142 Covetousness

Covetousness THIRD YEAR—SUBJECT 35

Covetousness (READ 1 Timothy 6) In the fifth chapter of Galatians Paul lays down seventeen sins and says plainly those who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Among those sins he mentions adultery, fornication, and drunkenness. If a man or woman, openly continues to commit these things, I have yet to find a congregation that will fellowship them. He mentions an equal sin and calls it idolatry. In Colossians 3:5 he says covetousness is idolatry. Then covetousness is as great a sin as drunkenness, murder and adultery, and the Bible teaches that it is, it seems we should be studying more along this line; for I find it more prevalent in the church today than any other sin. I find brethren are covetous, making all kinds of deals for money. Extortioners! Yet I have never known a church to withdraw fellowship from a man guilty of these crimes and I find them in almost every church. But let us learn what the Bible says on it.

1. With what sins did Paul class covetousness? Romans 1:29.

2. With what other crimes did the law put covetousness? Romans 13:9.

3. What did Jesus say would defile a man? Mark 7:21-23.

4. What did Paul say to do with a covetous man? 1 Corinthians 5:11.

5. What did Paul write the church at Ephesus about covetousness? Ephesians 5:3-5.

6. What did Paul say we must mortify? Colossians 3:2-6.

7. How did Paul say many walked? Php 3:18-19.

8. What qualification did Paul say an elder should have? 1 Titus 3:3; Titus 1:7.

9. How must we talk? Hebrews 13:5.

10. How did Peter say some would do the gospel? 2 Peter 2:3-16.

11. What did John say about covetousness? 1 John 2:15-17.

12. What did Jude say? Jude 1:11.