For over seventy years, Christianity has been plagued by “prophets of profit”: people who claim that the goal of the Christian life is material wealth. This false teaching is countered by Paul in 1 Timothy 6:3-5, where Paul gives us the test, the truth, and the track record of the false teachers.

For over seventy years, Christianity has been plagued by “prophets of profit”: people who claim that the goal of the Christian life is material wealth. This false teaching is countered by Paul in 1 Timothy 6:3-5, where Paul gives us the test, the truth, and the track record of the false teachers.