Let Him Who Steals, Steal No More. God Has Given To Us All

Matthew 26:9
For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

Even for a good cause we are not to make merchandise of the grace given us.
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And we are to guard as much as possible from others making merchandise of us as well, though unintended consequences may come.

2 Peter 2:3
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you...

Now there is use and ab-use (abuse - an abnormal use for no good cause).  Many use the gospel. We are the resource and not the source though we are of God, the Source. But some abuse it, picking and choosing doctrines and evoking God without sincerity and not as one that internalized it, for their own natural purposes.

Phillipians 1:14 And many of the brothers in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. 15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: 16 The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: 17 But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the gospel. 18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretense, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.

(Notice. I said it doesn't go well for the envious or abusive preacher, but I still rejoice as Paul did, that Christ be preached. Yet, who would I be if I didn't care for the soul of the one that preaches for the wrong cause. It will not go well for them.)

I will once again warn against those that are not personally sold out and are striving for God that are using God and scriptures as a tool and strategy only for political purposes or any purpose.  We have seen this before. It does not last and the end result is worse. But if individuals are changed by the gospel, so is the world, even politics. This strategy didn't go well for Judas (though at some point he was a true believer), and will not go well for you.

And as with Jesus and Paul goes also me. There are many graced and should hear me, take in and rightly divide what I say and deliver it to whom they have been sent. But others are not graced, well intentioned or not. And we know there are those that are not well intentioned at all; towards me, God or creation, but are selfish opportunists here to steal promises and deceive many. Let him who steals, steal no more. God has given to us all.

Yulanda K.
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