“"Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come." There nothing is uncertain, for the foundation being firm, there is no instability, all is firm, fixed, immovable, fast, and enduring. "That they may lay hold," he says, "on eternal life." For the doing of good works can secure the enjoyme…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — Homily on 1 Timothy 18
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19Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
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17Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
18That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
— 1 Timothy 6:19 —
20O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
21Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.