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| Display: [references|view all] | | | Problem | The root of ALL evil? How can the love of money be the root of ALL evil? | Date: May 7, 2006 By: Adam Engesath 31 Problems29 Solutions | References | | 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. | | User Solutions/Comments | | Date: May 11, 2006 | Posted By: Heath | I think the main misconception with this particular scripture is the idea that God is somehow against money. That is not that case at all. “The LOVE of money is the root of ALL evil”, would probably be a clearer way of putting it. By putting the emphasis on the LOVE of money and not the money itself we can make a better distinction between the two. It’s not the money that is the root of all evil, it is the love of the money. Now that we have that cleared up let’s take a closer look at the rest of the equation.
To help us break things down a little,
The things that we’re dealing with here are:
1.) Love:
a: the object of attachment, devotion, or admiration
2.) Money:
a: something generally accepted as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
3.) Root:
a : something that is an origin or source
4.) Evil:
a: morally reprehensible : SINFUL, WICKED
b : arising from actual or imputed bad character or conduct
Now even though there’s more than one definition for each of these words, they are close enough that it’s not going to make a difference in this case. Once we slow down and take a harder look at what is being said I think it’s pretty self explanatory.
I Timothy 6:10 - For the love of money is the root of all evil: …
Reworded - The devotion to worldly things of value is the origin of all sinful conduct.
Maybe that definition isn’t the greatest but I think it’s enough to get the point across. | | Date: May 14, 2006 | Posted By: Potter | Webster's defines the colon as a puncuation mark used to introduce an explanation...with that in mind let's read the entire verse (1Tim 6:10) and let the KJV explain itself.
1Ti 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Clearly, the scripture is using "love of money" as a synonym for covetousness. Romans 7:7 "...for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet." Therefore, the love of money can specifically be traced to all sin and evil, if we simply examine all evil in light of the scriptural synonym covetousness. I challenge anyone to come up with any evil that cannot be so traced, beginning with the very first sin comitted by mankind ..Eve's coveting the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
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