How Do We Prevent Love for Worldly Things from Leading Us to Forfeit Our Salvation?

Paul warns that the desire for riches leads to temptation, harmful desires, and spiritual destruction, while contentment with godliness brings true gain. Believers must recognize what draws them away from their true treasure in Christ and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and gentleness instead. The key is knowing that eternal life is the real treasure worth guarding with zeal, while remembering that we brought nothing into this world and can take nothing out.