Lesson from being covetous

3. EFFECTS OF

4. What Is Covetousness?
"Covet after" – "to stretch one’s self, reach
after a thing, with special reference to the
thing or object desired, hence, to long after,
try to gain."
"Covetousness" - "a having more; the will to
have more (e.g. a larger portion, advantage,
superiority.) In plural, covetous thoughts,
plans of fraud and extortion."

5. Exodus 20:17
"You shall not covet your neighbor's
house; you shall not covet your
neighbor's wife, nor his male servant,
nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor
his donkey, nor anything that is your
neighbor's."

6. Romans 13:8
Owe no one anything except to love one
another, for he who loves another has
fulfilled the law.

7. Romans 13:9
For the commandments, "You shall not
commit adultery," "You shall not
murder," "You shall not steal," "You
shall not bear false witness," "You shall
not covet," and if there is any other
commandment, are all summed up in this
saying, namely, "You shall love your
neighbor as yourself."

8. Colossians 3:5
Therefore put to death your members
which are on the earth: fornication,
uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and
covetousness, which is idolatry.

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Effects of Covetousness
It Blunts the Sensitive Nerve of Love

10. Jude 10-11
But these speak evil of whatever they
do not know; and whatever they know
naturally, like brute beasts, in these
things they corrupt themselves.
Woe to them! For they have gone in the
way of Cain, have run greedily in the
error of Balaam for profit, and
perished in the rebellion of Korah.

11. Jude 12-13
These are spots in your love feasts,
while they feast with you without fear,
serving only themselves. They are
clouds without water, carried about by
the winds; late autumn trees without
fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the
roots; raging waves of the sea, foaming
up their own shame; wandering stars
for whom is reserved the blackness of
darkness forever.

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Effects of Covetousness
It Blunts the Sensitive Nerve of Love
It Blurs the Picture of Life

13. 2 Timothy 4:10
Be diligent to come to me quickly; for
Demas has forsaken me, having loved
this present world, and has departed
for Thessalonica--Crescens for
Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia.

14. 1 John 2:15-17
Do not love the world or the things in
the world. If anyone loves the world,
the love of the Father is not in him.
For all that is in the world--the lust
of the flesh, the lust of the eyes,
and the pride of life--is not of the
Father but is of the world. And the
world is passing away, and the lust of
it; but he who does the will of God
abides forever.

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Effects of Covetousness
It Blunts the Sensitive Nerve of Love
It Blurs the Picture of Life
It Banishes the Fruit of Generosity

16. Matthew 13:22
"Now he who received seed among the
thorns is he who hears the word, and
the cares of this world and the
deceitfulness of riches choke the word,
and he becomes unfruitful."

17. Luke 8:14
"Now the ones that fell among thorns
are those who, when they have heard,
go out and are choked with cares,
riches, and pleasures of life, and bring
no fruit to maturity."

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Effects of Covetousness
It Blunts the Sensitive Nerve of Love
It Blurs the Picture of Life
It Banishes the Fruit of Generosity
It Breeds the Worm of Discontent

19. 1 Timothy 6:3
If anyone teaches otherwise and does
not consent to wholesome words, even
the words of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and to the doctrine which accords
with godliness,

20. 1 Timothy 6:4-5
he is proud, knowing nothing, but is
obsessed with disputes and arguments
over words, from which come envy,
strife, reviling, evil suspicions,
useless wranglings of men of corrupt
minds and destitute of the truth,
who suppose that godliness is a means
of gain. From such withdraw
yourself.

21. 1 Timothy 6:6-8
Now godliness with contentment is
great gain. For we brought nothing
into this world, and it is certain we
can carry nothing out. And having
food and clothing, with these we shall
be content.

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Effects of Covetousness
It Blunts the Sensitive Nerve of Love
It Blurs the Picture of Life
It Banishes the Fruit of Generosity
It Breeds the Worm of Discontent
It Burdens the Spirit with Sorrow

23. 1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is a root of all
kinds of evil, for which some have
strayed from the faith in their
greediness, and pierced themselves
through with many sorrows.

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Effects of Covetousness
It Blunts the Sensitive Nerve of Love
It Blurs the Picture of Life
It Banishes the Fruit of Generosity
It Breeds the Worm of Discontent
It Burdens the Spirit with Sorrow
It Blinds One to the True Meaning of Life

25. Luke 18:18
Now a certain ruler asked Him,
saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I
do to inherit eternal life?"

26. Luke 18:19-20
So Jesus said to him, "Why do you
call Me good? No one is good but
One, that is, God. You know the
commandments: 'Do not commit
adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not
steal,' 'Do not bear false witness,'
'Honor your father and your mother.'
"

27. Luke 18:21-22
And he said, "All these things I have
kept from my youth."
So when Jesus heard these things,
He said to him, "You still lack one
thing. Sell all that you have and
distribute to the poor, and you will
have treasure in heaven; and come,
follow Me."

28. Luke 18:23-24
But when he heard this, he became
very sorrowful, for he was very rich.
And when Jesus saw that he became
very sorrowful, He said, "How hard it
is for those who have riches to enter
the kingdom of God!"

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Effects of Covetousness
It Blunts the Sensitive Nerve of Love
It Blurs the Picture of Life
It Banishes the Fruit of Generosity
It Breeds the Worm of Discontent
It Burdens the Spirit with Sorrow
It Blinds One to the True Meaning of Life
It Blasts the Devotee with Misery

30. 1 Timothy 6:9
But those who desire to be rich fall
into temptation and a snare, and into
many foolish and harmful lusts which
drown men in destruction and
perdition.