Is Money the Root of All Evil?
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- 00:03
- Money is the root of all evil, is not in the Bible. Come on, you can think of sins you've done money had nothing to do with.
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- Money is not evil, people are. 1 Timothy 6 .10 says, For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils.
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- It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. Right before that it says,
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- Those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
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- Even a person who is not rich can love money and fall into ruin. It's not about what's in your wallet, it's about what's in your heart.
- 00:38
- But there's more going on here than simply talking about money. Back in verse 3, Paul said that if anyone teaches a different doctrine than the sound words of Christ which produce godliness, then he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing.
- 00:51
- He craves controversy, producing envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicion and constant friction among people depraved in mind and deprived of the truth.
- 01:01
- These teachers lead others to believe that being a Christian means there's something in this world to be gained from it.
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- Not content with the gospel of salvation, they twist the truth and those who want what they're selling will pay for it with their lives.
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- Sum it up with verse 10, For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils, causing people to wander from the truth in pursuit of their own passions.
- 01:24
- So money is not the root of all evil, but the love of money leads to all kinds of false teaching when we understand the text.