Godliness Over Gain

Matthew 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you,and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

Someone forgot to tell Jesus about the prosperity gospel as well as decree and declare bringing about dominion.

Matthew 10:24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.

25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house

Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?

A great deal is spoken about identity. Indeed, we are to identify with Jesus as His disciples/servants. What they did to our Lord/Master is what they will do to us, if indeed we faithfully follow Him so they can see our identification with Him.

Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

Wait! What? Children of God to suffer and not reign in power here on earth before the Millennium!!

Philippians 1:28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.

29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

30 Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

We are not only to believe, but suffer!! No, no, no! We are supposed to be living the American greed, I mean, dream. The conflict Paul was in was prison. No way! We are to have mansions, private jets and a Lamborghini!

Brothers and sisters run from this false doctrine! Listen to the Word! We are not promised health and wealth. Indeed, most Christians throughout history have lived in persecution and poverty. Look around the world today. Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world. What we have is a fake Christianity based upon greed and personas.

1Timothy 6:3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

Gain is not a proof of godliness. We are to be content with food and clothing. When persecution comes these wolves in sheep’s clothing will be revealed and sadly, many people will lose their faith because of the lies they believed. Do not be one of them. Maranatha!