This morning from God's infallible word is found in the epistle of First Timothy.

If you've brought your Bible from home, please use it now. Turning to chapter 6 of that letter and

beginning at verse 6, 1st Timothy, chapter 6, verse 6.

There is great gain in Godliness with contentment, for we brought nothing into the world,

and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing,

with these, we shall be content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and hurtful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.

For the love of money is the root of all evils.

It is through this craving that some have wandered away

from the truth and pierced their hearts with many pangs. But as for you, man of God

shun all this, aim at righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the

eternal life to which you were called when you made the good

confession in the presence of many witnesses.

The goal that I have for this series of messages on battling unbelief this fall could be stated like this.

I want us to have fixed permanently after this fall permanently. this

in our mind this truth.

in our minds, this truth.

The way to fight sin in our lives is to fight unbelief in our hearts.

The way to fight sin in our lives is to fight unbelief in our hearts.

Or to put it positively, the way to pursue righteousness in our lives

is to pursue faith in our hearts,

or to fight the fight of faith,

as Paul calls it here in verse 12.

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