James Romance said...
The Bible does not say, "Thou shalt not desire things that belong to others", in real life it only says, "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors [things]", which Christians twist around to mean "Thou shalt not desire things that belong to others". It says nothing about coveting things which belong to strangers, just neighbors.
@James Romance
You seem to make a careful distinction between "strangers" and "neighbors".
Have you ever considered what the Bible has to say about who your neighbor is?
Since it was God that gave the instruction concerning a "neighbor", perhaps should consider what God means by "neighbor".
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One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: "Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?"
Jesus replied, "What does the law of Moses say? How do you read it?"
The man answered, "'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.' And, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"
'Right!' Jesus told him. 'Do this and you will live!'
The man wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
Luke 10:25-29 (NLT)
Jesus gives the man an answer to his question, in the form of a parable. The answer is that a stranger is a man's neighbor.
HTH
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