Tim
Puritan Board Graduate
It seems useful to investigate the nature of coveting. I thought of this when listening to an interview of atheist extraordinaire Christopher Hitchens (of all people), who said that coveting is good because it leads one to be motivated to work for that which is desired.
Of course, coveting is sin, because God says it is. And I believe Hitchens doesn't understand the true nature of the 10th Commandment. But, is it sin when...
What say ye?
Of course, coveting is sin, because God says it is. And I believe Hitchens doesn't understand the true nature of the 10th Commandment. But, is it sin when...
- A man sees another man's house and is motivated to work for one himself. He doesn't want his friend's house for himself, he wants another house to be his own.
- A single man sees another man's wife to be a wonderful and godly woman. He doesn't want to have her as his own wife, he desires another (unknown and as yet unmarried) woman to be his own wife.
What say ye?