Is Desiring To Be Rich Wrong?
1 TIMOTHY 6:9 NKJ 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. This verse seems to warn against any desire to be rich. Actually, as some other translations say, it is more of a longing to be rich, or a supreme goal to be rich that is being addressed. This is talking about more than a simple desire – for every normal human should desire to improve and increase. It is talking about a driving desire that causes you to be susceptible to temptations to do wrong, because you are willing to do anything to achieve your goal of being rich. It is talking about a person who is obsessed with being rich. Someone who puts every other interest behind the primary goal of being rich, no matter what it requires. Do you desire to be rich? Let me ask it this way: “Would you rather be rich or poor?” “Would you rather have more than you need so you can share with others, or would you rather have ...