Ver. 5. Covetousness, which is Idolatry.
I. In its essence.—It is putting the creature in the place of the Creator, and giving it the worship due to God alone.
II. In its practice.—Body and soul are consecrated to the service of mammon.
III. In its punishment.—Idolatry is a sin peculiarly obnoxious to God—is not merely the breach of His law, but treason against His government. God deprives the covetous of his idol at last, and sends him treasureless into the unseen world, wrecked and ruined, to endure the wrath to come.—Preacher’s Magazine.
Ver. 6. The Wrath of God.—
- A reality to be dreaded.
- Is roused by the workings of iniquity.
- Will overtake the disobedient.
Vers. 7–9. The New Life—
- Must break thoroughly away from the old life of sin.
- Is evident in temper and speech.
- Is the interpretation of all that is pure and true.
MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Verses 9–11.
The New Spiritual Nature.