Is it a sin to eat fruit from my neighbours garden without asking permission?

Question

My neighbours garden has some lovely raspberry and blackberry bushes and I have been tempted on several occassions to just push my hand over or though the fence and it them. Is this a sin?

Answer 1

Actually the bible seems to allow this, but making a jam out of it, as someone suggested, seems to be in violation of biblical commandment as this means putting the fruit into a vessel. Furthermore avoid using gardening scissors to collect them. One could argue this is open to interpretation as it is not clear if God refer to all soft fruits when he talks about grapes.

Deuteronomy 23 24:25

When thou comest into thy neighbour's vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel.

When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn.

Answer 2

i feel its best if you ask them in the first place for raspberries
or anything you want because i feel your stealing it , they might be growing it for some purposes that they need a more amount of it and the next day they come to pluck it out they see a very less amount thats obvious they will get angry with your habbit. you might even practise this type of actions some where else too!! next time just ask them permision atleast they will be aware who really is finishing up they're berries all the time. they'll atleast think that you did'nt steal it

Answer 3

Yes, it would be an unwholesome act or sin (if you like). And this action has a reaction or effect, which you will experience later in life. Perhaps you may experience a loss item or possession during life. If you have done it, be prepare for that loss you have to experience in life. Take care.

Answer 4

It's called scrumping.

Envy and Gluttony are mortal sins.

You shall not steal.
You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

You could actually pick enough to make a small pot of jelly or two and take one round as a surprise gift.

Is your neighbour lazy and not picking them? Terrible waste! Well, you keep PART of the commandment, don't you - you don't covet his male or female slave or his ox or his donkey, do you? Go ahead and enjoy!

Answer 5

if u r below 18 then without permission its a fun
if u r 18 or above 18 then u 've to take permission

Answer 6

Well it is called stealing...send them anote and ask themif they can share some of their lovely fruit with you!! Well the tree does belong to them, but it was probably there before the house was put up...but ask anyway

Answer 7

I take it you CAN afford fruit from a shop. What you are experiencing is the SIN of coveting your neighbours possesions. SHAME!!!

Answer 8

If you have to ask, you already know the answer.
We always let people who asked, take all they wanted.
We used to chase the ones who didn't.
It got to be a pain, so we've cut down the fruit.

Answer 9

A sin?...it's also illegal! Called Scrumping! Got caught many times when I was kid. The police always new why they had been called in "You been nicking Mr Bambers Fruit again lad?"...mmph..slurp...gnup...err... NO!

Answer 10

SINNER!!!! cast ye down in eternal hell and damnation for even allowing the non pure thought to infect your mind. you must repent to the lord for your evil and wicked musings. say 32 million hail mary's before supper and beat yourself around the head and neck with thorn bushes!!