This is the sin of desire! Paul said that he would have never known about the sin of desire or lust except that the law said, “Thou shalt not covet.”
“ Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.” — Exodus 20:17
“Be not deceived: neither fornicators… nor covetous …shall inherit the Kingdom of God.” — 1 Cor. 6:9-10
“Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.” — Prov. 27:20
“… the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.”- Eccl. 9:3 (Gen. 6:9)
“Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his Cross, and follow me.”- Matt. 16:24 (Gal. 2:20)
“For the preaching of the Cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” — 1 Cor. 1:18
“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.” — 1 John 2:15-17
“But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness…” — Jer. 22:17
“For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.” — Jer. 6:13-14
“And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.” — Luke 12:15-21
This is not something that we can do for God. This is something that God does for us (Eph. 2:8-10). We cannot save ourselves! We cannot change ourselves! Sin is a hereditary problem that has infected the entire human race.
Read →Most people think that if you have confessed your sins to God, then you have certainly repented of your sins. However, according to the Bible, confession is not the same thing as repentance.
Read →Most people think that if you are sorry for your sins and you confess them to God, then you have certainly repented of your sins. However, according to the Bible, confession is not the same thing as repentance.
Read →Someone is trying to deceive you. Are you a Christian? Chances are that you have already been deceived! Most modern Churches ignore these warnings from God in the New Testament. What about you?
Read →The real Jesus is the one that matches the description of the Bible. Real Christianity is the one whose faith and practice is aligned with Holy Scripture. There is “another Jesus” that is deceiving backslidden or unconverted professing Christians.
Read →Things in this generation might change if men and women pick up the Bible and read it for themselves with trembling, humbling themselves to God in truth (Isa. 66:1-2; Isa. 57:15).
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