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Scriptures Referenced
KJV Dictionary Definition: steal
STEAL, v.t. pret. stole; pp. stolen, stole. G. L, to take, to lift.
1. To take and carry away feloniously, as the personal goods of another.
To constitute stealing or theft, the taking must be felonious,
that is, with an intent to take what belongs to another,
and without his consent.
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Stealing is taking property or possessions that rightfully belong
to other people, without the right or permission to do so
Are people thieves if they are dishonest in business ?
cheat on taxes, or refuse to pay debts?
What about plagiarism, copyright or patent violation?
What does the Bible say about various forms of stealing?
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The good news is that thieves can be forgiven.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 – The Corinthian church included thieves
who had been forgiven by Jesus’ blood. By God’s mercy,
thieves of all kinds can be saved.
Ezekiel 33:15 – The thief who repents must give back what he stole.
It is not enough just to say “I won’t steal anything else.”
We must return what we unlawfully took.========
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Revelation 22:15 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
15 Outside the city are all those who live like dogs—those who do evil magic,
those who sin sexually, those who murder, those who worship idols,
and those who love to lie and pretend to be good.
[AMP and everyone who loves and practices lying (deception, cheating).]
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Ephesians 4:28 Amplified Bible (AMP)
but instead he must work hard [making an honest living],
producing that which is good with his own hands,
so that he will have something to share with those in need.
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Mark 16:17 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)
17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: by using my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
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James 1:22 New King James Version (NKJV)
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
James 4:6 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)
6 But he gives all the more grace; therefore it says,
but gives grace to the humble.”
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2 Corinthians 13:5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
5 Examine and test and evaluat
and showing the proper fruits of it. Test and prove yourselves
Do you not yourselves realize and know [thoroughly by an ever-increasing experience]
that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you are [counterfeits] disapproved on trial and rejected?
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Galatians 6:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
3 For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
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1 Corinthians 8:2 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
2 Those who think they know something do not yet know anything as they should.
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Luke 10:26-28 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)
26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?”
27 He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,
and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”
28 And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.”
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00:00 Praise Jesus Christ of Nazareth brothers and sisters today the power of Christ Daily 23rd December 2015 Fake goods lying and stealing fake goods Fake goods are counterfeit goods fake CDs didn’t pay for the original non original breaking copyright
CDs softwares softwares Psalm CDs clothes branded clothes but they’re not actually original fake put on the brand only and buy cheap and used and all that they fake goods lying and stealing friends research 15 years ago I think it was I’m about to
get up and preach. The worship has finished and I’m sitting down there thinking of Christ, what to say. You know how to turn people to Christ. I’m about to get up and preach.
00:52 He’s on a service day and just hardly a minute or two before the moderator calls me for pastor to preach now or share the word. I hear God saying to me, the spirit of God saying to me, you are in sin, you are in sin immediately. I am sitting down
there.
01:13 I do not know, Lord, what sin, but sin I don’t want to do. I don’t want to do this sin. I don’t want to do any sin, Lord, I don’t want.
01:19 I want to be holy. I want to. I don’t want to grieve you.
01:20 I don’t want to grieve the Holy Spirit. I don’t want to offend you. Lord Jesus, you saved my life.
01:26 You saved my family’s life. You put us together. I have peace and joy.
01:31 I have health. I have all that I need. I just want to do your will and go home to you.
01:37 I don’t want the sin. And so whenever Jesus Christ talks about sin to a servant pastor, listen, you cannot preach. You have to stand down.
01:48 You cannot use the pulpit. The pulpit is Jesus Christ owns pulpit. The Spirit of God owns the pulpit.
01:53 We just can’t go there and keep sin and talk and teach others and correct others like everything is fine. Cannot. When we are in sin or some issues.
02:03 God says, stand down. You just stand down. So I just sit there for a while sitting down there, the potter is still talking and then I do not want to go up.
02:12 So Lord Jesus, I don’t preach. So I said, no. He said, go and stand the pulpit.
