The love of money is the root of all evil.

Ever heard it said that way? Is it true? Let us seek truth.

1 Timothy 6:10 English Standard Version (ESV) For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.

First off the Word says a root not the root. There are many roots to evil.

Then there is the issue of blaming love of money for all evil. It is not but does however have many offshoots just like any root system and has many attached evils.

This seems like such a minor misquote why should it matter?

Genesis 3:1 English Standard Version (ESV) Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘Youshall not eat of any tree in the garden’?”

Satan used a minor misquote to test Eve’s knowledge of what God said in truth. While it may seem minor this one case created the fall of mankind. That was no minor accomplishment.

Is it possible that if we buy into the lie that love of money is the root of all evil, that we might examine our own behaviors and accept them because love of money wasn’t involved? Never mind that it does not sway you, what about a lost individual that is just beginning to feel the need for Jesus. How it might influence that person is going to have more dire consequences. Those little errors might keep them from God for a number of years.

The regret that led to my confession of condition was in the fact that I did not stay in God’s Word. My life could have been so much different for more than ten years. We will never know because I walked away for God back then. Do we really want to contribute to another’s time away from our loving God?

Know the Word accurately.