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Friendship with the Worldnow I am writing you to quitmixing in company with anyonecalled a brother that is a fornicatoror a greedy person or anidolater or a reviler or a drunkardor an extortioner, not even eatingwith such a man ."Matt . 28 :19, 20 "Go thereforeand make disciples of people ofall the nations, baptizing themin the name of the Father and ofthe Son and of the holy spirit,teaching them to observe all thethings I have commanded you .And, look! I am with you all thedays until the consummation ofthe system of things ."Christians Do Not Let MoneymakingHinder TheirKingdom WorkJas . 4 :13, 14 "Come, now, youwho say, `Today or tomorrow wewill travel to this city and willspend a year there, and we willengage in business and makeprofits,' whereas you do not knowwhat your life will be tomorrow .For you are a mist appearing fora little while and then disappearing."1 Tim. 6 :10 "For the love ofmoney is a root of all sorts ofinjurious things, and by reachingout for this love some have beenled astray from the faith andhave stabbed themselves all overwith many pains."Matt. 6 :19-21, 25-34 "Stop storingup for yourselves treasuresupon the earth, where moth andrust consume, and where thievesbreak in and steal . Rather, storeup for yourselves treasures inheaven, where neither moth norrust consume, and where thievesdo not break in and steal . Forwhere your treasure is, there yourheart will be also . On this accountI say to you : Stop beinganxious about your souls as towhat you will eat or what youwill drink, or about your bodiesas to what you will wear . . . . Sonever be anxious and say : `Whatare we to eat?' or, `What are weto drink?' or, `What are we to132put on?' For all these are thethings the nations are eagerlypursuing . For your heavenlyFather knows you need all thesethings . Keep on, then, seekingfirst the kingdom and his righteousness,and all these otherthings will be added to you ."Eccl . 7 :12 "For wisdom is adefence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency ofknowledge is, that wisdom preserveththe life of him that hathit ."Prov. 1 :19 "So are the ways ofevery one that is greedy of gain ;it taketh away the life of theowners thereof ."Prov. 15 :27 "He that is greedyof gain troubleth his own house ;but he that hateth bribes shalllive."Christian's Conscience Not Inherent; Must Be Trainedby God's WordJer . 17 :9 "The heart is deceitfulabove all things, and it is exceedinglycorrupt : who can know it?"Titus 1 :15 "All things are cleanto clean persons. But to personsdefiled and faithless nothing isclean, but both their minds andtheir consciences are defiled ."1 Tim . 1 :13 "Although formerlyI was a blasphemer and a persecutorand an insolent man .Nevertheless, I was shown mercy,because I was ignorant and actedwith a lack of faith ."Rom. 10 :2, 3 "For I bear themwitness that they have a zealfor God ; but not according to accurateknowledge ; for, because ofnot knowing the righteousness ofGod but seeking to establish theirown, they did not subject themselvesto the righteousness ofGod."John 8 :31, 32 "If you remainin my word, you are really mydisciples, and you will know thetruth, and the truth will set youfree."2 Tim . 3 :16, 17 "All Scriptureis inspired of God and beneficialfor teaching, for reproving, for