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Navitasan Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

For ambiguity?

1-It is not a sin for God to steal from thieves.
2-To steal from thieves is not a sin for God.
3-For God, to steal from thieves is not a sin.

Can't all of these sentences mean two things:

a-God's stealing from thieves is not a sin. God is allowed to steal from thieves.
b-From God's viewpoint, stealing from thieves is not a sin. We can all steal from thieves. God doesn't consider that a sin,

Gratefully,
Navi.
  

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1-It is not a sin for *** to steal from thieves. 2-To steal from thieves is not a sin for ***. 3-For ***, to steal from thieves is not a sin.

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  • 1-It is not a sin for *** to steal from thieves.
  • 2-To steal from thieves is not a sin for ***.
  • 3-For ***, to steal from thieves is not a sin.
  • To me, all of them mean (a).
  • *** can punish thieves by stealing from them.
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1-It is not a sin for *** to steal from thieves.
2-To steal from thieves is not a sin for ***.
3-For ***, to steal from thieves is not a sin.

To me, all of them mean (a). *** can punish thieves by stealing from them. It say nothing about a commandment or rule for men to follow.
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Thank you very much Alphecca Stars,

4-It is unacceptable for me to steal.
5-To steal is unacceptable for me.
6-For me, to steal is unacceptable.

So these sentences cannot mean:
I find stealing unacceptable.
From my point of view stealing is unacceptable.
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