Bible Question:
Hi Casiv, I didn't mean to seem like I was jumping on you. I didn't notice that Steve had corrected you until after I had submitted the entry. Then I thought "Whops" If the love of money is the root of "all" evil then how do you feel that sexual lust would fit into that picture? Hmmm. For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 1Jo 2:16 God bless you, Bob |
Bible Answer: Hi BobY and Bless You in the Fathers Love, Thanks for your response. I never felt like you were jumping on me but thanks for saying you were not. We must test the spirits and check scripture with scripture, I like to think of it as crossing your t's and dotting your i's. Thank you also for teaching and reminding me that we have many translations done by men and they all don't say or mean the same things. Anyway, since the the love of money is the root of all evil(1Tim6:10 KJV) and is the verse which started our conversation, I felt it should be our starting point to figure how sexual lust fits into the the picture. I started by looking up the words "love" and "money" in the original Greek language, as they were written in, in 1Tim6:10 KJV. I looked them up in the Strongs Concordance and both words reference the same number in Greek which is 5365. The Strongs number 5365 in the Greek is philarguria,from 5366; avarice:-love of money. The Strongs number 5366 in the Greek is philarguros, from 5384 and 696; fond of silver(money), i.e. avaricious:-covetous. The Strongs number 5384 in the Greek is philos, prop. dear, i.e. a friend; act. fond, i.e. friendly(still as a noun, an associate, neighbor, etc.):-friend. The Strongs number 696 in the Greek is arguros from argos(shining); silver(the metal, in the articles or coin: silver. There is a well known scholar I like, who was quoted saying,"The first occurrence of a word, or an Expression, or an utterance is the key to its subsequent usage and meaning; or atleast a guide as to the essential point connected with it.The first occurrence of words, expressions, and utterances are generally essential to their interpretation. This is a law we have long since noticed, and have never yet found it to fail." In agreeance with what the scholar has stated and since in English the two words are different by definition, I went to the first usage of the words "love" and "money" in the Bible. First occurrence Gen 27:4, in the Strongs, the Hebrew word for "love" is 'ahab, number 157 - a prim. root to have affection for (sexually or otherwise):-(be-) love(-d,-ly,-r), like, friend. First occurrence Gen 17:12, in the Strongs, the Hebrew word for "money" is keceph, number 3701 -from 3700; silver (from its pale color); by impl. money:- money, price, silver(-ling). Hebrew number 3700 is kacaph - a prim. root; prop. to become pale, i.e. (by impl.) to pine after; also to fear:-(have) desire, be greedy, long, sore. I believe satan wants to be Jesus and will appear as a "false jesus"(Rev 13:11 - "...like a lamb and he spake as a dragon.") and because I believe he is everything associated with the root of all evil, as the love of money(greed, power,envy,jealousy). I believe that the lust of the flesh is directly tied into evil through the original language and the first occurrences in the Bible for the words "love" and "money" in the meanings we have been given, transliterated into English. I also thought it was interesting that within the verse you quoted, 1John2:16, it is written,"lust of the flesh", "lust of the eyes", and " the pride of life" all associate very well with greed, power, envy, and jealousy. This is what I believe, I hope this helps. Peace in Faith and Hope and in the Love of the Father and Son, Casiv |