⁵ Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said,

⁶ So we can say with confidence,

⁸ Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. ⁹ So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your strength comes from God’s grace, not from rules about food, which don’t help those who follow them.

¹⁴ For this world is not our permanent home; we are looking forward to a home yet to come.