Studying today about all the stealing going on do people not think GOD is watching EVERYTHING you do. Most people know stealing is wrong, but there are many kinds of theft. What does the Bible say about robbery, burglary, shoplifting, looting, and petty theft? Are people thieves if they are dishonest in business, cheat on taxes, or refuse to pay debts? What about plagiarism, copyright or patent violation? What does the Bible say about various forms of stealing? Most people do not want to think of themselves as thieves, because they know stealing is wrong. Stealing is wrong for a number of reasons: Many forms of stealing violate civil law. Romans 13:1-7 - Civil law is ordained by God. If we disobey rulers, then we are disobeying God. [1 Pet. 2:13,14] Stealing is specifically prohibited in the Scriptures. Exodus 20:15 - You shall not steal. Matthew 15:19,20 - Theft is one of many acts that come from the heart and defile a man. 1 Corinthians 6:9,10 - Thieves will not enter the kingdom of God. [Deut. 5:19; Lev. 19:11; Matt. 19:18; Isa. 61:8; 10:2; 1 Pet. 4:15,16; Amos 3:10; Hos. 4:1,2; Prov. 22:22; 1 Cor. 5:10f; Jer. 7:9-15; Zech. 5:3,4] Stealing violates the law of love. Romans 13:9,10 - One who loves his neighbor will do good, not harm. Stealing violates the law of love, because it harms our neighbor. Matthew 7:12 - Do to others as you would have others do to you. Do you want others to steal what belongs to you? No. Then dont steal from others. [Luke 10:25-37; Eph. 4:28] The fact is that there are many ways to be guilty of stealing. Stealing is taking property or possessions that rightfully belong to other people, without the right or permission to do so. There are many different kinds of stealing. While most people know that stealing is not right, many people still practice various forms of it! Some may not realize their guilt, but others justify it and even admire others who practice it. The purpose of this study is to consider different kinds of stealing - different ways people can be guilty of stealing. Like that Mickey Mouse watch I stole, I suspect most of us have been guilty of some form of stealing at some time or other. Perhaps we are guilty now without knowing it. So consider the following kinds of stealing:
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 17:55:34 +0000
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