The Eighth Commandment
Exodus 20
Ephesians 4:27-28 All thieves serve the Devil
In Shoplifting cost $3 billion
75% of insurance claims have something false about them
Our first parents where thieves
John 12:4-6 Judas was a thief
It is God’s work to bless and provide for His children
Romans 8:28-32; Psalm 68:19
At the root of thievery is the terrible sin of unbelief and a lack of faith
He is a thief who borrows and does not intend to pay back
Psalm 37:21
He is a thief who is a pastor and does not feed the flock
Ezekiel 34:1—2
He is a thief who is a business owner and steals from his customers
Amos 8:4-6
He is a thief who steals from himself
Luke 15:12-13
The father had so much more for the son then what the son choose for himself.
When we become selfish and self-serving and we miss out on what God has for us
He is a thief who has been entrusted with the goods of others and does not handle them properly
Luke 16:1-2 – with goods
Ephesians 4:28 – with pay (he wasn’t working for the amount of pay he got)
It is worse to sin against trust than it is to sin by force
Are you trustworthy?
He is thief who takes more then he should for services rendered
Luke 19:8
He is a thief who steals from a wife or husband what is rightfully theirs
1 Corinthians 7:3
There is a way a wife should be treated and a way a husband should be treated
He is a thief who is an employer and does not treat his employees properly
James 5:4
He is a thief who steals from God
Malachi 3:8-11
How to get wealth? Work, gift of love, inheritance, investment
What do we do with it?
We steal from God when we hear the truth and don’t obey it
When a pastor gives council and you take that time and don’t obey what you heard
We rob God when we fail to give ourselves to instruct others.
God will bless people and nations for giving
Jesus dies between two thieves. One accepted and one rejected.
There is grace for thieves