Chapter Thirteen/Buy Gold Refined by Fire - Counsel on 'Becoming Rich'

 Is there a cure for the sad situation in Laodicea? Yes, if those Christians will follow Jesus' counsel: "I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire that you may become rich." (Revelation 3:18b) 'True Christian "gold," refined by fire with all the dross removed, will make them "rich toward God."(Luke 12:21) Where can they buy such gold? Not from the local bankers but from Jesus! The apostle Paul explained what that gold is when he told Timothy to give orders to wealthy Christians "to work at good, to be rich in fine works, to be liberal, ready to share, safely treasuring up for themselves a find foundation for the future." Only by expending themselves in this way could the "get a firm hold on the real life." (1 Timothy 6:17-19) The materially wealthy Laodiceans should have followed Paul's advice and thus become spiritually rich.- see also Proverbs 5:13-18.

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