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October 12, 2025
Overcoming Greed
1 Timothy 6, Ecclesiastes 5
To say that money is the root of all evil is approximately correct.
Perhaps no other scripture is more frequently misquoted than
1 Timothy 6:10. It doesn't say that money is the root of all evil. It says, 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.
Money in itself is neither good nor bad. It is simply dangerous in that the love of it can destroy. With money a man can do a lot of good. With money a man can do a lot of evil. If a man has money he can selfishly serve his own desires or he can generously respond to the cry of his neighbor's need.
So money is not an evil, it is a serious responsibility.
Money brings power. And power is always a double-edged sword. It is powerful to do good and it is powerful to do evil.
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.
1 Timothy 6:6, 8