A person takes you and friend hostage.
He tells you, "If you say you believe in God, I will kill your friend...
You can say that you do not believe, and your friend will be spared".
Assuming that you are a person of faith, which do you choose?
2006-07-24 21:13:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
If it were MY life at stake, I'd pronounce my faith...but since it's someone else's life we're talking about, I would spare the other's life-friend or for--I personally don't think my God would want me to be part of someone else taking my friend's life simply because I declared my faith verbally --I don't need to say it out loud for my God to know what's in my heart.
2006-07-24 21:23:50 · answer #1 · answered by Vetty64 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a person of faith, I believe God knows your mind and intentions... and would rather you help spare the person's life then to allow a murder. He is a God of love.
2006-07-25 04:18:48 · answer #2 · answered by LL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would never deny Christ, not even to save another. I would have to trust God with the outcome and hope my faith encouraged/converted the friend.
Matthew 10:33
Jesus said, "But if anyone denies me here on earth, I will deny that person before my Father in heaven."
and in Luke 14:26 he reminds us,
"If you want to be my follower you must love me more than[a] your own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters--yes, more than your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple.
Finally, proverbs 21:28
" 28 A false witness will perish,
and whoever listens to him will be destroyed forever."
2006-07-25 04:18:07 · answer #3 · answered by Jessi B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God will know that we are just trying to save our frd, so god won't hold it against us if we lied.
2006-07-25 04:37:41 · answer #4 · answered by Princess illusion 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In that case, I would still do the smart thing.
2006-07-25 04:19:35 · answer #5 · answered by anonfuture 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