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No - Lying is a sin!
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Yes - But it depends on the situation
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Not sure...
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11th August 2002, 11:55 AM
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Is lying a sin? Is it okay in some cases? Does it depend on your intentions? Can you deceive someone in a 'good' way? How far can you stretch the truth, or is that also lying? What is going on in John 7:8-10? Would you answer the following questions truthfully?
How old are you?
How much do you weigh?
Do I look fat in this?
Have you ever watched Melrose Place? (For Seinfeld fans)
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11th August 2002, 07:01 PM
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Reps: 48 (power: 0) | | | Why not answer it truthfully. If the person doesnt want to know the truth why ask? My mom asked me once if I liked her windows that she LOVED and had just put in, and I said "No, I dont". And she became enraged at me! I said"Well why did you ask if you didnt want to know? Did you expect me to lie?" She said "Yes". This kills me. I am a person that will say things very bluntly. Why lie? Whats the point? TO protect someones feelings? Wouldnt their feelings be hurt much more if they found out that you lied?
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11th August 2002, 08:47 PM
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Reps: 11 (power: 0) | | | There wasen't one that potrayed exactly how i feel. Let me tell you a story:
In the great world war a christian woman was hiding Jews from the Nazi's in her house, many people had been killed for doing that and she helped hundreds of Jews escape the hands of Hitler. Now i think that we would all agree that that was the right thing (and a very brave thing) to do.
She would have to lie countless times to Soldiers coming around to her house doing searches for these Jews.
I rest my case.
Lying in most cases is wrong but Christianity is more than just following a set of guidelines blindly.
You can't slim it down to right and wrong in this case.
I would say:
No, except in some cases
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11th August 2002, 09:19 PM
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Reps: 48 (power: 0) | | | how about if you could somehow "go around" the persons question without really answering and yet satisfy the questioner. This is something that I have done, although rarely, and I think tthhat it's better then lying. In this way, you neither lie nor tell the truth.
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11th August 2002, 09:58 PM
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Reps: 5,341 (power: 18) | | I don't really think that there is a time when telling a lie is a good thing, even if you might hurt someone's feelings. On the other hand, there is a huge difference between being truthful and tactful.........and just acting like an unfeeling jerk. Agreed?  |
11th August 2002, 11:44 PM
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Reps: 48 (power: 0) | | | I agree with that Jenna. If you are to be truthful you should avoid being a jerk while at it. Say it in a way that is the least hurtful.
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12th August 2002, 09:52 AM
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Reps: 13,504 (power: 27) | | | That's an interesting story Jimigold. I don't doubt it's truth, as I'm sure there are many such stories during times of war. Have you read the book of Joshua 2:4 in the Bible? A similar story is there where a woman lies to protect spies from the army of Israel.
Then again, Leviticus 19:11, Psalm 101:7, Proverbs 12:22, and Colossians 3:9 all speak against lying.
Is it possible to lie 'with good intentions'?
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12th August 2002, 04:14 PM
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Reps: 4,123 (power: 20) | | | Consider what Revelations sais concerning liars:
Revelation 21:8
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Telling the truth is much more difficult, but the consequences of lying are
clear according to God's word. We all, as children of God, face
the crossroads when we must decide whether to lie or tell the truth.
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12th August 2002, 05:21 PM
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Reps: 48 (power: 0) | | | Also, lying causes a person to distrust you, and I am sure that many of you Know how hard it is to gain a persons trust, whether for the second time OR the first. Who wants to be distrusted? I imagine that it is a horrible feeling, especially if the person that has become distrustful is someone that you love. It doesnt feel good to walk around living a lie either. I have heard that for every lie you say, you must create ten new lies to protect the first and so on. Who wants to live as a lie?
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12th August 2002, 05:28 PM
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Reps: 16,995 (power: 44) | | | If I was hiding Jews in my house and someone asked me directly, "Are you hiding Jews?" I think I would answer something like, "Why would you even ask that?" or "Why would I do that?"
It's not lying, yet not letting on that there is anyone hiding in my house.
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