25 December, 2010

EIGHTH COMMANDMENT....

" You shall not steal..."


HOW DOES GOD WANT US TO GET STUFF?
1. Work- “Let him that stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something good” (Eph. 4:28)

2. Invest- “Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them. His lord said to him, well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord” (Matt. 25: 20,21)


HOW CAN A PERSON STEAL?
1. Theft
2. Robbery (“A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him . . leaving him half dead” - Luke 10:30)
3. Seizure- Using without permission
4. Deceit (“The Lord hates dishonest scales and dishonest weights” - Prov. 20:23)
5.  Defraud- To deprive of something by deception

 



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