第42个主日 第三部分 十诫
第一百一十问
Q. What does God forbid in the eighth commandment?
神在第八条诫命里禁止了什么？
A. God forbids not only outright theft and robbery, punishable by law. [1]
But in God’s sight theft also includes all scheming and swindling in order to get our neighbor’s goods for ourselves, whether by force or means that appear legitimate, [2] such as inaccurate measurements of weight, size, or volume; fraudulent merchandising; counterfeit money; excessive interest; or any other means forbidden by God. [3]
In addition God forbids all greed [4] and pointless squandering of his gifts. [5]
神所禁止的不仅是法律所惩治的偷窃和强夺[1]。 在神的眼中，也包括了一切以从我们邻舍那里为我们自己获得好处的计划和诈欺，无论是通过强迫或是看起来合法的手段[2]， 比如不准确的计量重量、尺寸和体积、欺诈交易、伪造货币、过高的利息以及一切其他神所禁止的方式[3]。 另外，神禁止一切贪婪[4]，以及对祂的恩赐的滥用和浪费[5]。
- Ex. 22:1; 1 Cor. 5:9-10; 6:9-10
- Mic. 6:9-11; Luke 3:14; James 5:1-6
- Deut. 25:13-16; Ps. 15:5; Prov. 11:1; 12:22; Ezek. 45:9-12; Luke 6:35
- Luke 12:15; Eph. 5:5
- Prov. 21:20; 23:20-21; Luke 16:10-13
第一百一十一问
Q. What does God require of you in this commandment?
神在这诫命中是怎么要求你的？
A. That I do whatever I can for my neighbor’s good, that I treat others as I would like them to treat me, and that I work faithfully so that I may share with those in need. [1]
我要为我邻舍的好处做我能做的任何事，我如此待人正如我期望他们这样待我， 我信实作工，好分享给那些又需要的人[1]。
- Isa. 58:5-10; Matt. 7:12; Gal. 6:9-10; Eph. 4:28