This might be one of the most misquoted verses in the Bible. We usually hear it misquoted as…”Money” is the root of all evil. But money , in and of itself, is not bad…it’s when we either covet money or what it can buy that we’re drawn into evil. When our desire is towards material things rather than the Lord, we’re headed down that slippery slope of covetousness.
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Exodus 20: 17 ” You shall not covet.”
The final Commandment talks about covetousness…the excessive, uncontrolled, and selfish desire or greed for something. When we covet something or someone it’s usually forbidden or unrighteous in God’s eyes…and we have forsaken Him to satisfy our desires. Jesus spoke of this in Luke 12:15 when He said, ” Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” In other words, we need to be content with what we have…not in what we think we must have.
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