02:19 So I went to the pulpit and I said, then before I can start, the Holy Spirit telling me, confess your sin now. You have sinned, you have sinned. By the time of walking.
02:30 I didn’t know what sin at the time. By the time walking to the pulpit, he already told me what sin. So he Told me now tell the whole church you are in this sin.
02:38 So I told the whole church the sin was there are four computers in my house. My children and I use it, My children are using for business. We are a small business at the time because we are out of this, out of this.
02:54 All the earlier wrongs, all done, finished, all the debts, all settled, everything, no more debts and all this. And we just living simply the case. We have not won the case yet.
03:05 By God’s mercy. God has not let the case be won yet. And we have not got money from the cave.
03:09 So we are living in a simple life and living a simple life and doing small business to keep our body and soul together and paying our bills. That time he said that computer, that therefore there will all have fake software, counterfeit software at
that time, counterfeit Windows, all the Windows operating system Windows in each of the computers were fake or false. God says you are in that sin.
03:39 So I told the church, friends, this is today I’m standing here and Jesus Christ conviction convicting me that I’m having fake software, non copyrighted. I didn’t pay for the original software. I, I just got this.
03:52 They came with the computers, you know, when we go and get the computers, they load these softwares, this operating systems and all. So I said, as of today, very simple, we are not going to use those computers until we get original softwares. And
then I’m not thinking we can’t do the business.
04:09 We can’t answer the settled people because my children were doing computer involved business so they need a computer. But no, my decision is simple. No income, no income.
04:21 People fed up with such people fed up with us. I don’t want God to be fed up with me because of fear. A fear comes upon me when God says you are in sin.
04:29 A fear came upon. I do not want to do this. I don’t offend him.
04:33 He suffered like that for me and then he died on the cross, went to hell, took all my curses and gave me this. And I do not want to do it. Brother, sister, start taking that stand you do not want.
04:45 If God says this is black, it is black. You are wrong, you are wrong. So sorry Lord, sorry Lord.
04:50 And how to know we are wrong? The word of God will say, oh, you’re wrong. So brothers and sisters, today this thing about whether it’s stealing or not has become a very loose definition. A lot of people in the world today, they do a lot of stealing,
but they think it’s not stealing because that’s their mind.
05:08 They do not Want to search the word of God. They do not want to rely on the word of God. Do not want to lean on the word of God.
05:14 They have their own definition and understanding. Because what the what the world has taught us. Now in King James Version dictionary today.
05:24 King James Bible Version Dictionary the word steal is simply this. An intent to take what belongs to another. An intent to take what belongs to another.
05:33 And without his consent. And without the consent. If both the conditions is felonious.
05:38 Felonious means criminal. Like you know. So cbt like one is a breach of trust.
05:43 Somebody gives you some money to keep, you use it by yourself, don’t care. That is breach of trust. And sometimes it becomes criminal because according to the laws.
05:52 Now, brothers and sisters, I’ve taken an article. There are a number of servants who are teaching properly. There are servants who fear God.
06:03 So don’t think I’m the only one telling this. No, no. All over the world you go to the Internet and search for this kind of material.
06:10 There are sermons and teachings and warnings and all that will be there. But people like to just look for so called blessing, God bless me and so called feeling. I sang some songs and feel good.
06:22 No obedience is better than sacrifice. And then God tells this, for instance, he says all liars, all practicing liars belong to the Lake of Fire in Revelation. Now remember liar.
06:36 So we don’t lie anymore because why? He is the truth. We are in the truth and the truth is in us. And we cannot lie.
06:44 And we practice and we fall into lie. Yes, it can happen immediately say sorry, Lord Jesus, sorry and turn and confess your sin. Go to the people and say I’m sorry, I made a mistake there.
06:55 That’s why I didn’t. This is not the truth. The truth is this.
06:59 This is what I did. I’m sorry. And then take the, take the punishment, whatever comes along.
07:04 Why? Because this punishment, whatever we get here is nothing compared to what is a Lake of Fire story. Now, Bell sister, today I’m dealing with this because a lot of people take things from people and they don’t return it and they keep it there and
they use it and pretend not to know it. That is stealing.
