Title: Those Who Want to Be Rich
Title: Those who want to be rich (1 Timothy 6:7-10)
Diogenes of the Stoic school was a great saint. He spent all his life wearing one short pair of shorts and slept at night in a wooden barrel without a house of his own. On one occasion the king of Greece visited this saint. What do you want the king? I'll give you whatever you want, so tell me what you want? Diogenes said, "I don't want anything." But the king is in front of me, and the sun is blocking it, so get out of the way! was just answering.
Paul in this text is telling us to be content in any circumstance. In other words, it tells you to be content with your circumstances and learn to be grateful.
This world is trying to get money by all means to get rich. This time, I saw on the show that the liquid was removed from the tree and spread on the grilled meat so that it smelled of stinky odor. They struggle to get fame. You must have 1 billion won to become the vice president. In Mokpo, it was said that I had to spend 20 million won to become the chairman of the presbytery. They do everything they can to gain power. Look, Kim Jong-un executes even his uncle for power.
So the Lord says, "Those who want to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and hurtful desires, which plunge men into ruin and destruction."
Look at the rich young man Matthew 19:16 “What good must I do to inherit eternal life?
Keep the commands. I kept everything. What is still lacking?
21 “Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven.
If we try to be rich, we fall into ruin and destruction.
10 “The love of money is the root of all evil, and those who covet it have been deceived and have erred from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
Rockefeller, the richest man of the century, lost faith and worked to accumulate a lot of wealth. At the age of 50, he fell ill with a dying disease. He repented, found his faith, and gave his money to the Lord and the world.