Is it true that the love of money is the root of all evil? Then why do we have money?
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If you read carefully, the LOVE OF MONEY is the root of all evil, not money itself.\n\nMoney is not evil. It is a necessity in modern society. All it is is a method for bartering your service for script, and script for other items you need.\n\nThe LOVE of money is what is evil - loving the acquisition and power of money over people, you family, your God, that is where evil comes in.
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I'm guessing "money is the root of all evil"
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First, we assume that all girls take time and money. \nGirls = Time x Money \nFurthermore, we take the statement, "Time is money", and we get: \nTime = Money \nGirls = Money x Money \nGirls = Money^2 \nMoreover, the statement, "Money is the root of all evil" means that: \nEvil = the square root of money \nGirls = (Evil)^1/2 (Evil)^1/2 \nwhich reduces to... \nGirls = Evil
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Money is the most talked about subject in the Bible. Therefore it is a very important fact of life. However, we are not to lay up our treasures in this life. Money is a gift that we should use wisely and a sad fact that many do not. \n\nIf we learn the principals of the gift, we will gain in ways we cannot imagine.
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The center of evil is within mankind itself. It is when we allow our hearts to harden in the face of suffering that we plant and cultivate the seed of evil. The wars are started by egos, the axis of evil is everywhere, and the one behind it all is not just one but many. If I had to chose one, I would say it's Satan or whatever dark entity one choses to believe in. It is a vile creature with no distinguishing form called "Hatred, Prejudice, Greed and Pride". It is present everywhere but I hope and I pray that one day we will all live in peace and love as God intended when he gave us the gift of life. As a former cop, I have seen things that no man or woman should ever have to see but I never forgotten why I became a cop. It was because I love my fellow man and I wanted to protect those who could not, or would not, protect themselves. It is like the Medical field where it is easy to become jaded but I never allowed that to happen. Each story is etched in my mind and my heart and I will never forget the suffering that I've seen. But, I have seen the good as well and that, my friend, gives me hope. Just even asking the question that you have asked here tells me we are alike in our love for humanity and it's people like you that keep this world going and it's heart beating. I hate human suffering in any form and I do my best to help. That is all any of us can do. My main contribution is to have raised my daughter to love and to live and let live. I taught her that if just one person every day helps another when they don't have to but out of the goodness of their hearts, and they ask nothing more in return than to have the one they help, help another and pass it along without any expectation of reward, just to keep that chain of love going, it would be like life's blood flowing through the veins to the heart and that heart would remain healthy and beating for as long as God sees fit, then what a gloriously wonderful world this would be. If we have faith, if we pray, if we are willing to teach and learn from one another and about one another, fear and hatred would transform into love and understanding. Maybe one day, maybe one day! We can change if we want to, if we can just remember that we are all brothers and sisters under God and love and respect each other regardless of race, creed, religion or color. God bless. =) Tina. PS sorry for the dissertation, I'm just rather passionate about this subject. I'm a writer, what can I say?
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That verse describes how difficult it is for rich men to turn AWAY from the worship of money - you cannot have two masters, you cannot have God and money as your masters. You can only have one master:\n\nMatthew 6:24 - "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."\n\nThe thing is, back then, the reason men got rich is because they store up treasures on earth for themselves instead of storing up treasures in Heaven for themselves. If you put the money into use in order to expand the kingdom of God, then you are accumulating treasures in Heaven for yourself. If you deliberately keep back the money so to use it for your own luxury, your own comfort, then you show who you worship.\n\nYou can be rich from a high rate of income, but you should not be rich from hoarding treasures for yourself on earth.
