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Bible Questions Answered:
“Pastor,
would you say a word about cheating, thank you....”
Cindy/
Chicago, Illinois U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Cheating, be it on the job, coming in late and leaving
early, on a test, to get a good score, on a spouse, called adultery
(Singles/ fornication), a sin against your partner, in business,
selling “at cost”, while making big profits, not paying tithes or
offerings, is sin in the site of Almighty God, etc.
The
Word:
Exodus
20:14,15 KJV
14
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
15
Thou shalt not steal.
Leviticus 19:1-37 NLT (Holiness in Personal
Conduct)
1
The Lord also said to Moses,
2
“Give the following instructions to the entire community of Israel.
You must be holy because I, The Lord your God, am holy.
3
“Each of you must show great respect for your mother and father,
and you must always observe My Sabbath days of rest. I am The Lord
your God.
4
“Do not put your trust in idols or make metal images of gods for
yourselves. I am The Lord your God.
5
“When you sacrifice a peace offering to The Lord, offer it properly
so you will be accepted by God.
6
The sacrifice must be eaten on the same day you offer it or on the
next day. Whatever is left over until the third day must be
completely burned up.
7
If any of the sacrifice is eaten on the third day, it will be
contaminated, and I will not accept it.
8
Anyone who eats it on the third day will be punished for defiling
what is holy to The Lord and will be cut off from the community.
9
“When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain
along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the
harvesters drop.
10
It is the same with your grape crop—do not strip every last bunch
of grapes from the vines, and do not pick up the grapes that fall to
the ground. Leave them for the poor and the foreigners living among
you. I am The Lord your God.
11
“Do not steal. “Do not deceive or cheat one another.
12
“Do not bring shame on the name of your God by using it to swear
falsely. I am The Lord.
13
“Do not defraud or rob your neighbor. “Do not make your hired
workers wait until the next day to receive their pay.
14
“Do not insult the deaf or cause the blind to stumble. You must
fear your God; I am The Lord.
15
“Do not twist justice in legal matters by favoring the poor or
being partial to the rich and powerful. Always judge people fairly.
16
“Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people. “Do not stand
idly by when your neighbor’s life is threatened. I am The Lord.
17
“Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives.
Confront people directly so you will not be held guilty for their
sin.
18
“Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite,
but love your neighbor as yourself. I am The Lord.
19
“You must obey all My decrees. “Do not mate two different kinds
of animals. Do not plant your field with two different kinds of seed.
Do not wear clothing woven from two different kinds of thread.
20
“If a man has sex with a slave girl whose freedom has never been
purchased but who is committed to become another man’s wife, he
must pay full compensation to her master. But since she is not a free
woman, neither the man nor the woman will be put to death.
21
The man, however, must bring a ram as a guilt offering and present it
to The Lord at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
22
The priest will then purify him before The Lord with the ram of the
guilt offering, and the man’s sin will be forgiven.
23
“When you enter the land and plant fruit trees, leave the fruit
unharvested for the first three years and consider it forbidden. Do
not eat it.
24
In the fourth year the entire crop must be consecrated to The Lord as
a celebration of praise.
25
Finally, in the fifth year you may eat the fruit. If you follow this
pattern, your harvest will increase. I am The Lord your God.
26
“Do not eat meat that has not been drained of its blood. “Do not
practice fortune-telling or witchcraft.
27
“Do not trim off the hair on your temples or trim your beards.
28
“Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do not mark your skin
with tattoos. I am The Lord.
29
“Do not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the
land will be filled with prostitution and wickedness.
30
“Keep My Sabbath days of rest, and show reverence toward My
sanctuary. I am The Lord.
31
“Do not defile yourselves by turning to mediums or to those who
consult the spirits of the dead. I am The Lord your God.
32
“Stand up in the presence of the elderly, and show respect for the
aged. Fear your God. I am The Lord.
33
“Do not take advantage of foreigners who live among you in your
land.
34
Treat them like native-born Israelites, and love them as you love
yourself. Remember that you were once foreigners living in the land
of Egypt. I am The Lord your God.
35
“Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight, or
volume.
36
Your scales and weights must be accurate. Your containers for
measuring dry materials or liquids must be accurate. I am The Lord
your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
37
“You must be careful to keep all of My decrees and regulations by
putting them into practice. I am The Lord.”
Deuteronomy
25:13-16 NLT
13
“You must use accurate scales when you weigh out merchandise, 14
and you must use full and honest measures.
15
Yes, always use honest weights and measures, so that you may enjoy a
long life in the land The Lord your God is giving you. 16 All who
cheat with dishonest weights and measures are detestable to The Lord
your God.
Proverbs
6:32 KJV
But
whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that
doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
Proverbs
10:9 NLT
People
with integrity walk safely, but those who follow crooked paths will
be exposed.
Proverbs
11:1,3 NLT
1
The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales, but He delights in
accurate weights.
3
Honesty guides good people; dishonesty destroys treacherous people.
Proverbs
12:22 KJV
Lying
lips are abomination to The Lord: but they that deal truly are His
delight.
