The 7th and 8th Commandment – Walk This Way - October 13th, 2024
We can take from people in many ways, through literal theft, or the theft of a reputation in our words. The 7th and 8th Commandments protect our relationships and our livelihoods, building trust between people. What have you taken that was not yours to take? What have you said you wish you could take back?
Exodus 20:15-16 | 15 “You shall not steal. 16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”
Ephesians 4:25-32 | 25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. 26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil. 28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. 29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
