You shall not steal (Part 4)
by Brian Watts on March 3, 2019
As we come today for the fourth time to the Eighth Commandment, we continue looking at the matter of Stealing from God, a matter on which the Word of God speaks forthrightly and clear.
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Exodus 20:15
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You shall not steal (Part 3)
by Brian Watts on February 24, 2019
Now we’ve looked at various aspects and ways in which the Eighth Commandment can be violated. A man may not perhaps be guilty of violating the eighth commandment in terms of its presupposition regarding private property. Perhaps it may even be true that a man has not violated the Eighth Commandment in any obvious manner, yet such a man may be guilty of robbing God and in so doing of violation of the eighth commandment.
You shall not steal (Part 2)
by Brian Watts on February 17, 2019
In our first exposition, we considered the fact that the Eighth Commandment presupposes the right to private property. We also saw that the Eighth Commandment implies the principle of stewardship as a profound reminder that we own nothing, but that everything has been entrusted to us by God as a gracious gift of His love. And then we also saw that the Eighth Commandment explains very clearly why it is wrong to steal. I seek therefore to build upon that today by specifically considering the vast spectrum that is covered by the scope of this command, by asking in which ways it is possible for us to violate the prohibition contained in the Eighth Commandment.
You shall not steal (Part 1)
by Brian Watts on February 10, 2019
We come to a commandment that consists merely of four words – “You shall not steal” – and yet in it we will see that God has a way of packing into the shortest, clearest little phrase so much profound truth in which He draws out of them the depths of the riches with which He has loaded them.Podcast: Play in new window | Download