Proverbs 6:30-31(NKJV)
30 People do not despise a thief
If
he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving.
31 Yet when he is found, he must restore
sevenfold; He may have to give up all the substance of
his house.
I found this
scripture interesting. There are many in
the world that would agree with the first part of this passage. That if someone is starving or needs to feed
their family and they steal, we as a society should overlook their
offense. We should be compassionate and
understanding. We shouldn't punish them or
at least we shouldn’t punish them as severely because of extenuating
circumstances. Because of their
circumstance that would be the Christian thing to do.
Look what Scripture
says about the issue. It seems to say
yes be understanding because of the circumstance BUT the thief still has to
provide restitution and damages, even if it costs him everything he has. Pretty interesting isn't it?
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