If you “lie but haven’t told the person you lied to about your lie and pray is your sin forgiven?”

[Bubblewrap]

this is a question I ask myself to much what do you guys think?

 

[Monk Brendan]

this is a question I ask myself to much what do you guys think?

It depends on why you told the lie.

If someone asked you a damaging question about the other person when it was none of the questioner's business, you're doing the right thing i not telling him the truth.

Remember how Rahab the Harlot lied about the Hebrew spies in her home? And she's called righteous in Heb. 11.

 

[Kit Sigmon]

@ OP....Could you give more details please?

 

[Sabertooth]

The debate between "bearing false witness" and other forms of deception is an ongoing one. Ultimately, you will have to let the Holy Spirit help you to sort that one out.

But like @Kit Sigmon said, more info is needed if you want advice on a particular situation.

 

[ilovejcsog]

I thought if you repent and ask for forgiveness you are forgiven?











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[Sabertooth]

I thought if you repent and ask for forgiveness you are forgiven?

1. The debate is whether all forms of deception are sinful, or just a narrower form called "bearing false witness." Did Rahab have to repent for lying about hiding the Israeli spies?
2. It isn't clear whether the OP is asking about deception, generally, or a specific instance of it. The ethics of that instance may, in fact, be more clear-cut than the blanket statement given above.

 

[ilovejcsog]

I guess I am over estimating God.

 

[Sabertooth]

I guess I am over estimating God.

Yes, when one participates in sinful deception, one can repent (and is encouraged to). That is assuming that they have been Born-Again, already.

As I stated above, it is unclear what the OP is looking for with her question: a general or specific response.

 

[mukk_in]

That person will have to repent to the Lord and also the one they've lied to (because they've wronged him/her - Matthew 18:15-17, 18:21). As others have mentioned, there are some special circumstances when one has lied to the Holy Spirit and is damned (Acts 5:3-9), or lies in God's will like Rahab and is blessed. In most cases it's best to just come clean and level with those one has lied to and apologize to them and the Lord. Most would be forgiving, but if they don't the Lord still forgives one's penitence. Peace in Christ .

 

[Jeshu]

i believe Scripture teaches us that satan is the father of lies, so if we lied to someone, unless we try and protect some one from harm, then satan is the father of it. The truth is from God and needs to be established in our lives.

So yes it is best to tell the person you lied and undo the works of satan telling the truth instead.

A hard thing to do when we are guilty of wrong to go out and correct it if at all possible.

A bit of a cleansing fire maybe needed.

 

[Bubblewrap]

It depends on why you told the lie.

If someone asked you a damaging question about the other person when it was none of the questioner's business, you're doing the right thing i not telling him the truth.

Remember how Rahab the Harlot lied about the Hebrew spies in her home? And she's called righteous in Heb. 11.

Ok thank only tell someone if you feel comfortable sharing something private

 

[Bubblewrap]

to Anyone confused on why I ask this I cheated on some school work can’t remember when but it haunts me and I just need to know if I should get it off my chest

 

[Sabertooth]

to Anyone confused on why I ask this I cheated on some school work can’t remember when but it haunts me and I just need to know if I should get it off my chest

Cheating on schoolwork (and lying to cover it up) are straightforward sin territory. If you are a Born-Again Christian, you can repent of it per 1 John 1:9.

 

[Jon Osterman]

Your sin is between you and God, no-one else. It may be loving to ask the other person for forgiveness too (or it may not), but you don't need their forgiveness in order to be saved.

 

[LoricaLady]

to Anyone confused on why I ask this I cheated on some school work can’t remember when but it haunts me and I just need to know if I should get it off my chest

How long has it been since you cheated? I have been an educator in the school system and believe most teachers would actually be annoyed, or bored, with hearing a confusion about cheating. They know it happens and that some do get away with it. They try to stop it where they can, but it doesn't make their lives miserable or anything.

Did the cheating hurt someone else, maybe someone who would have gotten an advantage you got instead? If so, and if you really, really think they would still care, then that would be the one to apologize to.

Otherwise, I would say move on.

 

[Kit Sigmon]

to Anyone confused on why I ask this I cheated on some school work can’t remember when but it haunts me and I just need to know if I should get it off my chest

You say you don't even remember when this happened?
Is this something you have since repented of or you dragging
it around for some other reason?

 

[FutureAndAHope]

this is a question I ask myself to much what do you guys think?

Lies often come out of the fear of not being accepted. We feel bad about something so we lie to cover up. As a Christian we should strive to not lie at all. We should be truthful. However it is not always necessary to tell some one "we lied to them", if we told a lie. Why? Well this may cause more harm to you, and to them, than good. Lets use some real world examples, lets say "you were feeling guilty for eating a packet of buscuits", your partner asks you "Did you eat all the cookies". To cover up you say "No". It would in this situation be good to tell them "sorry I lied but I was feeling guilty", why, there needs to be transparency in the relationship, and it will hurt no one. Then lets take another example, let's say your over weight friend said "do I look slim in this dress". And you say "yes", knowing full well they don't. It would be wrong to go back to them and say, "Oh I was lying", why? You will add more hurt to them. The question you have to weigh up is will your confession hurt the relationship or heal it, and do you owe accountability to the person.

I have a wife, and if I ever sin in any way against her, I let her know. In that way she can pray with me, and I have no secrets. Sure I try not to sin ever, but if I do, I tell her, I don't lie to cover up.