Spiritual Help

I have a Christian friend who stole $800 from his work. There is no way he will give it back because he doesn't want to get in trouble because he'd be looking at jail time. Would it be bad to give it to our church in a donation? It is God's, isn't it? He put it in my friends' hands, even if it was through a bad way. My friend has already asked for forgiveness, but he still doesn't know what to do. He keeps joking about using it. I just don't think he should keep the money because it's very easy to tempt him. Please tell me if you can help.

I have a Christian friend who stole $800 from his work. There is no way he will give it back because he doesn't want to get in trouble because he'd be looking at jail time. Would it be bad to give it to our church in a donation? It is God's, isn't it? He put it in my friends' hands, even if it was through a bad way. My friend has already asked for forgiveness, but he still doesn't know what to do. He keeps joking about using it. I just don't think he should keep the money because it's very easy to tempt him. Please tell me if you can help.

clsman

We understand your concern for your friend and what he should do with the money he stole. First, we want to say that we're glad your friend took the very important step of asking God to forgive him. The Bible teaches that God forgives us when we confess our sins to Him. 1 John 1:9 says, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."