“Apparently, I’m living a life worth gossiping about. LOL. Imagine how boring their lives must be if they think mine is interesting.”

Over the past few years, I have read a large number of belief statements, but I’ve been struck by something that is missing in every single one of them.

Does your church teach doctrine or indoctrinate?

In his first epistle to Timothy, Paul warns about perverse men who “suppose that gain is godliness” (1 Timothy 6:5). Though, I’ve heard plenty of sermons on the next verse about godliness with contentment, I don’t think I have ever heard anyone teach on it. But what does it mean to “suppose gain is godliness”? Well, it means to assume that your financial or physical situation is proof of your godliness, or that your godliness will lead to financial gain. It can apply to an in