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	Brothers and sisters, all covetousness is unbelief. Learn with me, O learn with me, how to use the sword of the Spirit to fight the good fight of faith, and lay hold on eternal life! <br>		Brothers and sisters, all covetousness is unbelief. Learn with me, O learn with me, how to use the sword of the Spirit to fight the good fight of faith, and lay hold on eternal life! <br>
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Bhkauflin at 17:19, 9 July 2008

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	The goal that I have for us in this series of messages is to fix in our minds permanently this truth: the way to fight sin in our lives is to battle unbelief; and the way to pursue righteousness and holiness and love is to fight the fight of faith.		The goal that I have for us in this series of messages is to fix in our minds permanently this truth: the way to fight sin in our lives is to battle unbelief; and the way to pursue righteousness and holiness and love is to fight the fight of faith.

Bhkauflin at 17:17, 9 July 2008

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-	{{MasterHeader\|author=John Piper\|partnerurl= http://www.desiringgod.org\|partner=Desiring God\|other=\|mediatype= article\|lang= English\|editor= n/a\|translator= n/a\|levels= 0\|reviewed= Not Reviewed\|newtitle= Battling the Unbelief of Covetousness\|series=Battling Unbelief\|topic=Spiritual Growth\|subtopic=Sanctification & Growth\|month=October\|day=30\|year=1988}}'''1 Timothy 6:6-12'''	+	{{info}}
		+	:'''1 Timothy 6:6-12'''

	The goal that I have for us in this series of messages is to fix in our minds permanently this truth: the way to fight sin in our lives is to battle unbelief; and the way to pursue righteousness and holiness and love is to fight the fight of faith.		The goal that I have for us in this series of messages is to fix in our minds permanently this truth: the way to fight sin in our lives is to battle unbelief; and the way to pursue righteousness and holiness and love is to fight the fight of faith.

Bhkauflin at 16:02, 20 June 2008

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-	{{MasterHeader\|author=John Piper\|partnerurl= http://www.desiringgod.org\|partner=Desiring God\|other=\|mediatype= article\|lang= English\|editor= n/a\|translator= n/a\|levels= 0\|reviewed= Not Reviewed\|newtitle= Battling the Unbelief of Covetousness\|series=~~Sermons 1988~~\|topic=Spiritual Growth\|subtopic=Sanctification & Growth\|month=October\|day=30\|year=1988}}'''1 Timothy 6:6-12'''	+	{{MasterHeader\|author=John Piper\|partnerurl= http://www.desiringgod.org\|partner=Desiring God\|other=\|mediatype= article\|lang= English\|editor= n/a\|translator= n/a\|levels= 0\|reviewed= Not Reviewed\|newtitle= Battling the Unbelief of Covetousness\|series=Battling Unbelief\|topic=Spiritual Growth\|subtopic=Sanctification & Growth\|month=October\|day=30\|year=1988}}'''1 Timothy 6:6-12'''

	The goal that I have for us in this series of messages is to fix in our minds permanently this truth: the way to fight sin in our lives is to battle unbelief; and the way to pursue righteousness and holiness and love is to fight the fight of faith.		The goal that I have for us in this series of messages is to fix in our minds permanently this truth: the way to fight sin in our lives is to battle unbelief; and the way to pursue righteousness and holiness and love is to fight the fight of faith.
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	Have you ever considered that the Ten Commandments begin and end with virtually the same commandment? "You shall have no other gods before me" (Exodus 20:3) and "You shall not covet" (Exodus 20:17) are almost equivalent commands. Coveting is desiring anything other than God in a way that betrays a loss of contentment and satisfaction in him. Covetousness is a heart divided between two gods. So Paul calls it idolatry.		Have you ever considered that the Ten Commandments begin and end with virtually the same commandment? "You shall have no other gods before me" (Exodus 20:3) and "You shall not covet" (Exodus 20:17) are almost equivalent commands. Coveting is desiring anything other than God in a way that betrays a loss of contentment and satisfaction in him. Covetousness is a heart divided between two gods. So Paul calls it idolatry.

