COVETING IS MORE THAN A SPIRITUAL DISEASE -- Part 2

Friday, May 20, 2016

On every level, coveting is one of the most critical dangers we can inflict upon ourselves. Throughout history, it has been the cause of hundreds of wars. It is why countless marriages have ended and why prisons are full of those incarcerated for theft, assault and murder. Coveting takes many forms. Gambling is one of the fastest growing addictions in North America and has driven many lives to ruin. Lottery tickets are sold every day by the thousands to many who cannot afford them. Billions of dollars are spent annually on bettering one's appearances, and "get rich quick" schemes are draining people of their hard earned dollars. Why? Because they are not content with what they have! Paul writes, "People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. Some people eager for money have wandered from the faith and have pierced themselves with many griefs" (1 Timothy 6:9-10).

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