I have been thinking a lot about this and how I'm going to finish covering these topics of stealing and lies, and the two are intertwined. So in this article, I'm going to lay out a few more of my views on the matter.
Many people who claim to be following Christ's teachings are dishonest. I know of many men who outwardly are good members of their church. One in particular that speaks of how greatful he is that he is a member of Christ's true church. Yet this man lies and steals. He lost one business because his reputation got bad enough that he finally had to sell to a friend of his. He made promises he had no intentions of keeping, he wouldn't honor his warranty policy, he cheated his employees, and he cheated his customers. By doing these things he is also cheating himself.
In the short term his reputation began to hurt his business. But the real damage is what it is costing his salvation. How can even his closest friends trust him? How can he trust himself? And of course God can't trust him. He has become a slave. And all the while he comforts himself by claiming to be a member of a certain church. In the end, that won't help him in the least. He has chosen to live the lie.
My point in wrapping up these two topics is we need to be honest. If we want to be called members of God's church, we need to behave like it, and we can't be admitted if we are not honest.
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