do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry;
The thief mentioned above is stealing; why?
Is he stealing out of greed or need?
The verse continues on....
But when he is found, he must repay sevenfold; He must give all the substance of his house.
Ok....makes sense...right?
The verse continues on saying that if "one" commits adultery that he is lacking sense and that he destroys himself.
I see a classic case here.....the poor who beg and steal to live and survive we pass judgment upon and the wealthy who hurt and steal and cause corruption do so out of greed, but I am not so sure we see them as much of a sinner as the one who steals to survive.
Jesus was with the poor quite a bit
There's a reason why
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