In God's sight, taking what belongs to others is a serious offense, as it violates the principles of justice and fairness. The prophet Isaiah declares that God loves justice and hates robbery, emphasizing the importance of treating others with integrity. Ezekiel warns that those who oppress others will be held accountable, while Jesus teaches that forgiveness is conditional upon our willingness to forgive others, as seen in Matthew. The wisdom of Proverbs and the new life in Christ described in 2 Corinthians also underscore the need to live with honesty and compassion towards others.
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For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.
But if I tell the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ and he turns from his sin and does what is just and right— if he restores a pledge, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—then he will surely live; he will not die. None of the sins he has committed will be held against him. He has done what is just and right; he will surely live. Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just. If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he will die for it. But if a wicked man turns from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he will live because of this.
For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.
The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.