountable for

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<v Speaker 2>the judgment seat looks like this. It's just you and Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>What did you do with the time I gave you?

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<v Speaker 2>What did you do with the money I gave you?

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<v Speaker 2>What did you do with the opportunity that I gave you?

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<v Speaker 2>Life is a stewardship. And when we stand before God,

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<v Speaker 2>it won't be, I mean, thank heavens you don't get

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<v Speaker 2>compared to other people. And he doesn't grade on the curve.

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<v Speaker 2>He's the revealer of hearts. He knows the spiritual gifts

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<v Speaker 2>and the passions and the abilities and the intelligence. He

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<v Speaker 2>wired you in a certain way and the judgment seat

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<v Speaker 2>of Christ for believers will not be for our sin.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus took that judgment for us. It'll be for what

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<v Speaker 2>did you do with what I gave you? And so

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<v Speaker 2>he says to rich people, just instruct them, don't be proud.

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<v Speaker 2>In other words, don't trust in your riches, but on God.

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<v Speaker 2>And don't trust in your riches because they're unreliable. But

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<v Speaker 2>he says instead, instruct them to do good. To be

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<v Speaker 2>rich in good works. To be generous and ready to share.

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<v Speaker 2>Storing up, I love this, for themselves. Treasure of a

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<v Speaker 2>good foundation for the future. Purpose clause. So that they

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<v Speaker 2>may take hold of that which is truly life. I

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<v Speaker 2>love the translation, the life that's really life. Timothy, protect

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<v Speaker 2>what's been entrusted to you. Avoid worldly chatter. the opposing

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<v Speaker 2>arguments of what's falsely called knowledge, which some have professed

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<v Speaker 2>and thereby have gone astray from the faith. He started there.

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<v Speaker 2>He ends there. And I think the truth, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>that just screams coaching nugget is keep the commandment without

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<v Speaker 2>stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>which he will bring about at the proper time. He

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<v Speaker 2>is coming back. He who is blessed, the King of kings,

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord of lords, who alone possesses immortality, who dwells

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<v Speaker 2>in unapproachable light. Live your life in a way that

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<v Speaker 2>pleases Him. And a way that pleases Him, in one word,

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<v Speaker 2>if you trace it through this whole book, is be godly. Right? Right?

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<v Speaker 1>on the Edge, P.O. Box 3007, Atlanta, Georgia 30024. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>Chip touched on something in today's message that a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people are genuinely confused about, the difference between biblical

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<v Speaker 1>generosity and the prosperity gospel. Well, Chip, can you help

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<v Speaker 1>our listeners tell the difference?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, Dave, I'd love to.

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<v Speaker 2>And for some of us that didn't grow up in

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<v Speaker 2>the church, and probably for a lot of people now even,

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<v Speaker 2>They've dropped out of a local church experience because of

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<v Speaker 2>the false teaching having to do with money. When we

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<v Speaker 2>turn on the TV, let me say there are some

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<v Speaker 2>excellent Bible teachers that do much good. And let me

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<v Speaker 2>also say there's a plethora of teachers who are using

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<v Speaker 2>the platform of Jesus Christ to make themselves rich and

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<v Speaker 2>wealthy and are teaching a false gospel that that God

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<v Speaker 2>wants everyone to be rich. And the bizarre thought is

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<v Speaker 2>that the way you get rich is to send your

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<v Speaker 2>money to them, and then somehow God's going to multiply

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<v Speaker 2>it back to you.

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<v Speaker 3>Even in the early seasons of the gospel, people perverted

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<v Speaker 3>and twisted the teaching of generosity and the teaching of

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<v Speaker 3>sowing and reaping to fill their pockets. As a result,

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<v Speaker 3>so many Christians don't understand anything about money and generosity.

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<v Speaker 3>The truth is God honors generous giving. The Bible is very,

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<v Speaker 3>very clear. But the goal of any kind of teaching

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<v Speaker 3>from Scripture is never to give to get. Our generosity

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<v Speaker 3>comes from a heart that cares for others, and we

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<v Speaker 3>give without any thought of return. I hope you'll take

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<v Speaker 3>this coaching from the Apostle Paul in a really serious way.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Dave Drury.

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<v Speaker 1>Join us next time for part two of our lesson

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<v Speaker 1>called Step Away, right here on Living on the Edge.

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