Are you content with what you have?
Oil painting of a young John Calvin. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) “Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you’ ” (Heb. 13:5). Over the centuries, Christian theologians have recognized that although the Law is laid out in great detail throughout the Pentateuch , we actually find a summary of it in the Ten Commandments . These ten laws offer some practical ways in which we can concretely express the gratitude we have for our salvation. When we look at these commandments we might be tempted to think that they are all radically different from each other. However, this is not the case. Many theologians have noted that one of these forbidden sins is actually the root of many evils. This forbidden sin is covetousness (Ex. 20:17). John Owen has said that “covetousness is an inordinate desire to enjoy more money than we have, or than God is pleased to give us.” This comment was made in respon