Since the love of money is the root of all evil does that mean that wars are because of money think about it?
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Should the Followers of Jesus Accumulate Material Wealth?\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n"Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God…Woe to you who are rich, For you have received your consolation"; and,"Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. "Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."; and, "Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts which do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys." (Luke 6:20, 24; Matt. 19:23-24; Luke 12:33)\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSummary\n\nFor the vast, vast majority of people who are part of what calls itself the church in the United States, the words of Jesus above, spoken in the context of material wealth, will immediately draw an emotionally defensive response. Why? What does it mean when someone is defensive at the suggestion of living a sacrificial life for Jesus? What does it mean when people get defensive when it is suggested they do with fewer material things or 'not-as-nice' material things? Well, it probably means they are either in bondage to, or struggling with, the sin of covetousness. What is the definition of "covet"? It is to consistently desire more material things than what you presently have. It means to focus on getting more money/things as opposed to giving them away in serving the Lord. What does it mean to be in bondage to the sin of covetousness? It means one is not willing to try and follow Messiah Jesus. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nIntroduction\n\nHere in the United States, we live in a lost nation whose primary false god is money. Of course, this is true of the world in general, but is particularly true here in the United States. Everywhere you turn people are putting a price on everything imaginable. There seems to be nothing left which people will not sell for some price. Tragically, and horrendously, this same idolatry - that is the trusting in, and worship of material things - is also practiced in christian religion of most stripes. The "church" finds itself at a place where people charge money to "lead people closer to Jesus Christ". You might defensively ask, "where is this happening?". It is probably happening right in your own organization's "counseling ministry". You know, where some special guy with some piece of paper claims he has more wisdom than the "ordinary" leaders - you know, the "Christian Psychologist" - and demands to be paid to help people find the Lord's strength to overcome some problem of living [see Can 'Christian' Psychology Help Me?].\n\nSelfishness versus Selflessness\n\nLet us back up for a moment, and start afresh at a more foundational level. Let me start by asking the reader if they understand the difference between selfish and selfless. Well, do you? The words are what are called antonyms. That means the words have opposite meanings. Like cold is the opposite of hot. Good is the opposite of bad. Kindness is the opposite of rudeness. Well, SELFISH is the opposite of SELFLESS.\n\nTo be selfish means to want to keep things (material, relational, intellectual) to yourself or to a group of people who will owe you by your "giving" to them. To be selfish is to say and practice, "I'll give something to you as long as I believe I'll get something back for it". This is how the world operates.\n\nTo be selfless, on the other hand, means to want to give things (material, relational, intellectual) away to others from whom you expect to get nothing back. To be selfless i
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Religion and/or money is the root of every single conflict that you can find in history.  Sad, but true.
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I personally agree. But try telling that to private war contractors, the defense industry, wall street traders and investors, and big oil executives. This is one messed up world. And greed appears to be the most popular sin. By far. It is no contest. And that is the sole reason for ALL wars. Even wars that appear to be religious or cultural disputes. Money is behind every war.
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I believe the correct quote is, "the love of money is the root of all evil". But there is plenty of evil in the world that doesn't involve money. And bartering is cool. I don't have any advice for about it though. I'm not really sure what you are asking.
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Money makes the world go around. If it wasn't for money, the place we call home would probably be 50% better then what we live in today. As for myself, I am a soldier of the U.S. army national guard. IV been to Iraq and back and seen how terrible it was over there. And the one reason that place looks like it does is because of lack of...you guessed it. MONEY. I live in an apartment right now with no furniture, nor food, TV, ect. I sleep on an air mattress and I have my laptop with wireless. I am waiting on my re-sign up bonus in a week or 2 to buy the things I need to get ahead again. Couch, TV, phone, ect. and while I sit here with no money yet, I wonder myself "what the hell do all these people really do with their money, all these rich people who just blow it all away because they can" they don’t think about the people who really need it and would put it to good use. Like I said before, i am a soldier of America, and most soldiers who sign up for the army don’t have money so they see it as a way out, a way to get ahead. And they go off and fight a war for people, allot of people, who couldn't give a care in the world. Don’t get me wrong there are also allot of those who really support us troops. But if you think about it, it’s the poor fighting the poor. Simply put. As for me, I don’t really know what people do with their money. But I know he who has a lot will become greedy, and what he already has, he will not be satisfied with. It’s a shame that nowadays it seems you have to have money just to have friends, a love, ect. When I was in school I never had any friends because I was considered low class or poor because my mom didn’t have a job and could buy the things I needed or wanted. Money is everything nowadays. And if you have enough of it, heh, you'd almost be able to play god, you could get away with murder it you had enough money. The world is headed in the wrong direction, and it was headed there ever before it came to be. That’s the way I see it!
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- TIME IS NOT THE MONEY.\n- Its an alert for an achievement and pointing the importancy of the feat and a warning the loss of the past.\n- MONEY IS NOT THE EVIL.\n- Dont forget. Most of the time, the money brings you the peace for yourself and others around you.\n- Cant you realize more fear and evil when you run out of money...?\n- If you think possitive then it will secure you.\n- Otherwise everything will become evil where the money only is not an exception.\n- all the best wishes for your possitive thinkings and the belief for the heavenly life.\n-------------
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Money....money is the root of all evil.\nEverything revolves around money...what kind of house you have, what kind of clothes you wear, what kind of car you drive, what kind of people you hang out with....all these things are the things that people want so bad...everyone wants the best...everyone wants to fit in....so..the root of it all is how much money you have.
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this is no answer but I agree with yours...and don't forget GREED being a cardinal sin
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Nope, I'm not rich and I don't plan on being rich. Money is the root of all that is evil and wrong with the world.
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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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Around 2000 years ago, the Romans had already answered that and all related questions: Pecunia nervus belli -- money is the main cause of war. Past, present and future ones.
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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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poverty...which is the root of all evil
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first of all war is not evil, okay let me rephrase war is evil if it is to kill and murder innocent but if war is declared to stop evil for instance Hitler majorty of the world will agree that hitler was evil yes? But if it wasn't the wars he would still have his way... what I am trying to say is war is not evil if it is fought for the right reasons, for freedom, for the innocent, and against evil to stop evil i might add something later on to this but for now this is it. gtg
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Nope, just in the same way money is not evil But if used wrongly it can be a source of evil.\n\nThe Internet can spread  alot of good in the world, it makes communication easier, helps improve your knowledge, can make you spend less by not going out, offers a wider range of views than through the tv or papers and many more.\n\nBut it can be used to incite hatred, spread porn, encourage gambling amongst other things.\n\nObjects made by man are not evil. It's only if a man( or woman) who is evil, that uses such objects for evil designs.
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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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money----it is after all "the root of evil"