The "love of money" refers to greed as was intended.
Money by itself is not evil. But I hear this mis-quote all the time.
2007-03-18 07:55:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Great question !!! It actually says..."for the love of money is the root of all SORTS of evil"...Pride/Arrogance/Hubris/Vanity/Narcissism is --The root of evil.
2007-03-18 07:59:37 · answer #1 · answered by Bill S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't love money, then why have it? Surely you can move to Alaska and live in a cave if you are a strict follower of the scripture. Why do you have a computer, a car, furniture, and indoor plumbing that you pay for with money? None of these luxuries were available to the writers of the Bible, so why do you have them unless you are in love with your luxuries, and thus you love money?
2007-03-18 08:07:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i agree whole heartedly to your statement. in the greek this is the love (4 kinds of love) of greed/can't get enough! so this would read "the greed for wealth and gian is the root of all evil!"
2007-03-18 08:16:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gosh, Steve.....after watching all of the chaos in my personal life that had to do with money, it's actually hard to see fine distinctions anymore. I was much happier living in a $250 apartment with just a beat up car......it's craziness...
2007-03-18 08:00:48 · answer #4 · answered by Yogini 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Love is something that comes from the individual. Money does not therefor blaming the money is much better then blaming yourself...right?
2007-03-18 08:01:43 · answer #5 · answered by KJ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The priests who misquoted it wanted the money, so they told the peasants it was bad, and the church would make it ok, if they just gave it to the church to hold...
2007-03-18 07:58:52 · answer #6 · answered by XX 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Another Repupli-con trying to justify his pursuit of money.
2007-03-18 08:02:03 · answer #7 · answered by God 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was, "the LACK of money is the root of all evil."
My bad! [LOL]
2007-03-18 08:33:56 · answer #8 · answered by catrionn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loving material and loving yourself are two different things.
2007-03-18 08:04:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