Guarding Against Covetousness – A Kingdom Catechism

Guarding Against Covetousness

A Kingdom Catechism

The world daily invites us to covet.

Q 131: How do the redeemed of the Lord guard against all covetousness?

A 131: The redeemed of the Lord guard against all covetousness by understanding the teaching of God’s Word concerning coveting, by learning from the examples of their forebears, by submitting to the searching of God’s Spirit, and by encouraging one another in contentedness. (Rom. 7:7; Rom. 15:4; Ps. 139:23, 24; John 116:8-11; Heb. 13:5)

The world daily invites us to covet. “Greed is good,” declared a Wall Street character played by Michael Douglas, and the world nods in agreement. The purpose of advertising, the media, and even public education is to create in the minds of consumers a desire for things, in the belief that material things are the source of happiness. But by submitting to the Scriptures, by learning from our forebears, by listening for the searching and leading of God’s Spirit, and by encouraging one another in our faith, we may overcome the siren calls of this covetous age and grow in gratitude and contentment, as well as in praise to God.

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In the Gates is a devotional series on the Law of God by Rev. T.M. Moore, editor of the Worldview Church. He serves as dean of the Centurions Program of the Wilberforce Forum and principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He is the author or editor of twenty books, and has contributed chapters to four others. His essays, reviews, articles, papers, and poetry have appeared in dozens of national and international journals, and on a wide range of websites. His most recent books are The Ailbe Psalter and The Ground for Christian Ethics (Waxed Tablet).

Scripture quotations in this article are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, (c) copyright 2001, 2007 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.