Does God differentiate?

Question

Now if your nonreligious – great – good for you, but unless your going to offer a intelligent answer (which I am more than happy to hear) please don’t waste my time by saying stuff like, “God does not exit” or some other junk.

Now that I have made that clear, my question pertains to God and lies. Do you think he uses discretion in judging what is… let’s say… a joke and just a blatant lie – or are they all the same to him?

For example, if I tell my friend I got a girl’s number or something and my friend believes me, then I say sike! I was only joking with him, and told him the truth in the end – does God still count that as a lie? I mean it is not as if I said that, and it was *not* meant as a joke and I never told him the truth.
What do you think?

DuckPhup... do not be so asinine! It is well known that "sike" is a slanged spelling for the word "psyche." Ridiculous...

Answer 1

If there were a god, I think he would have to be smart enough to distinguish between intent to mislead someone for selfish motives and a harmless joke.

Answer 2

Who have you injured or offended by doing this? I think people have a very bad misconception that Christians should walk around with an upside down smile. I really do not believe this considering Jesus is the epitome of love, peace and joy. Playing a practical joke and just out and out lying are two different things. You set this straight, he says ah you are so full of it and you go on your way still friends. Joy is not an upside down smile but a true smile. I think teasing someone is not lying but teasing. If you do it all the time it is called irritation, you may end up losing a friend. When it gets to the point of irritation then it could be considered a sin. Then you are being offensive. When Jesus was walking through the wheat fields do you honestly think there was no good natured banter going on? Do you honestly think they didn't laugh together? People are so busy today with the do's and don'ts they forget the joy, love, laughter etc that Jesus did. Do you think it was not a joyous occasion when the little girl was brought back to life? Everyone knows when they have done something wrong if they have the Holy Spirit. A joke is just that a joke.

Answer 3

God is a hard being, It is Christ who can see the humor in many jokes.

God is on the level of Black and White, It is Right or It is Wrong. There is no gray area with God. If you tell a lie it is a lie.

Christ because he lived was flesh has an understanding of flesh. I am quite sure Christ loves a good joke now and then, can understand the need of man to lie sometimes for good.
That is why when dealing only with God you are dealing only with the LAW and who today can stand before the Law, or in the Law?

I don't think Christ would ever tell a joke, but he would most likely smile if he heard a good one.

Answer 4

God does not bother with such trivial issues, its the saints and angels that ward the gates to heaven, they are the knit-pickers that keep tabs on all of the little fibbs and white lies, as well as all of the discrepancies you may or may not have committed in your entire life.
I'm sure they will let slide some if there are extenuating circumstances, but out-right lies and deceptions, well - you might like to get started on repenting the errors of your ways, confessing to a priest won't help, they are just as fallible as you and I, they are still human - mortal, and have not a two way communication with those higher up, in God's administration (Gods lackeys).

Answer 5

Proverbs 6:19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Proverbs 12:17 He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

Proverbs 14:5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

The thing about jokes.. they ususaly end up hurting someone.
The answere to your question is yes. God still condsiders it to be a lie.

Answer 6

Let me just give you an excerpt from "To find and know God without having to be "religious""

Quote ... "It helps to realize that God isn't out to zap us for the wrongs we've done. In fact, no matter what we have ever done or have failed to do, he loves us with an everlasting love and has a wonderful purpose for our lives—for this life as well as the next!

On the outside we may look like we are doing very well, but on the inside everyone of us has a major issue. Seneca, the ancient Roman philosopher, put it bluntly when he said, "We have all sinned. Some more. Some less." God's Word, the Bible agrees. It reads, "We have all sinned and fallen short of God's standard." Sin, however, is not only doing harmful acts. It is anything that falls short of the standard of perfection that God envisioned for us. This includes nursing grudges and other negative emotions, pride, jealousy, mixed motives, etc. Most of us, too, are guilty of sins of omission; that is, not doing what we know we should and could do.

Another misconception about God is that he is out to get us or to punish us for our sins. We bring sin's punishment on ourselves because sin has its own natural consequences. If we try to break the universal law of gravity, for instance, we can't. It will break us. Neither can we break God's universal moral law. When we do, it breaks us, and besides its painful effects in this life—suffering, sorrow, sickness and spiritual death—its ultimate and tragic consequence is eternal death or separation from God.

We are like a burned out or "dead" electric light bulb that cannot respond to its power source. And because we are spiritually dead, we cannot respond to God's love and power either, without his first "fixing" us. Furthermore, because of our spiritual deadness, it is impossible for anyone to save him or herself. Only God can do this. This is why all the "good works" in the world cannot make us alive to God. Only when we see and admit this, is God able to "fix" us!" ... End of Quote

Please read the source stated below.

Answer 7

People seem so wrapped up in trying to negotiate what is a sin or what isn't a sin. How about living your life the best way that you can. Evaluate your purpose or reason for doing something, look at its effects on you or any other person and determine if what you are going to say or do is going to effect another person or yourself in a negative manner. I see so many people trying to find the sin in themselves or in someone else that they miss out on the true gifts from God in their everyday lives.

Answer 8

God certainly exists--look around you and you can tell that nobody you know created nature or even the people you see.

However, God also was smart enough to give us discernment and reason. These two capabilities allow us to tell the difference between lies and truth all on our own.

Use your discernment to avoid misleading people. Yes, it's good if you 'clean it up' before it goes too far, but even better if you don't 'set it up' in the first place.

I hope that helps.

Answer 9

I think you must examine your heart to see your motive; that is something between you and God.

Jesus preached many times about the fact that it is what is in the heart that God cares about; it is not about following the strictures of the law. So use that to examine your intent in your 'lie'.

Did you say that with the intent of lifting your friend's spirits and making him smile? Or were you simply trying to assert your dominance over your friend by making him seem a doofus for believing you? See what I mean? It is your intent and motive that matters hon. And that is between you and God.

Answer 10

Despite the fact that God loves us deeply and cares about all aspects of our life, my own personal opinion is that some things just aren't on his radar screen as important. Such as whether you lied about having a girl's phone number. I think God looks at intent. If you did it with the intent to hurt or manipulate your friend, then my guess is that God would care. If it was just a harmless prank, then I think he's working on bigger issues.