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Love of Money is the Root of All Evil

Love of Money is the Root of All Evil. IS THIS STATEMENT TRUE OR FALSE?. Is money the root of all evil?. CHRISTIAN VIEW-The saying originated in the New Testament. “For the love of money is the root of all evil.” Timothy, 6:10.

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Love of Money is the Root of All Evil

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  1. Love of Money is the Root of All Evil IS THIS STATEMENT TRUE OR FALSE?

  2. Is money the root of all evil? CHRISTIAN VIEW-The saying originated in the New Testament. “For the love of money is the root of all evil.” Timothy, 6:10.

  3. CHRISTIAN VIEW - Money can become our master. But Jesus said that "No man can serve two masters, for 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" (Matt.6:24 NIV).

  4. CHRISTIAN VIEW -Jesus said, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal"(Matt.6:19-20)

  5. ? Do we need money? God has promised to feed the children of the righteous (Ps.37:25). As the ravens brought bread to Elijah during the famine (I Kings 17:6) and as God provided food and water to the Hebrews crossing the desert (Exod.16:11-31), we can be assured that if we learn to trust God, He will feed us when we are hungry. (This is a Jewish view)

  6. JEWISH VIEW OF WEALTH • JEREMIAH9:23   The LORD says, "The wise should not boast of their wisdom, nor the strong of their strength, nor the rich of their wealth.

  7. JEWISH VIEW OF WEALTH • PROVERBS11:28   Those who depend on their wealth will fall like the leaves of autumn, but the righteous will prosper like the leaves of summer.

  8. THE LOVE OFMONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL?

  9. HOW CAN PEOPLE USE MONEY FOR GOOD CAUSES?

  10. Love of Money is the Root of All Evil The desire to become rich is as old as man himself. It has caused many to abandon their Christian faith. The Bible does not say that money is the root of all evil; it says "the LOVE of money is the root of all evil" (I Tim.6:10). Money can become our master. But Jesus said that "No man can serve two masters, for 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" (Matt.6:24 NIV). Our consuming desire to be rich has many pitfalls for the Christian. Like all lies of the devil, it has enough truth to look acceptable. However, it has destroyed many Christians by feeding them the sinful desire to be rich! If we believe that God wants us all to be rich, many will lose their faith during an economic crisis when jobs and life savings are lost. Of course, God is more than willing that Christians should not live in poverty, yet He is interested in our financial state only as it relates to the condition of our hearts. Jesus said, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal" (Matt.6:19-20 NIV). God has promised to feed the children of the righteous (Ps.37:25). As the ravens brought bread to Elijah during the famine (I Kings 17:6) and as God provided food and water to the Hebrews crossing the desert (Exod.16:11-31), we can be assured that if we learn to trust God, He will feed us when we are hungry. Although we must build our faith on the assurance that God will provide even in times of famine, yet our faith must not be that God will make us rich. The 'name it and claim it' prayer has put many Christians into bankruptcy because they thought they had found a magic button to push to get rich. They ended up not only with a pile of debts, but in spiritual bankruptcy as well. Jesus said that 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 (Matt.19:24). Jesus did not mean that a wealthy man could never make it, but that the deceitfulness of wealth (I Tim.6:9) could trap him into loving it more than the One who gave it to him. Allowing the love of money to become your god would be to break the first of the 10 Commandments (Exod.20:3). We are to worship God--not money!

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