07:23 That is stealing. Simply put, in this particular website, I’ve given the website name there in the email. Is there define the thing like stealing is taking property or possessions that rightfully belong to other people without the right of
permission to do so.
07:42 In simply put, taking somebody’s things, taking somebody’s things and using it. Taking somebody’s things without people’s permission is Stealing don’t have your own definition. Our own definition is not going to cut it.
07:58 God is going to use his definition to decide on earth brothers. So. And I’m reading a verse from the paragraph from the that people thieve if they are dishonest in business, cheat on taxes, refuse to pay debts.
08:16 What about plagiarism? That means copying other people’s articles and writing copyright or patent violation. What does the Bible say about various forms of stealing? Now, brothers and sisters, in such a serious matter, first I’m going to read from
the revelation that is Revelation 22:15. He says that those who love to lie pretend to be good outside the city.
08:41 The city now outside. Those like live like dogs. Live like dog.
08:45 They are like dogs. Those who do evil things. Evil magic.
08:49 Evil and magic. And sin sexually. Those who murder, those who worship idols and those who love to lie and pretend to be good.
09:01 Deceitful. No. Ah.
09:06 Not inside. Not inside the kingdom. They are outside the city.
09:17 And the amplified version says everyone who lurks and practices lying, deception, cheating cannot be allowed to be inside the kingdom. Now inside the city. Ephesians 4:28.
09:27 The thief who has become a believer must no longer steal. With the commander earlier we had stealing or whatever. No longer steal.
09:41 So what did I do? I did no more using. But I also inserted the disturb if people call and all my children can’t do the business, whatever, they can’t settle them. So I was thinking whether I go to Internet cafe to do or this and that.
10:13 This was a Saturday, a Sunday. We get a call on Monday morning actually from a sister in Gryce who says there is one IT company which is shutting down or shifting or something and they’ve got five, I think five windows, original windows that they
don’t because they are upgrading the computers or whatever that they are not using. They are selling it cheaply.
10:25 So and just for 1200 ringgit. 5 windows for 1200 ringgit is fantastic price, you know, because it would have cost us about five times more than that. So we.
10:34 Oh we thank God, you see, Jesus sees us through. You want to obey? He’ll find a way for you. You don’t obey forever, you’ll be in a mess.
11:02 And there are people, I’ve been counseling a couple of people this week about taking people’s money. There are people taking his money and they use for themselves and we’re not accounting to others. And then they goes on for month after month and
month and then, and then pretending to be everything fine, you know, they sit in front of you they tell everything fine, everything fine, Pastor, Everything fine, Everything how? I think, how’s your income, brother? How’s your income? No managing,
Pastor.
11:11 Actually they taking other people’s money and managing that is stealing. Definition of King James Version dictionary. That’s a Bible dictionary.
11:18 And then King James Version Bible dictionary. I could find that. I hope there’s also Catholic Bible dictionary and all you can find and see.
11:32 It should be the same because our law also saves this. And then broadly, if you take people’s things without permission, it’s stealing. I used to teach my son and my grandson, my children, all this, hey, don’t touch people’s things.
11:40 Because nowadays it’s so easy. And they go to the school or whatever they say, oh, it’s nice. Then they check and think they may not take it home.
11:51 But they look at it, use it for a while and put it back in the school and they think it’s okay. They steal in. But you see, God has given all thieves can be saved, can be forgiven.
11:57 Thieves can be forgiven. That’s the Good news. Why? First Corinthians 6, 9, 11.
12:17 The Corinthian Church included thieves who have been forgiven by Jesus blood, by God’s mercy, thieves of all kinds can be saved. Now we look at pirates of Psalms and all cannot is stealing. And you know, at the time God told me, Jesus Christ told me
at that time, it’s because you, you don’t love your neighbor as yourself.
