On his trip to Egypt, Abraham told Sarah that if any body askes her about him, she should mention that he was her brother, as Sarah was so beautifull, and Abraham was afraid that he might be killed.
Answers should, please, be in black and white (YES, or NO). No justification and/or long stories required..
2007-01-18 19:22:40 · 16 answers · asked by Aadel 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
YES! Totally YES! If it isn't the truth what is it?
2007-01-18 19:30:45 · answer #1 · answered by Jeanmarie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. a lie is an untruth told to someone who deserves to hear the truth, so in effect he didn't lie because they didn't deserve to hear the truth
The opposite of truth. Lying generally involves saying something false to a person who is entitled to know the truth and doing so with the intent to deceive or to injure him or another person. A lie need not always be verbal. It can also be expressed in action, that is, a person may be living a lie.
While malicious lying is definitely condemned in the Bible, this does not mean that a person is under obligation to divulge truthful information to people who are not entitled to it. Jesus Christ counseled: “Do not give what is holy to dogs, neither throw your pearls before swine, that they may never trample them under their feet and turn around and rip you open.” (Mt 7:6) That is why Jesus on certain occasions refrained from giving full information or direct answers to certain questions when doing so could have brought unnecessary harm. (Mt 15:1-6; 21:23-27; Joh 7:3-10) Evidently the course of Abraham, Isaac, Rahab, and Elisha in misdirecting or in withholding full facts from nonworshipers of Jehovah must be viewed in the same light.—Ge 12:10-19; chap 20; 26:1-10; Jos 2:1-6; Jas 2:25; 2Ki 6:11-23.
2007-01-19 03:48:51 · answer #2 · answered by Twilight_dreaming 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-01-19 03:39:03 · answer #3 · answered by Weird Darryl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-01-19 03:29:07 · answer #4 · answered by evertalall 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-01-19 03:35:32 · answer #5 · answered by angelbearcottage 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no.
2007-01-19 03:26:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he made 3 mistakes in his life. That was one of them.
2007-01-19 03:27:43 · answer #7 · answered by Mustafa 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes , but not because he was afraid to be killed , but because it was known for that king that he takes women if they were married , that is why , it is to protect her!
sorry! i had to try to explain, prophet abraham was one of the greatest pious propets (peace be upon them).
peace.
2007-01-19 03:35:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he lied.
2007-01-19 03:46:25 · answer #9 · answered by Bad bus driving wolf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he was human, and he was scared. Did you believe he was perfect?
2007-01-19 03:30:27 · answer #10 · answered by mark g 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