No, no trick. I was pondering the concept of the man already being a thief since he was the kind of man who would steal. It's an esoteric thought ... and it gets to the idea of whether one must physically carry out a sin to be guilty of the sin. The Pharisees thought not; Jesus seemed to imply otherwise.
All of us are capable of being a thief, so there's some difficulty in this analysis.
Just a thought exercise.
Update: Matthew 5:28 comes to mind: "But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart." But even that is different from my scenario. Looking at a woman lustfully is an act of commission, albeit an internal one. If I stand outside a house and intend to rob it, is there a parallel at all with looking at a woman and intentionally lusting? If so, it's an indirect relationship. Still, there's something in my mind about this ... has a man who has within him the capacity and intent to be a thief already crossed a line and become a thief?
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Perhaps you are fulfilling your purpose in life by being present and available for your daughter. Perhaps by fulfilling your purpose, you've tapped into the real joy that can be our lives?
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