-	'''"Flee Covetousness—Fight the Fight of Faith"'''	+	'''"Flee Covetousness—Fight the Fight of Faith"'''

	Now what Paul is doing in 1 Timothy 6:6–12 is trying to persuade people not to be covetous. But let's be real sure that we see how Paul understands this battle against covetousness. He gives his reasons for not being covetous in verses 6–10 (which we will come back to), and then in verse 11 he tells Timothy to shun or to flee all that—to flee the love of money and the desire to be rich, namely, covetousness.		Now what Paul is doing in 1 Timothy 6:6–12 is trying to persuade people not to be covetous. But let's be real sure that we see how Paul understands this battle against covetousness. He gives his reasons for not being covetous in verses 6–10 (which we will come back to), and then in verse 11 he tells Timothy to shun or to flee all that—to flee the love of money and the desire to be rich, namely, covetousness.

Bhkauflin at 15:32, 16 June 2008

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-	{{MasterHeader\|author=John Piper\|partnerurl= http://www.desiringgod.org\|partner=Desiring God~~\|date= 30 October 1988~~\|other=~~\|series=\|categorytopic= Sanctification & Growth~~\|mediatype= article\|lang= English\|editor= n/a\|translator= n/a\|levels= 0\|reviewed= Not Reviewed\|newtitle= Battling the Unbelief of Covetousness}}'''1 Timothy 6:6-12'''	+	{{MasterHeader\|author=John Piper\|partnerurl= http://www.desiringgod.org\|partner=Desiring God\|other=\|mediatype= article\|lang= English\|editor= n/a\|translator= n/a\|levels= 0\|reviewed= Not Reviewed\|newtitle= Battling the Unbelief of Covetousness\|series=Sermons 1988\|topic=Spiritual Growth\|subtopic=Sanctification & Growth\|month=October\|day=30\|year=1988}}'''1 Timothy 6:6-12'''

	The goal that I have for us in this series of messages is to fix in our minds permanently this truth: the way to fight sin in our lives is to battle unbelief; and the way to pursue righteousness and holiness and love is to fight the fight of faith.		The goal that I have for us in this series of messages is to fix in our minds permanently this truth: the way to fight sin in our lives is to battle unbelief; and the way to pursue righteousness and holiness and love is to fight the fight of faith.
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	Have you ever considered that the Ten Commandments begin and end with virtually the same commandment? "You shall have no other gods before me" (Exodus 20:3) and "You shall not covet" (Exodus 20:17) are almost equivalent commands. Coveting is desiring anything other than God in a way that betrays a loss of contentment and satisfaction in him. Covetousness is a heart divided between two gods. So Paul calls it idolatry.		Have you ever considered that the Ten Commandments begin and end with virtually the same commandment? "You shall have no other gods before me" (Exodus 20:3) and "You shall not covet" (Exodus 20:17) are almost equivalent commands. Coveting is desiring anything other than God in a way that betrays a loss of contentment and satisfaction in him. Covetousness is a heart divided between two gods. So Paul calls it idolatry.

-	~~ ~~'''"Flee Covetousness—Fight the Fight of Faith'''"	+	'''"Flee Covetousness—Fight the Fight of Faith"'''

	Now what Paul is doing in 1 Timothy 6:6–12 is trying to persuade people not to be covetous. But let's be real sure that we see how Paul understands this battle against covetousness. He gives his reasons for not being covetous in verses 6–10 (which we will come back to), and then in verse 11 he tells Timothy to shun or to flee all that—to flee the love of money and the desire to be rich, namely, covetousness.		Now what Paul is doing in 1 Timothy 6:6–12 is trying to persuade people not to be covetous. But let's be real sure that we see how Paul understands this battle against covetousness. He gives his reasons for not being covetous in verses 6–10 (which we will come back to), and then in verse 11 he tells Timothy to shun or to flee all that—to flee the love of money and the desire to be rich, namely, covetousness.
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	God has gone the extra mile in the Bible to warn us mercifully that the idolatry of covetousness is a no win situation. It's a dead end street in the worst sense of the word. It's a trick and a trap. So my word to you is the word of 1 Timothy 6:11: Flee from it. When you see it coming (in a TV ad, or a Christmas catalog, or a neighbor's purchase), run from it the way you would run from a roaring lion escaped from the zoo and starving.		God has gone the extra mile in the Bible to warn us mercifully that the idolatry of covetousness is a no win situation. It's a dead end street in the worst sense of the word. It's a trick and a trap. So my word to you is the word of 1 Timothy 6:11: Flee from it. When you see it coming (in a TV ad, or a Christmas catalog, or a neighbor's purchase), run from it the way you would run from a roaring lion escaped from the zoo and starving.

