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NASB | 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money [that is, the greedy desire for it and the willingness to gain it unethically] is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves [through and through] with many sorrows. |
Bible Question:
What must be the christian attitude about money regarding the two scriptures below. Ecclesiastes 10:19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes merry: but money answers all things. 1Timothy 6:10 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. |
Bible Answer: Hi Makus, Ecclesiasties, in a critique of "wisdom under the sun". That is natural wisdom. Hence the verdict that "all is vanity (emptiness) and vexation of spirit". It is the world assessed apart from the higher revelations further developed in the other parts of scripture. What Paul is saying to Timothy however is not that money is evil but that THE LOVE of money is the root of all evil. That's a big difference. He has contrasted this love of money with the great virtue of "godliness with contentment, which, in God's eye, is great gain" (1 Tim 6v6) He will speak of those who "WILL be rich" (the aspiration and ambition of their lives) they pierce themselves through with many sorrows. (1 Tim 6v9) He later speaks about those who ARE rich, (v17) they are not to be haughty or to set hope on uncertain riches but in the living God. Attitude is important in Christian live! Hope this helps a bit. Andrew |
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