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ancianita

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8. Exactly. To elaborate... It is intentional.

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 11:31 PM

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Like all things -- as in things -- money is just a tool to use for bettering one's and others' lives. It empowers the common good when shared. In and of itself it is not power. How money is used is a free will choice.

Greed is one of the 7 Deadly Sins. It and all other sins are seeded by the First Deadly Sin, Pride. They're called Deadly because they lead oneself and others to confusion, chaos and destruction.

Even after 2,000 years millions still haven't learned to use their free wills responsibly.

St. Paul said that "the love of money is the root of all evil" in his first letter to Timothy 6:10 in the New Testament. Love of money is idolatry when one loves money more than humans.

Jesus clearly said in Matthew: "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and mammon."

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