[dfwgator]

“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

Coveting is the essence of liberalism and socialism.

[CMB_polarization]

"In 1962, Davies presented his J-curve theory. He stated that revolutions are most likely to occur when periods of prolonged improvements concerning economic and social development are supplanted by a period of sharp reversal. He used evidence from the Dorr’s rebellion, the Russian revolution, and the Egyptian revolution to support his argument. According to Davies, the sharp reversal of development creates an intolerable gap between what people want and what they get."

http://www.popularsocialscience.com/2013/04/17/james-c-davies-j-curve-theory-of-revolutions/

[sr4402]

Coveting is not only a problem for Liberalism and Socialism, but with every human heart. For the sin nature, inherited from Adam, makes us prone to coveting and covetousness. And when living with covetousness it leads to stealing (Thou shalt not Steal).

The good news is that the Lord Jesus Christ paid for sins like this, for folks like us, on His body on the cross. 'That whosoever believes upon Him should not perish' but receive cleansing and forgiveness and have 'Everlasting Life'.

For life is not coveting, nor stealing (as the world says to us), but life is found in Christ and a joy that does not go away.