Most of us have heard the phrase, “Money is the root of all evil.” Stated this way, this phrase leads us to believe that “money” itself is “the root or cause of all evil.”
“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” (I Timothy 6:10).
According to scripture, it “the love of money” that is “the root or cause of all evil.” The actual wording brings to light a
slightly different interpretation where “the love of money” is the root cause of all kinds of evil and not money itself. It is this “love of money,” this desire in people to be rich that is the first step of a downward spiral that causes all kinds of wrongdoings just to acquire this money. Those who covet after money, fall into temptation, and do all kinds of unwise, destructive, and malicious things that eventually hurts them, all to satisfy this desire to gain access to money. Because of their “love of money,” these same people have turned away from God, have been led astray from the faith, and have inflicted themselves with countless sorrows that eventually lead to their ruin and destruction.