Proverbs
13:5 KJV
A
righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh
to shame.
Proverbs
20:10 NLT
False
weights and unequal measures—The Lord detests double standards of
every kind.
Amos
8:4-7 NLT
4
Listen to this, you who rob the poor and trample down the needy!
5
You can’t wait for the Sabbath day to be over and the religious
festivals to end so you can get back to cheating the helpless. You
measure out grain with dishonest measures and cheat the buyer with
dishonest scales.
6
And you mix the grain you sell with chaff swept from the floor. Then
you enslave poor people for one piece of silver or a pair of sandals.
7
Now The Lord has sworn this oath by His own name, the Pride of
Israel: “I will never forget the wicked things you have done!
Malachi
3:8-10 KJV
8
“Should people cheat God? Yet you have cheated Me! “But you ask,
‘What do you mean? When did we ever cheat you?’ “You have
cheated Me of the tithes and offerings due to Me.
9
You are under a curse, for your whole nation has been cheating Me.
10
Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food
in My Temple. If you do,” says The Lord Of Heaven’s Armies, “I
will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing
so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put M0e
to the test!
Matthew 5:27,28,32 KJV (True of both women, and
men)
27
“You have heard the commandment that says, ‘You must not commit
adultery.’
28
But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already
committed adultery with her in his heart.
32
But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving
for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and
whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
Matthew
16:24-26 KJV
24
Then said Jesus unto His disciples, If any man will come after Me,
let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
25
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will
lose his life for My sake shall find it.
26
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and
lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Matthew
19:4-6 KJV
4
And He answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that He which
made them at the beginning made them male and female,
5
And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and
shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
6
Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God
hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Mark
10:11,12 KJV
11
And He saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry
another, committeth adultery against her.
12
And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another,
she committeth adultery.
Luke
6:31,38 KJV
31
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them
likewise.
38
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and
shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom.
For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to
you again.
Luke
16:10-13 NLT
10
“If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in
large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be
honest with greater responsibilities.
11
And if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you
with the true riches of heaven?
12
And if you are not faithful with other people’s things, why should
you be trusted with things of your own?
13
“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the
other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot
serve God and be enslaved to money.”
Romans
2:21-23 NLT
21
Well then, if you teach others, why don’t you teach yourself? You
tell others not to steal, but do you steal?
22
You say it is wrong to commit adultery, but do you commit adultery?
You condemn idolatry, but do you use items stolen from pagan temples?
23
You are so proud of knowing the law, but you dishonor God by breaking
it.
Romans
12:1,2 KJV
1
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye
present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God,
which is your reasonable service.
2
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the
renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and
acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
I
Corinthians 6:9.10 NLT
9
Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the
Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual
sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male
prostitutes, or practice homosexuality,
10
or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or
cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God.
I
Corinthians 10:13 NLT
The
temptations in your life are no different from what others
experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to
be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, He will show you a
way out so that you can endure.
Galatians 5:16-21 NLT (Living by the Spirit’s
Power)
16
So I say, let The Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be
doing what your sinful nature craves.
17
The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of
what The Spirit wants. And The Spirit gives us desires that are the
opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are
constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your
good intentions.
18
But when you are directed by The Spirit, you are not under obligation
to the law of Moses.
19
When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are
very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures,
20
idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of
anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division,
21
envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me
tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of
life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
Galatians
6:7,8 KJV
7
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that
shall he also reap.
8
For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption;
but he that soweth to The Spirit shall of The Spirit reap Life
everlasting.
Ephesians 5:1-7 NLT (Living in the Light)
1
Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are His
dear children.
2
Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He
loved us and offered Himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma
to God.
3
Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such
sins have no place among God’s people.
4
Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes—these are not for
you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God.
5
You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will
inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is an
idolater, worshiping the things of this world.
6
Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the
anger of God will fall on all who disobey Him.
7
Don’t participate in the things these people do.
Colossians
3:5-10 NLT
5
So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have
nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil
desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater,
worshiping the things of this world.
6
Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming.
7
You used to do these things when your life was still part of this
world.
8
But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior,
slander, and dirty language.
9
Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful
nature and all its wicked deeds.
10
Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your
Creator and become like Him.
II
Timothy 2:22 KJV
Flee
also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace,
with them that call on The Lord out of a pure heart.
Hebrews
13:4,5 NLT
4
Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in
marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who
commit adultery.
5
Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has
said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.”
James
4:17 KJV
Therefore
to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
I Peter 4:1-3 NLT (Living for God)
1
So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves
with the same attitude He had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if
you have suffered physically for Christ, you have finished with sin.
2
You won’t spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires,
but you will be anxious to do the will of God.
3
You have had enough in the past of the evil things that Godless
people enjoy—their immorality and lust, their feasting and
drunkenness and wild parties, and their terrible worship of idols.
Prayer:
I
John 1:5,6 NLT
5
This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God
is Light, and there is no darkness in Him at all.
6
So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on
living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing The Truth.
