Is it ok for a Christian to tell a truth that they know will mislead someone in order to protect a greater truth.
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Real truth does not need to be protected by a deception or a lie.
Sound to me like you are just afraid to tell them what you are thinking the real truth is for some reason?
Or maybe that you're not so sure that your truth is the real truth, and might be a lie, etc.
Like you are doubting yourself or something?
Try to give me a practical example of what you are talking about maybe?
In my experience the real truth can only decieve when the receivers themselves want themselves to be decieved, but you should never set out to intentionally decieve, but what greater truth do you feel like you are trying to protect? Because also in my experience you cannot protect or hide a truth with a truth, because at least one or more of them has to be a lie, etc.
Again, a practical real world example would help a lot, etc.
God Bless.
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Are you talking about a half-truth maybe?
Because those are lies also, etc, because they intentionally set out to deceive, etc, which is lying in your heart, etc, and is lying against your own conscience when it is not your own intent in your own heart, but you choose it anyway, etc.
Best to always just tell the truth straight when you know it, etc.
God Bless.
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In order to serve a higher moral code or purpose sometimes maybe, but not to supposedly protect a greater truth, whatever that means.
Higher truths don't need anyone's protection, but need to brought out into the light, etc.
It is like asking if it's ok to lie in order to hide a higher or greater truth, which is ridiculous.
Why would you even want to do that, etc?
Now searching my mind for actual possible permutations as to what you actually mean, wishing you would clarify some more, etc?
Really, really ugly truths might not yet be fully appropriate to young children yet, but beyond that, having a lot of trouble understanding what you are meaning?
I would say if you feel the need to do that, with the exception of what was just now said above, about young children, etc, then maybe it's not an actual higher truth that you are trying to be protecting, but might in all actuality just be a very seductive lie that you have been seduced into believing that you are actually trying to protect actually.
God Bless.
Higher truths don't need anyone's protection, but need to brought out into the light, etc.
It is like asking if it's ok to lie in order to hide a higher or greater truth, which is ridiculous.
Why would you even want to do that, etc?
Now searching my mind for actual possible permutations as to what you actually mean, wishing you would clarify some more, etc?
Really, really ugly truths might not yet be fully appropriate to young children yet, but beyond that, having a lot of trouble understanding what you are meaning?
I would say if you feel the need to do that, with the exception of what was just now said above, about young children, etc, then maybe it's not an actual higher truth that you are trying to be protecting, but might in all actuality just be a very seductive lie that you have been seduced into believing that you are actually trying to protect actually.
God Bless.
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Can you be more specific, like changing the names of the people involved?
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Why not just not tell that truth? Like where your friend gets new shoes that they obviously love but you think look gaudy there is nothing gained in telling them that.
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I'm not sure if the shoe example relates to "greater truths," but consider this. Suppose your friend gets new shoes, and although they look gaudy, you like the color. Your friend asks how you like their new shoes. You answer:
- A. I think they look gaudy.
- B. I like the color.
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anetazo
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In second samuel, David told lies to king of philistines. David BOXED himself. David was protecting himself. God delivered David, because he was Gods anointed.
Im not judging anyone. My old school teacher once told me. Honesty is the best policy.
Im not judging anyone. My old school teacher once told me. Honesty is the best policy.
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