The Ninth Commandment.
You shall not covet your neighbor's house.
What does this mean?
Answer - We should fear and love God that we may not craftily seek to
get our neighbor's inheritance or house, and obtain it by a show of [justice
and] right, etc., but help and be of service to him in keeping it.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house. Coveting covers
our thoughts and desires. This usually means that you shouldn't do something
sneaky to get what does not belong to us such as our neighbor’s inheritance or
house or anything that belongs to our neighbor. Instead you should help them in
any way possible. Paul in Galatians 5:13 reminds us-“ For you were called to freedom brethren; only do not use your freedom
as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants of one another”.
We should love each other and not try
and steal or hurt your neighbor in any way. But to be kind and friendly be helping
your neighbor by protecting what is theirs.
Almighty God, heavenly
Father, You have called us to be Your children and heirs of Your gracious
promises in Christ Jesus. Grant us Your Holy Spirit that we may forsake all
covetous desires and the inordinate love of riches. Deliver us from the pursuit
of passing things that we may seek the kingdom of Your Son and trust in His
righteousness and so find blessedness and peace; through Jesus Christ, our
Lord.
Collect Against the love of money, Lutheran Service Book ©
2008 Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis
Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld ©WELS
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