the Eighth Commandment: “You shall not steal” (Exodus 20:15).
1.Why is the value of a stolen item irrelevant?
Most people don’t think that God considers theft to be theft until the value of what is taken impresses Him. However, if I open your wallet and take just one dollar, I’m a thief, and the Bible says that thieves will not enter the kingdom of God.
2.What does a news item about someone returning a lost wallet reveal about human nature?
It is a sad testimony to the wickedness of the human heart when the world honors an honest person. Someone finds a wallet filled with money and returns it to the owner—and that makes national news. It is rare when a human being does what he should.
3.Is it wrong for a man to steal when he is hungry?
The answer is yes. It is theft and the Bible says that he should make restitution for his crime. If a man is hungry, he should beg before he steals.
4.How would you react if you saw $600,000 fluttering along a freeway?
I would know that God sees me.
5.What would keep you from stealing the money?
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”
MARK 8:36,37
6.Why isn’t it enough for a thief to reform his ways?
Someone might say that he has stolen once, but has since reformed. He must be told that time doesn’t forgive sin, and that God still sees the sins of yesterday as if they were committed today. Stop his mouth using the Law (Romans 3:19). Show him that the only way to escape the terrible consequences of his sin is the Door of the Savior. Let the hurricane of the wrath of the Law of God blow far from him the scanty leaves of self-righteous-ness. Have him admit his transgression by name—that he is a thief. Then point to (and have him read) 1 Corinthians 6:9,10.
Memory Verse
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”
MARK 8:36,37
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