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If God is all knowing and all loving, why did He create Satan and allow evil in the world? A good question, to be sure. One that I’m not sure we can ever fully understand, not being omniscient ourselves. While I do believe that a large part of the answer lies in the fact that God decided to give us (i.e. men and angels) freedom of choice, I also believe that is used by most Christians as a pat answer to avoid the discussion (and personal contemplation) in the first place. To examine this question fully we must try to get a handle on many difficult concepts: freedom of choice, the nature of God, the nature of love, the nature of omniscience, and the nature of evil being the primary concerns. None of these are easy topics, and many of them will have to be looked at simultaneously.\n\nOne of the first questions I believe we need to ask is this: Why did God create us in the first place? The answer lies in what He calls us… His children. Why does any parent want to have children? While there may be a few who will answer that they want an heir to their estate or kingdom, and others who might answer that it is their way to immortality, I believe almost everyone would admit that the reason they want to have children is they want to have a child to love, and to be loved by that child. It is no different with God. He wants to (and does) love us. He wants to be loved by us. He wants all the joys of parenthood. With this understood, we now can explore the idea of freedom of choice.\n\nGiving freedom of choice comes both from the desire to love, and to be loved. Let’s look at a couple of examples we can relate to. If someone is trying to completely control his or her spouse or significant other, the relationship is almost always a bad one. No one likes to be controlled. A husband who tells his wife what friends she can or cannot have, when she can go out of the house, when to have dinner on the table, etc., is usually described as abusive. Not always physically, but that often goes hand in hand. Giving someone freedom of choice is also giving them trust and respect. Love cannot exist without it.\n\nI think it is even easier to see the necessity of freedom of choice when we look at the desire to be loved. God is described as a Father, so I am going to explore this aspect by looking at fathers. A father could make his six year old daughter climb into his lap every night and say, “I love you, daddy,” right before going to bed. He could, but I don’t believe most fathers would want to. While most fathers would want very much for their six year old daughter to do just that, if it was forced, it would not mean anything. A father wants his daughter to climb into his lap and say, “I love you,” out of her heart, not out of command. God wants the same thing. Yes, He could have decided not to give us any freedom of choice, but He created us because He wanted to be loved by us. If we did not have freedom of choice, than we could not truly love. Love must be a choice.\n\nNow that we have touched on the nature of love and freedom of choice, I believe it would be good to look at the nature of God. We will also discover much about the nature of evil while examining this topic. While God is called the creator of all, there is one thing that God did not create: evil. God did create Satan, the author of evil, but God did not create evil. Evil is the absence of God. This is why God is described as light, and evil as darkness. Darkness only exists where light does not. They are not true opposites. The only way to have darkness is to block out all light. There is no such thing as a “darkbulb” or “flashdark.” Only light can be created. God is also described as a consuming fire. I like to take these two concepts together and liken God to our sun. If you get too close to the sun you burn up; you become part of it. This is why in the Old Testament it is stated that if you see God’s face you will die. You would be consumed. When Moses was al
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Isnt it funny how the bible says that and yet the church is the biggest corporation in the world? They bring in billions of dollars every year.... they must be filled to the brim with evil.
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For one thing, the root of all evil is the love of money, not money itself. There are those that believe the seed of evil (as well as good and neutral) is the "self". The rest is way to deep.
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It depends, if you're materialistic. Some are miserable or unsatisfied, how can you explain those who are financially successful but in the end are trying to end their lives?Some may say that money is the root of all evil.Case in point, bank robberies and petty thievery.But it depends.Money is also the root of goodness when used for its purpose:ie, charities and donations.As one saying goes:"MONEY CAN BUY A FINE DOG BUT ONLY LOVE CAN WAG ITS TAIL."
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Just because you have money doesn't mean you will be happy. Besides the love of money is the root of all evil.\nwhy not work as hard as you can and earn the money that you need?
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hopefully you will get the more specific details you are actually looking for by asking this question, but when it comes to the real world one answer is the correct answer for all questions....I'll give you a little hint... it's green and smells like blood   -      money isn't just the root of all evil... it's also the answer to, the end of and the love of evil and people seem to like it as well... it just takes lots of money and then following the process but for an individual it is very expensive
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Paul of the Bible said, "The LOVE of money is the root of all evil".\n\nThe suicide bombers do not believe that they are doing an evil work. They believe they're doing Allah's work by striking at the infidels.\nAnd, for their sacrifice, in the Muslim heaven, they will be attended by 70 vrigins.  \nTalk about giving followers an incentive; actually a bribe to commit these acts.
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1Tim.6:10-"For the love of money is a root of all sorts of injurious things...."\nThe Bible shows that it is the love of money that is the cause of the problems.Greed,living out of ones means etc are all attributed to materalism and the love of money.\nIt is a well known fact,that one does not have to have alot of money to be happy and content with life.
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It was spoken about people who love money more than god. For them the money comes between them and God. It's fine to have riches on earth as long as they are not your first love.
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It is neither bad nor good, as money is neither bad nor good.  Money is neutral.  It is what happens AFTER money comes into contact with a human that all of the good, OR trouble begins.  Remember, it's "The LOVE of money that is the root of all evil" and not money itself.  Money can be a very good thing if you save more than you spend, be a good steward of it by investing soundly, and by giving some back to your community.  Look at people like Warren Buffet and Ted Turner who have build capital empires, but also do a tremendous abount of good in the world.  But also look at these lottery winners who go broke about 6 years after they win because once they get the money they don't know how to use it.\n\nMy advice to you is to read some books about taking care of your money.  Try Dave Ramsey's "Money Matter," Robert Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad, Poor Dad," and "The Millionaire Next Door" (can't remember the authors of the last one).  They are a great place to start in getting your money in order.
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It is not money that is bad it is the LOVE of money.  When someone gets all wrapped up in their money sometimes they don't care about others as long as they get money.  Sometimes however, people who have ample money realize that they can do some good in this world so they decide to use their money to benefit others.  If you have a love for money so strong that it breaks relationships and does not harm than good, then there is a problem.