Let's take a look at the full context of each of these phrases and verses, and discover what they really mean: 

Money Lie #1: "Money is the root of all evil."

The Truth: The love of money is the root of many kinds of evils (1 Timothy 6:10). The Bible doesn't say money itself is evil, it says loving it to the point where you are willing to sin for it, can bring about evil. Loving it to the point where you're willing to do whatever you can to get your hands on more of it: Lying, stealing, coveting, murdering, or abandoning your faith are just a few of the evils that can come about from the love of money. Again, it is not money itself that is evil. It is the hearts of man that can become corrupted through the loving of money that is evil. Money is simply a tool. Like any tool, it can be used for evil purposes, or for noble purposes: Money can be used strictly to fulfill one's own selfish desires, or it can be used to do a great deal of good in the world and live as a true ambassador for the Kingdom of Heaven. 

Money Lie #2: "You cannot serve both God and money."

The Truth: When you love money, you become its servant, and it tells you where to go and what to do. When you make God your main love, you take authority over money and tell it where to go and what to do. You can make money serve you and make it become your slave, instead of you being enslaved to it. (This is why tithing is so important; you're taking dominion over your money when you yield your earthly resources to God).

Money Lie #3: "It's impossible for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven" 

The Truth: With God, all things are possible. Jesus didn't say it was impossible for rich people to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. He made an analogy expressing the difficulty that those who love their money would have when giving their hearts over to God, saying it would be "easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God." When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, "Who then can be saved?" Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible" (See Matthew 19:24). The young rich man didn't have a money problem, he had a heart problem. His heart wasn't dedicated to God. The Bible says: "Take delight in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart" (Psalm 37:4) and that when we "Seek first the Kingdom of Heaven, all these things shall be given to you besides" (Matthew 6:33). When we love God, not money – and instead see it as the tool it was meant to be – not only does God provide for our every need, He blesses us to the point where we have enough to "joyfully give to others," to "sow into every good work," and have more than enough so that we may be generous on "every occasion" (see 2 Corinthians 9:8-11). He is the One who leads us into a place of abundance! (Psalm 66:12).

Money Lie #4: "Rich people are immoral" and "God doesn't want you to be rich!"

The Truth: We are not saved or redeemed by how much money we do or don't have. We are saved and redeemed solely through the blood of Christ and the sacrifice He made for us when He died on the cross for our sins (Romans 3:23). Having money doesn't make you any more "immoral" than not having money makes you any more "holy!" We are deemed "holy" and "righteous" in His sight solely by the blood and sacrifice of Jesus alone! (See Ephesians 2:8-9). Money isn't a determinant of salvation – and having it or not having it it isn't an indicator of purity, either – money is only a revealer of the heart. How we use it shows where our affections lie (Matthew 6:21). In fact, I believe we're entering a season where now more than ever God is looking  for those who are eager to partner with Him, not just in a spiritual sense, but in a financial sense also – that we may live as true ambassadors for the Kingdom of Heaven, working eagerly to may make more of His will come to pass on the earth, and "be done, just as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:10).

Sound too good to be true? Well, the good news is that the Bible actually tells us that: "The eyes of the LORD search throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him" (2 Chronicles 16:9). God wants to strengthen you mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually, and financially because your heart is fully committed to Him! How amazing is that!

Yet, the enemy of our souls – Satan – wants us, as Christians, to be ignorant of that.

Why?

Because the enemy's goal is to "steal, kill, and destroy." Whereas Jesus came so that we might have "life, and have it more abundantly" (John 10:10).

The enemy wants Christians living small, disempowered, and weak lives so that we remain unable to make a true impact in the physical realm. He's done this by feeding the church lies in the area of finances, gifts of the Holy Spirit, business, entrepreneurship – and just about any other area that would cause us to live as Holy-Spirit-empowered, kingdom-shaking, darkness-crushing children of God!

Nothing is more damaging to a Christian's ability to build wealth than believing that God doesn't actually want you to prosper, be blessed, or have wealth...

But God makes it very clear to us all throughout His word that His desire for us is to "be fruitful and multiple, to fill the earth and subdue it!" Those were His very first words to us! (Genesis 1:28). How beautiful is that!