-	'''But Where Do You Run?'''	+	'''But Where Do You Run?'''

	You run to the arsenal of faith, and quickly take the mantle of prayer from Psalm 119:36 and throw it around yourself: "O Lord, incline my heart to your testimonies and not to worldly gain." And then quickly you take down two cutlasses, a short one and a long one, specially made by the Holy Spirit to slay covetousness. And you stand your ground at the door. When he shows his deadly face you show him the shorter cutlass:		You run to the arsenal of faith, and quickly take the mantle of prayer from Psalm 119:36 and throw it around yourself: "O Lord, incline my heart to your testimonies and not to worldly gain." And then quickly you take down two cutlasses, a short one and a long one, specially made by the Holy Spirit to slay covetousness. And you stand your ground at the door. When he shows his deadly face you show him the shorter cutlass:

Bhkauflin at 15:24, 2 June 2008

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	God has gone the extra mile in the Bible to warn us mercifully that the idolatry of covetousness is a no win situation. It's a dead end street in the worst sense of the word. It's a trick and a trap. So my word to you is the word of 1 Timothy 6:11: Flee from it. When you see it coming (in a TV ad, or a Christmas catalog, or a neighbor's purchase), run from it the way you would run from a roaring lion escaped from the zoo and starving.		God has gone the extra mile in the Bible to warn us mercifully that the idolatry of covetousness is a no win situation. It's a dead end street in the worst sense of the word. It's a trick and a trap. So my word to you is the word of 1 Timothy 6:11: Flee from it. When you see it coming (in a TV ad, or a Christmas catalog, or a neighbor's purchase), run from it the way you would run from a roaring lion escaped from the zoo and starving.

-	'''But Where Do You Run?~~<br>~~'''You run to the arsenal of faith, and quickly take the mantle of prayer from Psalm 119:36 and throw it around yourself: "O Lord, incline my heart to your testimonies and not to worldly gain." And then quickly you take down two cutlasses, a short one and a long one, specially made by the Holy Spirit to slay covetousness. And you stand your ground at the door. When he shows his deadly face you show him the shorter cutlass:	+	'''But Where Do You Run?'''
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		+	You run to the arsenal of faith, and quickly take the mantle of prayer from Psalm 119:36 and throw it around yourself: "O Lord, incline my heart to your testimonies and not to worldly gain." And then quickly you take down two cutlasses, a short one and a long one, specially made by the Holy Spirit to slay covetousness. And you stand your ground at the door. When he shows his deadly face you show him the shorter cutlass:

	1 Timothy 6:6 "There is great gain in godliness with contentment." GREAT GAIN! GREAT GAIN! Stay where you are, Lion of Covetousness. I have great gain in God. This is my faith!		1 Timothy 6:6 "There is great gain in godliness with contentment." GREAT GAIN! GREAT GAIN! Stay where you are, Lion of Covetousness. I have great gain in God. This is my faith!
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	Then, before he has time to attack, you take the longer cutlass (Hebrews 13:5–6), "Keep your life free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for [God] has said, 'I will never fail you nor forsake you.' Hence we can confidently say, 'The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid; what can man do to me?'" And drive it home. Do exactly what Paul says to do in Colossians 3:5, "Put covetousness to death."		Then, before he has time to attack, you take the longer cutlass (Hebrews 13:5–6), "Keep your life free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for [God] has said, 'I will never fail you nor forsake you.' Hence we can confidently say, 'The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid; what can man do to me?'" And drive it home. Do exactly what Paul says to do in Colossians 3:5, "Put covetousness to death."

-	Brothers and sisters, all covetousness is unbelief. Learn with me, O learn with me, how to use the sword of the Spirit to fight the good fight of faith, and lay hold on eternal life!	+	Brothers and sisters, all covetousness is unbelief. Learn with me, O learn with me, how to use the sword of the Spirit to fight the good fight of faith, and lay hold on eternal life! <br>
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Bhkauflin at 17:41, 30 May 2008

