Things Unseen with Sinclair B. Ferguson From Covetous to Christlike
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Mar 20, 2026 A reflection on how ignoring the command against coveting unravels moral order and forces societies to invent more laws. A comparison of modern moral fashions to the emperor’s new clothes highlights collective self-deception. The story of Saul and Stephen is used to show how coveting can expose spiritual need and point toward Christlike obedience empowered by the Spirit.
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Rejecting The Big Ten Produces Legal Chaos
- Rejecting the Ten Commandments forces societies to create more and more laws to manage moral chaos.
- Sinclair B. Ferguson argues that without the Decalogue as a moral rudder, governments enact unworkable laws leading to instability and further legal proliferation.
Use The Decalogue And Catechisms As Moral Rudder
- Do not dismiss foundational moral laws; learn to apply the Ten Commandments as basic governing principles.
- Ferguson recommends using church catechisms to help apply these laws amid societal complexity and new issues.
Gospel Salvation Leads To Obedience
- The gospel that saves also calls for obedience; salvation transforms moral behaviour rather than replacing law with mere will.
- Ferguson stresses that only Christ-formed hearts will fulfill the law, so gospel and obedience are intimately connected.