WHAT KIND of THIEF Are YOU?


A thief is one who takes for his own that which is not his.

In the present society of this world thieves fall into two categories: illegal and legal.

The illegal thief is one who is honest enough to be straightforward about his thievery. The tools of his trade are knives, guns, clubs, extortion, and a certain perverse courage.

The legal thief is one who is dishonest enough to put the knives, guns, and clubs in the hands of his "legal" guardians, and to pretend that he gives something in return for what he takes. The tools of his trade are banks, stock exchanges, real estate law, weapons contracts, and a certain perverse cowardice.

Jesus of Nazareth, or so tradition would have us believe (Luke 23:39-43), was crucified between one of each of these kinds of thieves. The illegal thief, honest enough to admit his wrong-doings, repented, and was saved. The legal thief, dishonest and unrepentant to the end, mocked Jesus, and died.

UNTRADITIONAL WISDOM

The Earth is the CREATOR'S and the fullness thereof.

* THEREFORE *

REPENT YOUR THIEVERY AND SHARE, OR PERISH!



Thomas -- 1982