In the Seventh Commandment God forbids all stealing or all taking of other people’s property without their permission, to their detriment.
The following are types of this sin:
- Assault (robbery):
Assignment: Read Luke 10:30: (robbers) - Stealing
Assignment: Read Josh. 7:20-26: Achan, 2 Kings 5:19-27: Gehazi, and John 12:6: Judas Iscariot. - Dealing with stolen goods
Prov. 29:24: Whoso is partner with a thief, hateth his own soul.
- Profiting, at the expense of our neighbor, through fraudulent business deals.
Jer. 22:13: Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbor’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work. - Usury. Illegally charging exorbitant interest, profiting by charging interest from those in need, and extortion.
Ex. 22:25: If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.
Assignment: Discuss: Is charging interest always sinful? Read Matt. 25:27 and Luke 19:23. - Taking unwise loans and not paying back loans.
Ps. 37:21: The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again.
- Laziness.
Assignment: Read Prov. 6:6 and 2 Thess. 3:10. Also discuss on what basis a Christian can with a good conscience accept a pension or welfare. - Desiring the possession of others, envy, selfishness and greed.
Matt. 15:19: Out of the heart proceed... thefts.
1 Tim. 6:10: The love of money is the root of all evil. - Using common possessions for one’s personal use, wasting them or not properly caring for them; being dishonest in paying one’s taxes or stealing from the community or business establishments in some other way.
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