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Get Off The Ladder - The Adultery
Covetousness drives us into the arms of adultery - a sin which brings no joy and only destruction. The terrible tale of David and Bathsheba makes that warning particularly plain.
2 days ago21 min read


Get Off The Ladder - The Bitterness
Covetousness drives us into a bitter struggle that does not end in glory. This character study in the life of Saul shows us what covetousness can do to us and what we can do to avoid it.
5 days ago15 min read


Get Off The Ladder - The Withholding
Covetousness drives us to try to take things that do not belong to us, or to embezzle things that are in our care. This can only result in harm. Read this blog to see how to avoid it.
Jan 1416 min read


Get Off The Ladder - The Rivalry
Covetousness drives us to compete with others in a 'zero sum game' in which someone has to win and someone has to lose. That is not the life God has for us. This post looks at the life of Jacob to see why, and how we can avoid it.
Jan 1116 min read


Get Off The Ladder - The Murder
Covetousness was the sin that lay behind the first murder. This post outlines why, the warnings that existed that could have prevented it and how we can avoid the same mistakes.
Jan 714 min read


Get Off The Ladder - The Origins
The second post in my series on covetousness looks at how this sin drove the first humans to give in to temptation.
Jan 421 min read


Get Off The Ladder - The Command
My first series of 2016 examines one of the most widely practiced sins of our day: covetousness. This first post looks at the command agains
Jan 129 min read
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