I never thought that I would agree with this statement. We live in a culture that considers itself smarter and savvier than any generation before us. Sadly, this often displays itself by a cultural absence for what many consider values or qualities that generations before them commonly agreed were sins, such as lust, envy, pride, and greed. Now I do.

Instead of loving people and using money, people often love money and use people. Wayne Gerard Trotman. God comes right out and tells us why He gives us more money than we need. It’s not so we can find more ways to spend it. It’s so we can give generously. Ecclesiastes 5:10 reads, “Whoever loves money will never have enough money.”

It has been estimated that 1% of the population owns more wealth than the 99% combined. Even in the pandemic where many have lost their jobs and livelihood, the 1% have gotten even richer. It has not been because capitalism really works but rather it has happened with the assistance of those who took an oath to look after the 99%.

People are often quick to emphasize that the Bible doesn’t say money is the root of all kinds of evil but that the LOVE of money is the root. In other words, we don’t have to have money to cherish or greed for it or have it control our lives. Still, it’s wise to be cautious when accumulating money that we don’t fall prey to the allure of riches.

One of the most serious warnings in Scripture regarding greed for wealth and material gain is found in 1Timothy 6:10, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”