2534. The tenth commandment unfolds and completes the ninth, which is concerned with concupiscence of the flesh. It forbids coveting the goods of another, as the root of theft, robbery, and fraud, which the seventh commandment forbids. “Lust of the eyes” leads to the violence and injustice forbidden by the fifth commandment.318 Avarice, like fornication, originates in the idolatry prohibited by the first three prescriptions of the Law.319 The tenth commandment concerns the intentions of the heart; with the ninth, it summarizes all the precepts of the Law.
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18. Why does Sacred Scripture teach the truth?
408. What is involved in the common good?
338. For what ends has God instituted Matrimony?
342. Are all obliged to get married?
43. What does it mean to believe in only one God?
86. What does the word “Incarnation” mean?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does Baruch 6:2-5 teach us about the danger of trusting ourselves instead of trusting God?
What is the message of Nahum 1:7-8 about God’s faithfulness in the midst of chaos?
Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Lessons from the Meeting of Jacob and Esau (Genesis 33:1-20)
How to experience communion with God?
What does it mean to love your neighbor as yourself according to James 2:8, and why is it important?
