2009-10-02T14:40:38-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/thief/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2010:10&version=NIV 2009-10-02T14:40:38-05:00 The new life Christ brings to us is complete and full; we have no need for anything more if we've received it. It is completely abundant and meets all of our spiritual needs. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2023:39-43&version=NIV 2009-08-27T11:04:16-05:00 Even while dying on the cross, Jesus extends grace to one of the other men being crucified with him--in this case, a thief who put his trust in Jesus in the final moments of his life. This passage is one of many from which Christians derive their understanding of heaven. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/No-More-Swiping-4028 2008-08-01T16:47:07-05:00 There’s a “swiper” in real life, it turns out. He’s probably trying to steal from you. And the counter-attack against this thief is not all that different from the way those TV characters get rid of their Swiper. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/Losing-It-Gradually-4088 2008-08-01T15:09:39-05:00 There's another thief who operates with that same modus operandi - Satan. He wants to steal from you your closeness to God and all the benefits that go with doing things God's way. He is, the Bible says, the "roaring lion, looking for someone to devour" (1 Peter 5:8) and the "thief" who comes "only to steal, kill and destroy." (John 10:10)