Thou shalt not steal — Exodus 20:15
The words were clear! God hates stealing. He hates it very
much. And yet most churches around the world are stealing.
And you ask, “How?” And I say…
By using pirated copies of music, videos, and software.
Let me tell a secret which is no
longer a secret! The very moment that Jesus Christ instituted the
church, Satan already
started devising plans. Plans on how to break the church and make
it
ineffective. The devil knows that the gates of hell can’t prevail
against the church so he thought of other ways. Ways of planting
the seed of unrighteousness into the hearts of the believers. And
tell you what, he had some successful attempts which left the church
disabled for some time.
Satan tried dividing the church, he threw back too much tradition, and
some other things. Not he is teaching the church to steal.
Not just steal from God but steal from both God and man. Worst,
the church openly accepts it! We must do something about
it. We must act now.
What am I talking about? Again, I am talking about piracy.
Take a good look at the computer you are using. Are you using
legal and licensed copies of the softwares installed on your PC?
Are you using Windows? Is it licensed? Are you using
MS-Word and the rest of the MS-Office suite. Is it
licensed? If you can’t afford to buy them, then use alternative
software such as Linux and OpenOffice.
Take a good look at your collection of Audio CDs, VCDs and DVDs.
How many are pirated? How many of them are original? How
many are pirated?
Get my point? OK, if you have pirated CDs, VCDs, DVDs, and even
softwares, then you are stealing. This type of stealing is
against the law of both man and God. You’re offending both.
Now, do you profess to be a Christian? If you do, then I urge you
to talk to God. Repent. And what to do with those
CDs? You know what to do with them.
The thief (Satan) cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy - John 10:10
You don’t want to be Satan’s ally, do you?
God bless you.
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