LadyKay Posted April 1, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 12 Topic Count: 385 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 7,692 Content Per Day: 1.93 Reputation: 4,809 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/28/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted April 1, 2019 I just got back from a grocery store. They had roast beef on sale. One of the roast beefs was miss marked with a price of .45 cents. I picked it up and put it into my cart and thought about it. After a few moments I thought "I can't take this, it is clearly a mistake and it just would not be right for me to take advantage of someone". So I pointed it out to the meat department guy who was very grateful that I pointed it out to him. But would it have been dishonest on my part to have snatched it up? I am thinking the cashier would have seen it and question it. But still. What do you all think? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnthebaptist Posted April 1, 2019 Group: Non-Conformist Theology Followers: 6 Topic Count: 118 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4,361 Content Per Day: 2.32 Reputation: 2,109 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/25/2019 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/03/1953 Share Posted April 1, 2019 10 minutes ago, LadyKay said: I just got back from a grocery store. They had roast beef on sale. One of the roast beefs was miss marked with a price of .45 cents. I picked it up and put it into my cart and thought about it. After a few moments I thought "I can't take this, it is clearly a mistake and it just would not be right for me to take advantage of someone". So I pointed it out to the meat department guy who was very grateful that I pointed it out to him. But would it have been dishonest on my part to have snatched it up? I am thinking the cashier would have seen it and question it. But still. What do you all think? Had you not pointed out the mistake and only paid 45 cents, you would have spent the next month wondering if you cheated the grocery store. Now you know you didn't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who me Posted April 1, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 17 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3,298 Content Per Day: 1.73 Reputation: 1,685 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/27/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted April 1, 2019 15 minutes ago, LadyKay said: . But would it have been dishonest on my part to have snatched it up? I am thinking the cashier would have seen it and question it. But still. What do you all think? What is sin? Is it in the thinking about or in the motive for an action or is it in the action? Jesus talked about looking with lust as being as bad as the act. Now instead of feeling guilty about taking advantage of someones mistake you'll just feel bad at missing a cheap meal, while knowing you did the right thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah_ Posted April 1, 2019 Group: Senior Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 790 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 878 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/07/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted April 1, 2019 The price of my daily newspaper went up from £1.80 to £2.00 a couple of months ago. The corner shop cashier is still trying to charge me the lower price - and every time I have to point out that it's gone up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter and Deborah Posted April 1, 2019 Group: Mars Hill Followers: 14 Topic Count: 2,230 Topics Per Day: 0.50 Content Count: 4,355 Content Per Day: 0.97 Reputation: 5,030 Days Won: 3 Joined: 01/13/2012 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/11/1947 Share Posted April 1, 2019 (edited) 57 minutes ago, Deborah_ said: The price of my daily newspaper went up from £1.80 to £2.00 a couple of months ago. The corner shop cashier is still trying to charge me the lower price - and every time I have to point out that it's gone up! 1 hour ago, LadyKay said: I just got back from a grocery store. They had roast beef on sale. One of the roast beefs was miss marked with a price of .45 cents. I picked it up and put it into my cart and thought about it. After a few moments I thought "I can't take this, it is clearly a mistake and it just would not be right for me to take advantage of someone". So I pointed it out to the meat department guy who was very grateful that I pointed it out to him. But would it have been dishonest on my part to have snatched it up? I am thinking the cashier would have seen it and question it. But still. What do you all think? I think that The Lord brought the matter to your attention of honesty, and of how would you react to a similar matter. Most of all, the Lord, I think, has to know what is in your heart, what do you think? Edited April 1, 2019 by Walter and Deborah More info. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted April 1, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,039 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,782 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted April 1, 2019 2 hours ago, LadyKay said: I just got back from a grocery store. They had roast beef on sale. One of the roast beefs was miss marked with a price of .45 cents. I picked it up and put it into my cart and thought about it. After a few moments I thought "I can't take this, it is clearly a mistake and it just would not be right for me to take advantage of someone". So I pointed it out to the meat department guy who was very grateful that I pointed it out to him. But would it have been dishonest on my part to have snatched it up? I am thinking the cashier would have seen it and question it. But still. What do you all think? The fact that you would do that is one of the reasons we like you so..... never ever violate your conscience for it is usually the Holy Spirit speaking to you.... I would think if you had bought it; it would bug you for some time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted April 1, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,990 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,688 Content Per Day: 11.83 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted April 1, 2019 2 hours ago, LadyKay said: I just got back from a grocery store. They had roast beef on sale. One of the roast beefs was miss marked with a price of .45 cents. I picked it up and put it into my cart and thought about it. After a few moments I thought "I can't take this, it is clearly a mistake and it just would not be right for me to take advantage of someone". So I pointed it out to the meat department guy who was very grateful that I pointed it out to him. But would it have been dishonest on my part to have snatched it up? I am thinking the cashier would have seen it and question it. But still. What do you all think? Yes, it would have been dishonest to have taken that roast beef and not have pointed out the mistake to the cashier. Christians are supposed to be honest. But we are suppose to do honest deeds without boasting to anyone about what we have done. Do it for God. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeauJangles Posted April 1, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 44 Topic Count: 229 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 10,900 Content Per Day: 2.93 Reputation: 12,145 Days Won: 68 Joined: 02/13/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/14/1954 Share Posted April 1, 2019 You did the right thing, Kay. All here are in agreement about it. Good on you. God bless! Shalom, David/BeauJangles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyKay Posted April 1, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 12 Topic Count: 385 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 7,692 Content Per Day: 1.93 Reputation: 4,809 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/28/2013 Status: Offline Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 Thank You all. I thought as much.I really did question myself about this. And this was not meant to be a post about "oh look how holy I am." I was going to word the post in away that it did not include me in it. But I couldn't work out what to say that sounded right. So I just shared what happen. I thought is this a blessing from God or a test? I think it was a test. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brotherdon Posted April 1, 2019 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 191 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 87 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/08/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted April 1, 2019 Honesty is best, its better you went to meat man himself instead of cashier, could have gotten meat man in trouble. Praise God for your honesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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