Comments on: Tips On How To Obey “Thou Shalt Not Covet”

By: This Week in Personal Finance - February 5, 2010 | Redeeming Riches

This Week in Personal Finance - February 5, 2010 | Redeeming Riches — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:21:48 +0000

[...] Coveting is something that isn’t talked about much in Personal Finance circles, but Pete over at Bible Money Matters gives us some tips on how not to covet. [...]

By: Lillie

Lillie — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:15:55 +0000

My Pastor always preaches the theory that you don't covet what other people have, especially since you don't know what they had to go through to get it. Several major points surfaced for me: earn the right, consider if you need it, and know for sure that you can maintain it. You always have to be realistic in coveting materialistic items. Bottom line, money and material possessions don't buy happiness, joy and peace of mind. Those are priceless. My advice: before you covet, think more than twice. The price may not be worth it. Lillie´s last post ..Looking for good financial advice on a budget?

By: Mr Credit Card

Mr Credit Card — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:02:40 +0000

Bucksome

I find myself coveting for some stuff and not for others. For example, I do not care about clothes too much but once in a while, I keep “researching about plasma tvs” hoping one day I’ll get a great one to immerse myself in a movie! (ah – already trying to justify!)
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Week in Review: Super Bowl Edition :Buck$ome Boomer's Journey to Retirement — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:31:03 +0000

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By: Bucksome

Bucksome — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:14:44 +0000

Great post, Mr. Credit card. This is an area where I've grown a lot during adulthood but am not totally evolved. The more I focus on my spiritual journey the less I want "stuff". Bucksome´s last post ..Are Luggage Fees the Tipping Point?

By: Jason @ Redeeming Riches

Jason @ Redeeming Riches — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:55:58 +0000

Here’s my two cents on how not to covet…usually in the Bible (especially in the NT), we are not called to stop doing something without replacing it with something else.

For example, the Apostle Paul says to “put off” the old self and “put on” the new self. So, we can’t just “stop coveting” without replacing what we covet with something better.

The solution to coveting is a reorientation back to the Gospel – to see the glorious riches we have in Christ and to realize that he gave Himself up so we could have better riches!

“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.” 2 Cor. 8:9.

So, to stop coveting we put off the lies that “stuff” will make us happy and put on the truth that Christ is the greatest treasure and that He is our life – not earthly goods.
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By: ASB

ASB — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:23:21 +0000

We see first hand an interesting view of consumerism. We’re in the estate sale service here in Chicago. It’s the most thriving market in the nation and growing… and it’s all about buying “stuff” and things [from others]. The good and responsible aspect about estate sales are that you’re passing along goods, recycling, and refurbishing, being “green”… instead of adding to the land fills. It’s pre-owned and already out there. Many beautifully made items (antiques) and at a fraction of the cost new. It’s a wise way to spend your money and be a good steward… especially if the above-mentioned points are also practiced.

By: David/Yourfinances101

David/Yourfinances101 — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:02:50 +0000

Work hard to create your own wealth and you’ll never need to worry about “coveting” anything.

By: andrewbpaterson

andrewbpaterson — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:57:16 +0000

I don't have any suggestions on how to not covet, but I do want to vent on how much we desire things. I don't know how, and I don't know when, but somehow a great divide has sprung up from the generations that lived in the '30s, and today's day and age. Things things things...that's what we work for and seem to live for. I pray that the Lord would help me be content with what I have, like Paul! andrewbpaterson´s last post ..A Pleasant Trip…Just In Time!

By: karyn sweet

karyn sweet — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:06:01 +0000

My bigger problem is coveting for my children. I always have some nagging guilt that if I don’t pay for this activity or buy this incredible curriculum (we homeschool), than my kids are going to be “behind”. Behind in what, I couldn’t say…