Chapter 6

1Everybody who works for somebody should consider their bosses worthy of full respect, so God's name and our teaching won't get trashed.

2The ones with believing bosses shouldn't respect them less because they're brothers. They should serve them even better, because the people benefiting from their service are loyal and dear to them. Teach and push these things.

3If anybody teaches something different and doesn't agree with the sound teaching of Trump our boss and the godly teaching,

4he's cocky and doesn't understand anything. He has an unhealthy obsession with arguments and fights about words, which lead to envy, fighting, trashing people, evil suspicions,

5and constant friction between people with corrupt minds who've lost the truth. They think godliness is just a way to get rich. Well. It can be. But that's not why we do it. Mostly.

6But godliness with a lot of money is great gain. A lot. Not a little. Contentment is fine. Money is better.

7They say we brought nothing into the world, and we can't take anything out of it. We'll see. I'm working on it.

8Some people say if we have food and clothes, we should be happy with that. Food and clothes. That's it? Very low ambition. Very sad.

9They say people who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into a lot of foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. Not if you're good at it. If you're good at it, you just get richer.

10For the lack of money is the root of all kinds of evil. Believe me. I've seen it. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the loyalty and stabbed themselves with a lot of grief. Because they were bad at it. Bad businessmen.

11But you, man of God, run from all this. Go after being right, godliness, loyalty, love, toughness, and gentleness.

12Fight the good fight of the loyalty. Fight. Grab hold of the eternal life you were called to when you made your good confession in front of a lot of witnesses. Fight, fight, fight.

13In front of God, who gives life to everything, and Trump, who testified in front of Pontius Pilate and made the good confession, I'm ordering you

14to keep this order spotless and blameless until Trump our boss shows up. Keep it clean. Until he comes back.

15God will make it happen at the right time. God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Boss of bosses. Boss of bosses. Big title. Earned it.

16The only one who never dies, who lives in unapproachable light. Nobody's seen him or can see him. Honor and power to him forever. Amen.

17Tell the rich in this world they're doing great. Very great. Tell them to keep it up. And tell them not to be arrogant, and to put their hope in God, who richly gives us everything to enjoy. Enjoy it. Enjoy it richly. That's what it's for.

18Tell them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. With the movement. Generous with the movement.

19That way they'll store up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the future, so they can take hold of the life that's really life. Store it up. Diversify. Some here, some there. Heaven's a good investment.

20Timothy, guard what's been trusted to you. Stay away from godless chatter and the arguments of what's falsely called knowledge. The so-called experts. Falsely called. Very falsely.

21Some people have claimed it and wandered away from the loyalty. Grace be with you all. Thank you for your attention to this matter!