12:46 Why you don’t love your neighbor as yourself? Because suppose you made something, you’re telling this, the spirit of God telling me, you know, Chrissy Lew, if you, my son, if you made something and then you’re selling it, people copy it and put your
brand and sell it. How violation they invented something. We just copy the invention and just begin to sell everything, sell, make money that spent lot of years and heartache and whatnot and discovery and then sacrifices and then we go and take it.
12:54 That’s the same thing. You take a branded clothes, you put it in brand. What are you doing? And a Christian doesn’t need branded clothes.
13:04 It’s stupidity. You put anything put up. The conduct should show your brand, your conduct should show your brand that your belonging to Jesus Christ.
13:16 You want to do the right thing. That is the brand we supposed to carry. Our conduct should show it’s not the clothes, it’s not the things, it’s not the fake watches.
13:34 And then people lightly think they can just take people, you know, in the fridge there’ll be food. And I’ve seen people not in this, you know, I’ve seen people in church, you know, come, they have used a. I used to pastor a church with some people
there from another nation.
13:43 And they’re gathering together and then they’ll take other people’s food, you know. Then each person, each of the person there struggling because struggling in this country. So they.
13:50 But the little money they buy some food for themselves to then eat during the day or whatever before they come back. Something somebody has taken, eaten. They don’t think it’s stealing.
13:54 It’s stealing. It is stealing. It’s steam.
14:00 God calls you thief. You take people’s things without permission. Thief.
14:06 And it’s not just I borrowed, I borrowed. No, no, you didn’t borrow. You’re a thief according to God’s word.
14:09 According to your own definition. Yes. You’re not a stealer.
14:13 You’re not a thief. You’re just taking it. I’m taking from my brother.
14:19 That’s why they talk, you know, they talk. You know what you know, each one blocks everybody. You decline, brother.
14:23 You, you. You are. You love me, sir, I should take from you.
14:29 You must give me all these lies, all these things. No, you are a thief. Especially.
14:35 You’re going on and on and on and with it. You don’t want convicted. You’re feared, you’re conscious.
14:47 And then this particular person just few days ago angry with me. That even makes the matter even worse. And then begin to talk about me.
14:58 This and a brother, stop this. Why? You are putting yourself in worse position than you already are. Why? God’s definition is that you are a thief right now.
15:03 You are a practicing thief. So stop it. Change.
15:15 Change. When God told me I am a thief that time and I’m using fake, what do you call counterfeit software, I immediately stop. Why? I fear God.
15:22 I fear God. What will happen without my God protecting me? What will happen? The devil will come to steal, kill and destroy. And that’s what happening to his brother.
15:27 Right now the devil is stealing everything, but he’s not seeing it. Why? Pride. Pride is.
15:36 I know I didn’t steal. Actually, he was stealing for so long. There were many months or maybe even years from number of people, brothers and sisters.
15:51 But then when you correct them, they get very angry with you. They got your own definition. But now God says in some scripture that those who do not use his word correctly and tell some other words, they also stealing God’s word.
15:58 Can you imagine? God says what we are stealing the servant. Be careful when you are preaching and teaching. Tell the exact the whole counsel of God.
16:07 If you don’t give the whole counsel of God, you give adjusted counsel of God. God calls us stealing his word. Stealing his word Servant can be stealing his word word.
16:19 Can you imagine God considers that why instead of telling the whole thing, you have stolen some word and we’re just giving back something. Other words, you have stolen and kept it. You’re not releasing to the people which will set them free which
have a great life.
16:24 Brother and sister, today go and examine yourself. Examine yourself. Have you got any of these things? Yeah.
16:33 Get rid of it. Why? Oh, money. Pastor? Yeah? Can you rely on Jesus Christ to provide for you? Let’s not be dishonest.
16:39 Rest with truth. Let’s be right. Because do not lose our eternity loose.
16:50 And then we step on the blood of Jesus Christ who suffered for us like that. Give us power to overcome everything, everything outcome, our heart and mind. And to rely on him completely that he provide for you.
16:56 And I’ve experienced his goodness. He provided even the software. Thank Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
Brothers and sisters. Amen.