In the pursuit of a simple and godly life, the Bible teaches the importance of avoiding unnecessary clutter and distractions. According to Ecclesiastes, there is a time to gather and a time to throw away, emphasizing the need for balance and discernment in our possessions. The apostle Paul encourages believers to do everything in a fitting and orderly manner, as seen in 1 Corinthians, and to be diligent in their work, as instructed in 2 Timothy. Jesus also warns against storing up treasures on earth, where they can be lost or corrupted, as recorded in Matthew, highlighting the importance of prioritizing eternal values over material possessions.
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a time to search and a time to count as lost, a time to keep and a time to discard,
For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints.
Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.