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Seventh Commandment “You shall not steal .”

Seventh Commandment “You shall not steal .” We should fear and love God so that we do not take our neighbor’s money or POSSESSIONS or get them in any DISHONES T way but HELP him to improve and protect his possessions and income. What gift is God protecting in the Seventh Commandment?

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Seventh Commandment “You shall not steal .”

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  1. Seventh Commandment “You shall not steal.” We should fear and love God so that we do not take our neighbor’s money or POSSESSIONS or get them in any DISHONEST way but HELP him to improve and protect his possessions and income.

  2. What gift is God protecting in the Seventh Commandment? God’s gift of POSSESSIONS

  3. GOD • Everything comes from and belongs to God. • They are on loan from Him

  4. NEIGHBOR “You shall not steal” Forbids (we are not to do) Would Have Us (we are to do) • Stealing/theft • “taking property without permission or right”

  5. NEIGHBOR “You shall not steal” Forbids (we are not to do) Would Have Us (we are to do) • Stealing/theft • Robbery • “stealing from others through the use of force.”

  6. NEIGHBOR “You shall not steal” Forbids (we are not to do) Would Have Us (we are to do) • Stealing/theft • Robbery • Cheating • “a person who acts in a dishonest way or deceives to gain something.”

  7. SCHOOL * WORK * CHURCH Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me. But you ask, “How are we robbing you?” In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse-your whole nation-because you are robbing me. Malachi 3:8-9

  8. GAMING is “playing cards, dice, billiards and the like for mere amusement”, which is different from GAMBLING which is “ the practice of gaming for money.”

  9. “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have.” Hebrews 13:5 “Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.” Proverbs 13:11

  10. Gambling • Encourages the sins of greed and covetousness • Promotes mismanagement of possessions entrusted to us by God. • Undermines absolute reliance on God for His provision. • A potentially addictive behavior. • Can lead to drunkenness

  11. NEIGHBOR “You shall not steal” Forbids (we are not to do) Would Have Us (we are to do) • Live a life of INTEGRITY

  12. INTEGRITY “your words and actions, what you say and do match (integrate).” A person of integrity acts the same whether someone is watching or not.

  13. NEIGHBOR “You shall not steal” Forbids (we are not to do) Would Have Us (we are to do) • Live a life of integrity • Work instead of steal

  14. WORK “Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.” Ephesians 4:28

  15. NEIGHBOR “You shall not steal” Would Have Us (we are to do) • Live a life of integrity • Work instead of steal • Aid & assist improve & protect their property

  16. NEIGHBOR “You shall not steal” Would Have Us (we are to do) • Live a life of integrity • Work instead of steal • Aid & assist improve & protect their property • Help others in every need

  17. Eighth Commandment “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.” We should fear and love God so that we do not tell LIES about our neighbor, betray him, slander him or hurt his reputation but defend him, SPEAKwell of him and explain everything in the kindest way.

  18. What gift is God protecting in the Eighth Commandment? God’s gift of a good REPUTATION.

  19. The sins of the TONGUE How we are to use our WORDS

  20. NEIGHBOR “You shall not give false testimony” Forbids (we are not to do) Would Have Us (we are to do) • Telling LIES & withholding the TRUTH

  21. White lies “a lie told to be tactful or polite”

  22. White lies Half-truths “a lie that includes some element of truth.”

  23. White lies Half-truths Withholding the truth

  24. NEIGHBOR “You shall not give false testimony” Forbids (we are not to do) Would Have Us (we are to do) • Telling lies & withholding the truth • Reveal SECRETS • Betray “you break a confidence or promise; reveal another’s secret.”

  25. NEIGHBOR “You shall not give false testimony” Forbids (we are not to do) Would Have Us (we are to do) • Telling lies & withholding the truth • Reveal secrets • Hurt neighbor’s REPUTATION

  26. NEIGHBOR “You shall not give false testimony” Forbids (we are not to do) Would Have Us (we are to do) • SPEAK well of others & put best MEANING on everything. • Gossip • “to spread a rumor about the personal or private affairs of others.”

  27. NEIGHBOR “You shall not give false testimony” Forbids (we are not to do) Would Have Us (we are to do) • Speak well of others & put best meaning on everything. • Speak UP for others & PROTECT from false accusations • Slander • “spreading false statements or lies to intentionally hurt someone.”

  28. NEIGHBOR “You shall not give false testimony” Forbids (we are not to do) Would Have Us (we are to do) • Speak well of others & put best meaning on everything. • Speak up for others from false accusations • Encourage

  29. NEIGHBOR “You shall not give false testimony” Forbids (we are not to do) Would Have Us (we are to do) • Speak well of others & put best meaning on everything. • Speak up for others from false accusations • Encourage • STAND up & defend

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