Money is not the root of all evil

June 6, 2010 by Victorino
Filed under Money Bible Verses, Money Matters

Is money the root of all evil? No it’s not. Many people believe in this great misconception. That’s why most of them somehow have a bad feeling about it – about money. Seemingly, money can be the reason of many fighting. Money also seems to be the motive of theft, corruption, prostitution, fighting, and other negative actions. However, if we will do a thorough research on the origin of this notion, which is the Bible, we can learn that the saying “money is the root of all evil”, is indeed a misinterpretation. If we will refer to the book of 1 Timothy 6:10, we will read the following:

^“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” – 1 Timothy 6:10 (NIV)

From the above passage from the Holy Scriptures, we can clearly learn that it is not the money that is the root of all kind of evil – it is the love of money. Who can love money? It can only be us. We people tend to love money. We sometimes value money more than anything in this world. People sometimes sacrifice time for their family and for God for money.

Now, how true it is that peoples’ love on money can be the root of all evil? Just think of all evil you can think, including greed, lust, pride, murder and envy. Do you think all of these evils can be produced by a person’s love on money? Yes they can be its fruits. One man’s love on money can make him greedy. A woman who loves money more than her dignity can do prostitution. Likewise, a person who put money first in his heart can be proud and envious, and in worst can kill his fellow men for the love of money.

The truth is, we cannot love money and God at the same time. We can’t serve God and His people and serve money at the same time.

^“No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.” – Matthew 6:24 (NIV)

But money is not all that bad. If we will become constantly faithful to God, He will give us the wisdom and understanding that will give us health and prosperity.

“My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity. “ – Proverbs 3:1-2 (NIV)

Money is not at all evil. It was invented as a tool to give convenience to humankind. It serves as our medium of exchange to ease the exchange of goods and services. It also acts as a unit of account to facilitate measurement when we buy the things we need. Money also serves as a store of value to help us save our possessions in a more technical way. It can also use to easily pay our debts. Hence, let us stop accusing money as the root of all evil. Let’s look first upon ourselves and ask seriously – do we love money?