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THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6
Luke 16:13-18

1 Timothy 6:6-10

 

“…Ye cannot serve

God and mammon.”

 

THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL
 
The love of money is the root of all evil (1 Tim 6:10). The Pharisees who heard Jesus say that one cannot serve money and God at the same time, sneered at Him. They were guilty of the sin of covetousness because they loved money. They had broken the tenth commandment: “Thou shalt not covet” (Exod 20:17). They appeared spiritual, but it was all an act. Deep inside, they were materialistic. Jesus unmasked their hypocrisy. God sees the heart. “…that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.”
 
Jesus came to fulfil the Law. He not only kept the Law perfectly, but also taught it correctly. The Pharisees broke the Law by down playing the seriousness of the marriage covenant. Rabbi Hillel, for example, allowed a husband to divorce his wife if she did not cook well, and Rabbi Akiba permitted a husband to divorce his wife if he found a prettier woman. Jesus reinforced the divine command that every marriage covenant is binding and permanent. Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another breaks the seventh commandment: “Thou shalt not commit adultery” (cf. Matt 5:31-32; 19:3-9).
 
Jesus here proved that these rabbis, instead of being law-keepers, were actually law-breakers.
 
THOUGHT: The worship of the dollar is moneytheism.

PRAYER: Father, teach me godliness and contentment.

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