The Tenth Commandment – A Kingdom Catechism

The Tenth Commandment

A Kingdom Catechism

The gateway to all sin.

Q 127: What is the tenth commandment?

A 127: The tenth commandment is, “You shall not covet.” (Exod. 20:17; Deut. 5:21)

Since covetousness is idolatry (Col. 3:5), covetousness is the gateway to all sin. It lays the foundation for all rebellion against God, all casting aside of His authority, Law, and gracious care, in order to nurture unlawful affections toward unlawful ends. The tenth commandment thus loops us back to the first, making the entire Law a tight inclusio of the divine will, and warning us against that most powerful affection which can cause us to turn from the ways of the Lord.

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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.