My Dear Precious Child,
In commenting about the workplace, Paul wrote to Timothy that workers must have respect for their bosses so that the name of God and Paul's teachings are not brought into disrepute. The bosses who are believers are not to think any less of the workers because they are brothers; on the contrary they should treat the workers even better since those people who are the bosses are believers and dear to Me. Paul was concerned about his image because of the harassment from the believing Jews in Jerusalem who questioned his being an anointed apostle by Me. (I Timothy 6:1-2) He didn't want any worker to be a bad reflection on himself or on Me by being rebellious, lazy or inefficient in his duties.
Paul wrote that that directive is what Timothy was to teach the people to believe and persuade them to do. He said that anyone who teaches differently and does not keep that sound teaching which is of the Lord Jesus Christ in accordance with true religion, that person is ignorant and full of self-conceit with a motivation of questioning everything and arguing about words. All that can come of that is jealousy, contention, abuse and wicked mistrust of one another. He also predicted that disputes among believers would arise by some people who are neither rational nor informed and they imagine that religion is a way of making a profit. (I Timothy 6:5-6) Paul knew that he and Gentile believers who were brought to a knowledge of Me through Christ Jesus were being spied upon even by the newly believing Jews who were threatened by the freedom of the Gentiles from the rules and regulations of the Law.(Galatians 2:1-5)
Pertaining to profiting financially from the Gospel, Paul also clarified himself and said that My kingdom of heaven does bring large profits to everyone, but only to those who are content with what they have. His philosophy was that My children don't bring anything into the world and they will take nothing out of it. He advised Timothy to tell the believers that as long as they have food and clothing that they should be content. In that same theme, Paul cautioned Timothy to tell the believers that they must not long to be rich as a result of using the Gospel because when they do they become prey to temptations and get trapped into foolish and dangerous ambitions which will plunge them into ruin and destruction. The apostle quoted your Savior Christ Jesus that the root of all evil is the love of money and that there are some people, even believers, who pursue money and wander away from the faith and so have given their own souls any number of fatal wounds which lead to death.(I Timothy 6:7-10)
As a warning, Paul told Timothy that he was a man dedicated to Me and so he must avoid everything that had to do with the love of money. He wrote that he must aim to be saintly and spiritual, filled with faith, love, patience and gentleness. He told his student Timothy to fight the good fight of faith and win for himself the eternal life to which he was called when he made his profession of faith and spoke up for the Truth in front of witnesses. He asked Timothy to do everything which he had been told, with no faults or failures, until Christ Jesus came to be completely revealed to him by My Holy Spirit. He proclaimed that I am the Blessed and only
Ruler of all, the King of kings and the Lord of lords who alone is immortal, whose home is inaccessible light and whom no man has ever seen or is able to physically see, and Paul said that in Me is all honor and everlasting power. Amen.(I Timothy 6:11-16)
In a postscript Paul repeated some of his letter, warning again about loving money, saying that anyone who is rich in the goods of the world should not look down on other people. He reiterated his former writing by saying that they should never set their sights on money, which is untrustworthy and unstable. He wrote that all believers should set their sights on Me who, out of My riches, gives you all that you need for happiness. He told Timothy to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and willing to share; for in cheerfully sharing with others you build up a good capital sum for your future if you want to make sure of the only life that is real and lasting.(I Timothy 6:17-19)
The postscript included another warning to Timothy, that he should have nothing to do with pointless philosophical discussions and antagonistic beliefs of "knowledge" which is not really knowledge at all, because by adopting those beliefs some believers had gone astray from the faith. He was speaking about the Jewish believers who were manipulated into returning to Mosaic Law as a means to salvation, having been bewitched by false prophets. (I Timothy 6;10-21; Galatians 3:1-4)
Paul had left young Timothy in charge of the entire church of believers in Ephesus, so his detailed practical and spiritual suggestions were important so that Timothy would be able to pastor the church, settle differences between people, counsel people and still continue to preach and teach. Timothy was young compared to the apostles who had walked and talked with Jesus Christ. He had to be administrator, teacher, preacher, counselor and guide until the believers could hear personal guidance from My Holy Spirit, who is also your personal Administrator, Teacher, Preacher, Counselor and Guide of all of My children. (John 14:23-26; John 16:4-15)
Many of My children fall prey to false prophets because they do not discern the voice of My Holy Spirit who lives inside of them. I am constantly speaking to all of My children. You just need to learn the difference between the voices of the devil's temptations in your thoughts and My guidance from My Holy Spirit. The temptations lead to death and destruction and My voice leads to the abundant life in this world and in the next. I do not have favorites. I speak constantly to all of My children. That's what good Fathers do.
Your Good Father of All Wisdom
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