The Tenth Commandment
Exodus 20
Seven times in this verse God reminds us not to covet
This commandment is not obvious when broken
It goes straight to the heart and deals with desire
James 1:14-15
Luke 12:13-21
The coveting heart is always earthward, towards things not heavenly
He gave thought to his body, not his soul
He gave thought to time, not eternity
He gave thought of worship to himself and not God
Hebrews 13:5
When we covet, we remove the Lord
We put our thoughts and ambitions above the Lord
The Command Not to Covet
To covet is against God
It begins with a thought
It is the most obvious in the ministry when something is the goal other then God
Joshua 7:22-26 Achan
II Samuel 11-12 David and Bathsheba
The Concealment of the Sin
Romans 7:7
The Contentment God gives to Change our Desire
Sin is open rebellion to God
The way to prohibit the act is to change the desire
Colossians 3:15; I Timothy 6:6 All sin starts with one thought that is not dealt with
II Corinthians 10:1-5
Philippians 4:11
Contentment is the only thing that deals with covetousness
Is Christ enough?