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9. Absolutely!

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 05:09 PM

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Greed is an ancient sickness. It's about time humanity dealt with it.

The Apostle Paul -- a former pharisee who was turned missionary by Jesus and sent to the Gentile world -- writes to one of his church founders, Timothy, when he says in 1 Timothy chap. 6, verse 10: "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil..."

What Paul says is often misquoted to say that money itself is the root of all evil.
Money is just a tool -- money can be used like a knife that helps produce and distribute food, or misused too often as a weapon. Love of money is a form of idolatry, and an outgrowth of narcissism.

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