Money is evil! Right?

i'm glad you put it in context... i'm familiar with the verse and people always get it wrong... for some reason, instead of reading what it actually says, they just go by what someone else tells them...

That is the BIG problem with the "religous" world as so many people are so cought up on what they are told being a Christian is all about that they do not look for themselves. If people were to take the Bible as it is written this world would be a WONDERFUL PLACE as it would set the example for ALL people and something that would be worth converting to as opposed to all of the arguing and fighting over "SYMANTICS" being Dogma and creed!! Thank you for the response and have a great day!!!

@TheCarter To love money in this way makes it your god and God does not want us to worship idols. The love of money is the ROOT of all evil is what the Bible says. When you love money so much that you will do anything even kill to get it then that love is the root of the evil act. If i love money so much that I will lie, cheat and kill, the actions are evil and its because of my desire to have the money at any cost causes me to do the deadly acts. Nothing is wrong with money but it is when it becomes your god then the problem starts. I hope this helps

The statement reads, "The LOVE of money is the root of ALL evil." Not money itself. Money represents value. It represents a system of value that is not based on the betterment of MANKIND but the betterment and glorification of a man. The discussion is really about is the assessment of one's VALUE system. By what standard do you determine "value" or "worth?" Money itself is neither good nor evil. With money you can do both good and evil. To LOVE money is the issue. When you love a thing you can never get enough of it, you will go through whatever you need to to have it, you would sacrifice your all for it, you would . When you place that type of energy into your pursuit of God, then that is good. When you place all that energy into the pursuit of a temporal and unstable thing, that is bad. At the end of every man's life comes one inevitable conclusion, I can't take it with me, what was my life really worth. They call it the cotton candy philosophy.

The wise old owl speaks. LOL. I agree. Money is an object neither good nor evil. Some people set money in a place in their heart where only God should go that makes it an idol. Hence, "A man cannot serve two masters lest he learn to love one and hate the other. You cannot serve bo God and mammon." The three most easily worshipped idols are knowledge, money, and self. Thanks for sharing.