> But is it a sin? The Bible would seem to suggest that it is.
It is indeed a sin. So is much of the rest of what mankind does. Therefore we need to be very, very careful before we start hucking stones a other folk. More often than not, we stand Condemned by our own actions. Nevermind the other fellow, look after our own behaviors.
God will never judge us by our inability to see the faults in others: but God *shall* surely judge us by our own faults.
It is better to be a Sinner, and to know our faults and limitations and repent for them, than to be an unrepentant Judge who acknowledges neither fault and limitation and who seeks not forgiveness. “For by the measure you mete...”
(People like *that* nailed Jesus to the cross. And they will be Dam’ned as a result...! Crikey!)
So you see no difference between someone who steals and repents of their sin, and someone who steals, and not only does not repent, but considers that stealing is not even a sin?