If money is said to be the "root of all evil" then why does it say IN GOD WE TRUST on it?

Question

And why to Televangelists want you to give it to them? Why do they pass around a plate in Church and ask for money?

Answer 1

I would say that at this point in the history of the United States, the statement "In God we Trust" is meant to be ironic. It also doesn't really identify which God is it that we trust-- maybe the God we trust in is the currency itself.

As far as the relationship of religion and money... There are religious folks who use their office and the kinds of claims that they make for material benefit, but for the most part, religious insititutions use their fundraising efforts for their charitable outreach and to pay their bills. The crooked evangelist has become a part of mythology of American popular culture-- as has the crooked politician, the crooked scientist, the crooked academic etc...

Answer 2

Money is not the root of all evil. It is simply a temptation. The human spirit by its very nature compels us to be evil. Money simply makes this compulsion easier to accomplish. As for the church, it is written in scripture that a good Christian should offer a tithe or offering to the church of 10% of their income. Some churches and televangelists may take advantage of this. But a church does not necessarily mean that the people in it are followers of God.

Answer 3

Money is not the root of all evil if you are looking for a root of all evil than look no further than the being that created money and that is man (or woman or in general the human race you know what I mean I presume). It is we who give money its value and anything that has value will be fought over and stolen and killed for and so on and so forth. Even so money is one of the biggest reasons why civilizations developed into the complex social and economic institutions we call countries and cities today. We put "in god we trust" on the money perhaps implying we should trust god more than our money.

Answer 4

It's incorrect to say that "Money is the root of all evil." What the Bible really says in Timothy 6:10 is, "The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil." The Bible also says in Psalm 128:2, "You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours." So, money is not a sin itself; it's a blessing from God so that we can eat, get dressed... However, it becomes sin when you set your heart on it and become greedy and discontent; when you love it more than your God, the one who gave it to you in the first place!

And we have to be careful about false churches. Jesus himself warned us in Matthew 24:24, "For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect—if that were possible." So when you see a guy on TV telling you that you will get saved or be healed by giving money, it's not from God, that's not the way God established His ministry.

God doesn't need our money. The reason we give our tithe is so that the ministry can keep growing, and the Gospel can be preached!

Answer 5

The Bible does not say that money is the root of all evil, it says the LOVE of money is. And as a Christian I do not place too much credence in televangelists. Instead, I enjoy the preachers that have their own churches and broadcast their sermons like Charles Stanley, but not the big million dollar productions where they say they can heal you if you send them $50.00. They are mostly frauds.

Answer 6

Money is not the root of all evil. The LOVE of money is the root of all evil.

Money says "In God we trust" because at one time this country had the moral fiber to believe in God. Obviously, by the comments on YA, there are too many who have no morals at all.

Answer 7

The phrase "in God we trust" is used because of what money represents. Misrepresentation of ideas is what gets The Bible and Believers into a lot of trouble. This spiritual text is misquoted and misinterpreted so much that it will take a serious, concerted effort by enlightened minds to correct the centuries of abuse that has occurred.

"Money" is a symbol of exchange. As a symbol it is in jeopardy of being worshipped as a "idol." Money in an of itslef has no value. What value it does possess is there by the thought we have of it. Without a social agreement that the green pieces of paper have meaning, money ceases to be of value. Hence the phrase.

"God" or whatever word-symbol we wish to use to denote the thought-concept of "God," is what we value the most. God must back "money" for "money" to have any value. Get it.

Answer 8

The LOVE of money is the root of all evil. Money it'self is not evil-just the greed and abused power some who have it exhibit. In God We Trust comes from our founding fathers who were saying, "We're taking a big chance on this new nation-risking everything-based on our Faith that God will set us free from the repression we have known."

Answer 9

You will find few people who have actually studied the bible who are more criitcal than I am, but I have to correct the phrase, in fairness to those who follow that path.
It is the "love of money" that is the root of all evil, not money itself.
Most of the time, when they pass around the collection plate, they have no care about who gives or why, it is often used for their new Mercedes or their frequent vacations. It's a business.

Answer 10

Hi,
You have your quote wrong. It says the LOVE of money...not the money itself. If you love money then you'll do just about anything to get it, and depending on how bad you want it could lead you down an evil path to obtain the green stuff....or what ever other color your money might be.