tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post4448789135966863671..comments2024-03-28T09:52:15.415-04:00Comments on Common Denominator: ET18: Thou shalt not steal.Ken Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-59808383116823642722016-04-10T08:33:31.435-04:002016-04-10T08:33:31.435-04:00For our 2016 Fall All-Church Spiritual formation, ...For our 2016 Fall All-Church Spiritual formation, we'll be studying the 10 Commandments. (first promo video here: <a href="https://youtu.be/Eo0q2GgUKvU" rel="nofollow">Live the 10 promo 1 on YouTube</a>) My plan is to rephrase each commandment in the positive. ("Do not covet" becomes "Be content.") "Do not steal" has been the most challenging. My initial thought was "Be generous," but your post flushed out for me why I wasn't completely satisfied with that phrasing. "Work" and "Trust God" are also important components. What would you choose at a positive statement of this command? I think, based on Eph. 4:28, that "work" would be the/a strong positive rephrasing and the other aspects of generosity and trust could be flushed out as what we do with the fruit of our labor.Paul Tillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13828799256501318603noreply@blogger.com