2538. The tenth commandment requires that envy be banished from the human heart. When the prophet Nathan wanted to spur King David to repentance, he told him the story about the poor man who had only one ewe lamb that he treated like his own daughter and the rich man who, despite the great number of his flocks, envied the poor man and ended by stealing his lamb.322 Envy can lead to the worst crimes.323 “Through the devil’s envy death entered the world”:324
We fight one another, and envy arms us against one another…. If everyone strives to unsettle the Body of Christ, where shall we end up? We are engaged in making Christ’s Body a corpse…. We declare ourselves members of one and the same organism, yet we devour one another like beasts.325
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348. When does the Church allow the physical separation of spouses?
435. How did Jesus interpret the Law?
467. Why is the legitimate defense of persons and of society not opposed to this norm?
460. What are the duties of parents toward their children?
267. What is the essential rite of Confirmation?
595. How is forgiveness possible?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
Understanding God’s sovereignty through the Psalms (Psalm 33:6-9)
What does it mean to submit to God’s discipline, according to Hebrews 12:5-11?
How is God’s justice manifested in the midst of suffering, according to Job 34:10-12?
Understanding God’s Wrath – Habakkuk 1:2-4
What is the significance of Christ being the Head of Creation, as mentioned in Colossians 1:15-17?
What does Daniel’s dream about the four wild beasts in Daniel 7 mean?
