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Economics Insight From 1 Timothy 6:6

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“Godliness with contentment is great gain.” Indeed, yet how rarely is contentment mentioned as a measure of wealth or success. Of course contentment is difficult to quantify, especially for an outsider. Psychologists can usually only resort to simply asking individuals to rate their level of contentment on a numerical scale from one to ten. Nevertheless, most individuals when pressed confess how “peace of mind,” “inner security,” or “well-being” are both laudable and lacking. The scripture continues, “For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” And now here is the prescription for godliness with contentment: “But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith.”

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