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-	{{MasterHeader\|author=John Piper\|partnerurl= http://www.desiringgod.org\|partner=Desiring God\|date= 30 October 1988\|other=\|series=\|categorytopic= Sanctification & Growth\|mediatype= article\|lang= English\|editor= n/a\|translator= n/a\|levels= 0\|reviewed= Not Reviewed\|newtitle= Battling the Unbelief of Covetousness}} '''1 Timothy 6:6-12'''	+	{{MasterHeader\|author=John Piper\|partnerurl= http://www.desiringgod.org\|partner=Desiring God\|date= 30 October 1988\|other=\|series=\|categorytopic= Sanctification & Growth\|mediatype= article\|lang= English\|editor= n/a\|translator= n/a\|levels= 0\|reviewed= Not Reviewed\|newtitle= Battling the Unbelief of Covetousness}}'''1 Timothy 6:6-12'''

	The goal that I have for us in this series of messages is to fix in our minds permanently this truth: the way to fight sin in our lives is to battle unbelief; and the way to pursue righteousness and holiness and love is to fight the fight of faith.		The goal that I have for us in this series of messages is to fix in our minds permanently this truth: the way to fight sin in our lives is to battle unbelief; and the way to pursue righteousness and holiness and love is to fight the fight of faith.

Bhkauflin at 17:39, 30 May 2008

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-	{{MasterHeader\|author=John Piper\|partnerurl= http://www.desiringgod.org\|partner=Desiring God\|date= 30 October 1988\|other=\|series=\|categorytopic= Sanctification & Growth\|mediatype= article\|lang= English\|editor= n/a\|translator= n/a\|levels= 0\|reviewed= Not Reviewed\|newtitle= Battling the Unbelief of Covetousness}}	+	{{MasterHeader\|author=John Piper\|partnerurl= http://www.desiringgod.org\|partner=Desiring God\|date= 30 October 1988\|other=\|series=\|categorytopic= Sanctification & Growth\|mediatype= article\|lang= English\|editor= n/a\|translator= n/a\|levels= 0\|reviewed= Not Reviewed\|newtitle= Battling the Unbelief of Covetousness}} '''1 Timothy 6:6-12'''
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-	~~<br>~~'''~~ ~~1 Timothy 6:6-12'''	+

	The goal that I have for us in this series of messages is to fix in our minds permanently this truth: the way to fight sin in our lives is to battle unbelief; and the way to pursue righteousness and holiness and love is to fight the fight of faith.		The goal that I have for us in this series of messages is to fix in our minds permanently this truth: the way to fight sin in our lives is to battle unbelief; and the way to pursue righteousness and holiness and love is to fight the fight of faith.

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	The goal that I have for us in this series of messages is to fix in our minds permanently this truth: the way to fight sin in our lives is to battle unbelief; and the way to pursue righteousness and holiness and love is to fight the fight of faith.		The goal that I have for us in this series of messages is to fix in our minds permanently this truth: the way to fight sin in our lives is to battle unbelief; and the way to pursue righteousness and holiness and love is to fight the fight of faith.

-	~~'''~~Three Reasons for the Goal of This Series~~'''~~	+	==== Three Reasons for the Goal of This Series ====

	There are at least three reasons that I have this goal for us.		There are at least three reasons that I have this goal for us.
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	And so my great desire in this series is that we learn how to live for God's honor, and that means living by faith in God's promises, and that means battling unbelief in all the different ways it rears its head in our hearts, including covetousness.		And so my great desire in this series is that we learn how to live for God's honor, and that means living by faith in God's promises, and that means battling unbelief in all the different ways it rears its head in our hearts, including covetousness.

-	'''The Definition of Covetousness'''	+	==== '''The Definition of Covetousness''' ====

	Today we focus on battling the unbelief of covetousness.<br>		Today we focus on battling the unbelief of covetousness.<br>
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	Have you ever considered that the Ten Commandments begin and end with virtually the same commandment? "You shall have no other gods before me" (Exodus 20:3) and "You shall not covet" (Exodus 20:17) are almost equivalent commands. Coveting is desiring anything other than God in a way that betrays a loss of contentment and satisfaction in him. Covetousness is a heart divided between two gods. So Paul calls it idolatry.		Have you ever considered that the Ten Commandments begin and end with virtually the same commandment? "You shall have no other gods before me" (Exodus 20:3) and "You shall not covet" (Exodus 20:17) are almost equivalent commands. Coveting is desiring anything other than God in a way that betrays a loss of contentment and satisfaction in him. Covetousness is a heart divided between two gods. So Paul calls it idolatry.

