Stop! Thief!                Exodus 20:15 

 

The Eighth Commandment is about the Sanctity of ______________

 

Psalm 24:1                  Psalm 50:10                Ecclesiastes 2:26

 

Property is viewed by God as a stewardship responsibility- We are _____________________ to God for how we use His property

 

Three Biblical Problems with Stealing:

 

1. Stealing dishonors a responsibility God has entrusted to another

 

A people and a government that marginalizes God will go on to cheapen its views on life and marriage and will eventually start stealing your property

 

1. Stealing demonstrates a lack of __________ in God’s ability to provide for our needs through work

 

2 Thessalonians 3:10-12                     Galatians 2:10

 

1. Stealing cheats ourselves out of the _______ of honest labor

 

Ecclesiastes 3:12-13

 

Three applications from the Eighth Commandment:

 

1. Don’t steal from __________________ Eph. 4:28

 

1. Don’t steal from __________________ Mal. 3:8-10

 

1. Don’t steal from __________________ Matt. 6:19-21