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Intro: According to Paul Harvey, in 1989, CBS sent a camera crew to Ft. Worth, Texas, to do a special story on big city crime.
As the crew was unloading its equipment, their $30,000 camera was stolen.
That was a good introduction for their story.
If there were ever a command that needed to be obeyed in the USA, it would be this one.
Nothing seems safe or secure any more.
Thieves seem to steal at will and get away with it.
One bank teller put it this way.
She had been robbed three times by the same man.
A police officer asked whether she had noticed anything specific about the criminal.
The teller replied, “Yes, he seems to be better-dressed every time he comes into the bank.”
In 1992, there were 672,000 robberies, 3 million burglaries, and 8 million larceny thefts.
Mattoon, R. (2007).
Treasures from Exodus (Vol.
2, p. 206).
Rod Mattoon.
It's estimated that someone is a victim of theft every 5.5 seconds.
The next most common crime is burglary, which involves breaking and entering.
In 2021, the nationwide robbery rate in the United States was 60.9 cases per 100,000 of the population.
[BLM and Antifa crowd destroyed most liberal cities through theft and vandalism]
A Portland, Oregon, clothing shop permanently shut down this month after facing a string of break-ins that has left the store financially gutted, according to a note posted to the front of the store.
"Our city is in peril," a printed note posted on Rains PDX store reads, according to KATU2.
"Small businesses (and large) cannot sustain doing business, in our city’s current state.
We have no protection, or recourse, against the criminal behavior that goes unpunished.
Do not be fooled into thinking that insurance companies cover losses.
We have sustained 15 break-ins … we have not received any financial reimbursement since the 3rd." [FOX News, 11-22-22]
Tonight we look at the eighth commandment.
Text; Exodus 20:15
This command was given specifically to encourage the respect of others’ property.
This is an important element for a stable society.
It is closely related to the 10th commandment of not coveting your neighbors goods.
The most common theft in the time of God giving the Commands would be the theft of land and false weights in the market place.
Theft of Land
False Weights
But the sin of stealing has its roots in the Garden of Eden.
Eve decided to take what did not belong to her instead of thanking God for what He had graciously provided for them!
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The Root Cause of Stealing;
The thief believes God cannot provide for him so he takes from another
The temptation of Covetousness and Greed
The Solicitation from Satan
Satan is the master thief who is out to ruin and rob our lives of God’s best for us and His blessings.
2. Common Thefts we don’t always Acknowledge;
Debt Theft- when someone [Christian] defaults on any debt they owe and files bankruptcy the rest of the worlds taxpayers have pick up the cost, stealing their livelihood.
Tax Theft- when people cheat on their taxes, the rest of the tax payers have to again pick up the cost, stealing part of their livelihood.
Tithing Theft- when we don’t tithe we are stealing from God
Identity Theft- when someone steals your personal information—such as your Social Security Number, bank account number, and credit card information.
In the spiritual realm it is when we allow Satan a foothold in our lives and we begin to act as someone we are not.
Close;
Satan is adept in teaching us how to steal our Master’s glory.
Charles Spurgeon
Just Be Honest!
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