Professor, Bethlehem College & Seminary Have you read a social media post and later found it was anotherâs used without permission or credit given? Or worse, have you ever listened to a sermon and later found out that it was stolen from online? I have, sadly, several times. How can one commend insights by infringement? How can one plagiarize to publicize righteousness? Sadly, even professing Christians steal and find ways to justify stealing, especially in less obvious forms. Breaking the Eighth Commandment Question 142 and its answer in the Westminster Catechism captures well the many and subtle ways we break the eighth commandment today: