![]() ![]() This “love of money”, or the act of coveting, certainly existed at the time of Lucifer’s rebellion and man’s original sin. One could have this kind of love whether or not money exists as a physical object. ![]() “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.”Įven without being philosophical, common sense dictates that people love money because they love having more of what belongs to other people. The context of 1 Timothy 6:10 makes a connection between this love of money and the act of coveting, for the two are the same: “Covet” means “to feel inordinate desire for what belongs to another” ( Merriam-Webster). Hence the love of money is the act of coveting. This love of money is the love of having more of X in order to have more of Y which belongs to another person. It is the “love of money” that has existed from time immemorial. Hence misguided are the criticisms that money did not exist during Lucifer or Adam’s time or that money does not cause certain evils. The condemnation is against the “love” of money. Readers must be careful not to think that 1 Timothy 6:10 is condemning money itself. It is the idea that the more you have of X (money) the more you are entitled to have Y (goods) which belongs to another person. We must first ask the philosophical question, “What is money?” Money is not coins and bills because there are cashless transactions going on everyday. ![]() This is supposedly a problem because some evils are unrelated to money. Second, “all evil” would suggest that the love of money causes all evil in existence. This is supposedly a problem because money did not exist during Lucifer’s rebellion or man’s original sin. First, the definite article “ the root” would suggest that the love of money caused the original evil, whether it be Lucifer’s rebellion or man’s original sin. Some critics take issue with the KJV’s statement that the love of money is “the root 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.” (1 Timothy 6:10, KJV) ![]()
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