What can we do about stealing? To catch a thief is not enough. What are we to do with him if we DO catch him? He must be stopped. But how? Some say, "Lock him up!" Is prison the best answer? 75-80% of people incarcerated for theft-related crimes repeat and return to prison within 3 years. The biblical answer is restitution: the thief must pay back what he took PLUS. Crime does not pay. But what the thief really needs is regeneration, a change of heart from the inside out. Prison can't do that. Neither can the practice of restitution. This is a work of the Holy Spirit...
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Pastor Bruce Ray has been senior pastor of Juanita Community Church in Kirkland, Washington since 1976. He also serves as a Police, Fire & EMS chaplain. Books include Withhold Not Correction and Celebrating the Sabbath (both published by P&R Publishing). He is a member of the...
