De Jager
Puritan Board Junior
Greetings,
I have something I have been thinking about for a while.
When I was a teenager and into my early 20s, I engaged in the sinful practice of downloading movies and music - without paying for them (i.e. using "filesharing" services). I now rightly recognize that this was simply nothing less than stealing. Some of these items I have simply deleted, but some are still on an old computer and ipod I have at home - I don't listen or watch any of it, but it's still there. For about 5 or 6 years now, I have not stolen a single song or movie. The question I have though, is that sufficient for repentance? Perhaps I should make an effort to pay back the artists or producers who produced the material I stole. The law speaks of making restitution. I would like to be serious about repenting of this sin.
Regards,
Izaak
I have something I have been thinking about for a while.
When I was a teenager and into my early 20s, I engaged in the sinful practice of downloading movies and music - without paying for them (i.e. using "filesharing" services). I now rightly recognize that this was simply nothing less than stealing. Some of these items I have simply deleted, but some are still on an old computer and ipod I have at home - I don't listen or watch any of it, but it's still there. For about 5 or 6 years now, I have not stolen a single song or movie. The question I have though, is that sufficient for repentance? Perhaps I should make an effort to pay back the artists or producers who produced the material I stole. The law speaks of making restitution. I would like to be serious about repenting of this sin.
Regards,
Izaak