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VIII. stealing. Luke 19:1-10 page 1053. divine. The story of Zacchaeus. Luke 19:2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. divine. Stealing is …. W IDE RANGING.
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Luke 19:1-10 page 1053 divine The story of Zacchaeus Luke 19:2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.
divine Stealing is … WIDE RANGING Luke 19:2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.
divine Stealing is … WIDE RANGING personal & business Leviticus 19:13 ‘Do not defraud your neighbour or rob him. “ ‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired man overnight.
divine Stealing is … Personal loans WIDE RANGING Leviticus 19:13 ‘Do not defraud your neighbour or rob him. “ ‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired man overnight.
divine Stealing is … Personal loans WIDE RANGING 2 Kings 4:7 She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debts.
divine Stealing is … Personal loans WIDE RANGING Romans 13:8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another,
divine Stealing is … Personal loans borrowing WIDE RANGING Psalms 37:21 The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;
Anatolie France “ Never lend books because no-one ever returns them. The only books I have in my library are those other people have lent me. ”
divine Stealing is … Personal loans borrowing family WIDE RANGING Proverbs 28:24 He who robs his father or mother and says, “It’s not wrong”— he is partner to him who destroys.
divine Stealing is … Personal loans borrowing family WIDE RANGING 1 Timothy 5:4 … by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God.
divine Stealing is … Personal loans borrowing family WIDE RANGING 1 Timothy 5:8 If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Business fair & honest divine Stealing is … WIDE RANGING Leviticus 25:14 ‘If you sell land to one of your countrymen or buy any from him, do not take advantage of each other.
Business fair & honest tax declarations divine Stealing is … WIDE RANGING Mark 12:17 Then Jesus said to them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”
Brendan Barber TUC General Secretary Feb 2008 “ Unpaid tax costs every British worker £1,000 a year. If only a fraction of the missing tax were collected by Revenue & Customs, it would plug the gap in the government's spending plans and save schools, hospitals and other public services from cuts. (The Missing Billions report). ”
Dr Daleep Mukarji Director of Christian Aid divine “ We predict that illegal trade-related tax evasion alone will be responsible for the deaths of 5.6 million children under the age of five between 2000 and 2015. That's almost 1,000 a day. ”
National newspaper lead story divine “ Britain: a nation of cheats and thieves. ”
Joyti De-Laurey stole £4million from employer divine “ Passengers who recognized me from the news would say things like, 'Good on you!' and 'Serves them right.’ ”
Business fair & honest tax declarations pilfering time divine Stealing is … WIDE RANGING
Business fair & honest tax declarations pilfering time pay divine Stealing is … WIDE RANGING James 5:4 Look! The wages you failed to pay the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of .. have reached the ears of the Lord …
Business fair & honest tax declarations pilfering time pay divine Stealing is … WIDE RANGING Malachi 3:5 “So I will come near to you for judgment. I will be quick to testify .., against those who defraud labourers of their wages, …
Business fair & honest tax declarations pilfering time pay hard working divine Stealing is … WIDE RANGING Colossians 3:22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters …, not only when their eye is on you … but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord.
divine Stealing is … Church WIDE RANGING
divine Stealing is … Church tithes & offerings WIDE RANGING Malachi 3:8 - 10 “Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. “But you ask, ‘How do we rob you?’ “In tithes and offerings.
divine Stealing is … Church tithes & offerings WIDE RANGING Malachi 3:8 - 10 You are under a curse—the whole nation of you—because you are robbing me. 10Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse,
divine Stealing is … Church tithes & offerings WIDE RANGING Malachi 3:8 - 10 Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing ….
divine Stealing is … Church tithes & offerings talents WIDE RANGING Matthew 25:25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’
divine Stealing is … Social injustice international debt plundering the environment WIDE RANGING Amos 8:4 - 6 Hear this, you who trample the needy and do away with the poor of the land,
divine Stealing is … WRONG Luke 19:7 All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a ‘sinner.’ ”
divine Stealing is … WRONG against God Psalms 50:10 - 12 …for every animal .. is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are mine.
divine Stealing is … WRONG against God 1 Chronicles 29:11 - 12 …for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Wealth and honour come from you;
divine Stealing is … WRONG against God 1 Chronicles 29:14 Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.
divine Stealing is … WRONG against God John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
divine Stealing is … WRONG against others John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
divine Stealing is … WRONG against ourselves 1 Corinthians 6:10 … nor thieves nor the greedy nor … nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
divine Stealing is … WRONG against ourselves Luke 16:10 - 12 ..if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?
We must … WISE UP reflection Luke 19:6 So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
divine We must … WISE UP repentance Luke 19:8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord!
divine We must … WISE UP restitution Luke 19:8 Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back ….
divine We must … WISE UP restitution Exodus 22:3 “A thief must certainly make restitution, …
divine We must … WISE UP restitution Leviticus 6:4 … he must return what he has stolen or taken by extortion, or what was entrusted to him, or the lost property he found,
divine We must … WISE UP realignment Luke 19:8 …, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount."
divine We must … WISE UP realignment Ephesians 4:28-29 He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, .. that he may have something to share with those in need.