Why do some believe it is bad to be rich and others do not? First of all it is a matter of perspective, what is rich? Materially speaking most Americans, when compared to the world, are rich. Most make more in a month than many make in a year. But most do not have the abundance that is commonly referred to as being rich. Most of these think that money is the answer to being happy, successful and content. Others think that money is the root of all evil and to pursue it bad or a sin. Neither one is the truth.

Money is nothing but a form of exchange or a way to measure the ability to buy things. The way it is perceived and used is the key. The bible says the LOVE of money is the root of all evil. When someone loves money more than God, more than their reputation, more than anything then that is wrong. Just read the newspapers and you will see examples of this behavior. People who are willing to loose everything for the chance to be rich are revealed almost everyday. Their pursuit is both wrong and futile. Jesus taught to gain the whole earth and lose your soul was fruitless and foolish. To put your trust in money would make it easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for you to enter the kingdom of heaven. The kingdom of heaven is not the salvation freely given by God through Jesus, but the reign of Jesus on this earth for one thousand years. Being rich than can be bad.

Money when used properly can feed the poor, house the homeless, educate the illiterate, build hospitals, and meet the material needs of the world. Socialism is not what is needed, but to make it possible for the standard of living to be raised, so they can contribute to the world. Being rich then can and should be the desire of everyone. Not to have more