Dr. Luther’s Small Catechism lesson for the week of February 1, 2015:
[II] THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
IN THE PLAIN FORM IN WHICH THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY
SHALL TEACH IT TO HIS HOUSEHOLD
THE NINTH COMMANDMENT
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house.”
What does this mean?
Answer: We should fear and love God, and so we should not seek by craftiness to gain possession of our neighbor’s inheritance or home, nor to obtain them under pretext of legal right, but be of service and help to him so that he may keep what is his. [1]
[1] Tappert, T. G. (Ed.). (1959). The Book of Concord The Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. (p. 343-344). Philadelphia: Mühlenberg Press.