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  1. 12-27-2009, 02:32 PM #1
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    A wonderful Christmas story

    Now this is how people worldwide should behave; http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091226/...christmas_toys

    Not the thieves, of course, but the police and the store owner in this story appear to be wonderful people.
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    Man, that is really harsh to steal some little girls presents. When it comes time to meet your maker, that is a one way ticket to Hell. No passing go. No collecting $200.00.
    Luckily, the police and the story owner had the Christmas spirit. Jesus was looking over that lady and her two little girls.
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    We don't know the thief's story. He or she may have felt there was no other way for them to do something for their own family. God is not as judgemental of our mortal actions as we ourselves are.

    Remember, we will be forgiven our sins "as we forgive others" who sin against us.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RoBoTeq View Post
    We don't know the thief's story. He or she may have felt there was no other way for them to do something for their own family. God is not as judgemental of our mortal actions as we ourselves are.

    Remember, we will be forgiven our sins "as we forgive others" who sin against us.
    Umm...okay... then what about this?

    Thou shalt not steal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by whec720 View Post
    Umm...okay... then what about this?

    Thou shalt not steal.
    What about it? As one of the ten Mosaic laws, we are to forgive those who commit theft as we are to forgive those who sin against God in any of the Ten Commandments. Christians are no longer under condemnation of Mosaic Law, even though we are to abide by these laws to avoid sinning against God's will.

    However, as Christians, we are being taught by Jesus to turn the other cheek, to not judge lest we be judged, to forgive transgressions against us as we forgive those who trespass against us. By New Testament laws, we are known to be incapable of keeping all of God's laws and therefore have no rights to judge the transgressions of others.

    I simply cannot judge a thief without commiting myself to be judged for my sins against God. Should the thief be prosecuted by a society judge? When in Rome, eh?
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