-	'''"Flee Covetousness—Fight the Fight of Faith"'''	+	==== '''"Flee Covetousness—Fight the Fight of Faith"''' ====

	Now what Paul is doing in 1 Timothy 6:6–12 is trying to persuade people not to be covetous. But let's be real sure that we see how Paul understands this battle against covetousness. He gives his reasons for not being covetous in verses 6–10 (which we will come back to), and then in verse 11 he tells Timothy to shun or to flee all that—to flee the love of money and the desire to be rich, namely, covetousness.		Now what Paul is doing in 1 Timothy 6:6–12 is trying to persuade people not to be covetous. But let's be real sure that we see how Paul understands this battle against covetousness. He gives his reasons for not being covetous in verses 6–10 (which we will come back to), and then in verse 11 he tells Timothy to shun or to flee all that—to flee the love of money and the desire to be rich, namely, covetousness.
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	The main weapon of faith is the Word of God. So when covetousness begins to raise its greedy head, what we must do is begin to preach the Word of God to ourselves. We need to hear what God says. We need to hear his warnings about what becomes of the covetous and how serious it is to covet. And we need to hear his promises that can give great contentment to the soul and overcome all covetous cravings.		The main weapon of faith is the Word of God. So when covetousness begins to raise its greedy head, what we must do is begin to preach the Word of God to ourselves. We need to hear what God says. We need to hear his warnings about what becomes of the covetous and how serious it is to covet. And we need to hear his promises that can give great contentment to the soul and overcome all covetous cravings.

-	'''Warnings Against Covetousness'''	+	==== '''Warnings Against Covetousness''' ====

	First, some warnings.		First, some warnings.
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	God has gone the extra mile in the Bible to warn us mercifully that the idolatry of covetousness is a no win situation. It's a dead end street in the worst sense of the word. It's a trick and a trap. So my word to you is the word of 1 Timothy 6:11: Flee from it. When you see it coming (in a TV ad, or a Christmas catalog, or a neighbor's purchase), run from it the way you would run from a roaring lion escaped from the zoo and starving.		God has gone the extra mile in the Bible to warn us mercifully that the idolatry of covetousness is a no win situation. It's a dead end street in the worst sense of the word. It's a trick and a trap. So my word to you is the word of 1 Timothy 6:11: Flee from it. When you see it coming (in a TV ad, or a Christmas catalog, or a neighbor's purchase), run from it the way you would run from a roaring lion escaped from the zoo and starving.

-	'''But Where Do You Run?'''	+	==== '''But Where Do You Run?''' ====

	You run to the arsenal of faith, and quickly take the mantle of prayer from Psalm 119:36 and throw it around yourself: "O Lord, incline my heart to your testimonies and not to worldly gain." And then quickly you take down two cutlasses, a short one and a long one, specially made by the Holy Spirit to slay covetousness. And you stand your ground at the door. When he shows his deadly face you show him the shorter cutlass:		You run to the arsenal of faith, and quickly take the mantle of prayer from Psalm 119:36 and throw it around yourself: "O Lord, incline my heart to your testimonies and not to worldly gain." And then quickly you take down two cutlasses, a short one and a long one, specially made by the Holy Spirit to slay covetousness. And you stand your ground at the door. When he shows his deadly face you show him the shorter cutlass:
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	Then, before he has time to attack, you take the longer cutlass (Hebrews 13:5–6), "Keep your life free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for [God] has said, 'I will never fail you nor forsake you.' Hence we can confidently say, 'The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid; what can man do to me?'" And drive it home. Do exactly what Paul says to do in Colossians 3:5, "Put covetousness to death."		Then, before he has time to attack, you take the longer cutlass (Hebrews 13:5–6), "Keep your life free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for [God] has said, 'I will never fail you nor forsake you.' Hence we can confidently say, 'The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid; what can man do to me?'" And drive it home. Do exactly what Paul says to do in Colossians 3:5, "Put covetousness to death."

-	Brothers and sisters, all covetousness is unbelief. Learn with me, O learn with me, how to use the sword of the Spirit to fight the good fight of faith, and lay hold on eternal life! <br>	+	Brothers and sisters, all covetousness is unbelief. Learn with me, O learn with me, how to use the sword of the Spirit to fight the good fight of faith, and lay hold on eternal life! <br>

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