Theology 3 Practice Exam

Which option is NOT a form of coveting?

Coveting/desiring what belongs to another person Envy Taking someone else's things Contentment with one's own possessions

Correct Answer:

Contentment with one's own possessions

Explanation:

Coveting centers on a longing to possess what belongs to someone else. Desiring what belongs to another is coveting because it involves disordered longing for another person’s goods. Envy is closely related, as it is the jealous or resentful wish that someone else’s advantages or possessions be yours. Taking someone else’s things is the action that can flow from that covetous impulse—it's the outward consequence motivated by the same desire to possess what isn’t yours. The one that does not fit as coveting is contentment with one’s own possessions, which expresses gratitude and satisfaction rather than desire for others’ goods.

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