I asked a question about lying and one "christian" gave me this answer ????????? I do not agree, but am willing to read Bible verses that say it is OK to lie ???? know any ?
2007-12-05 02:53:10 · 5 answers · asked by I Love Jesus 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes, rahab lied, but she was called a liar by God and punished for it !!!!!!!!!!
2007-12-05 03:05:15 · update #1
lying
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: dishonest
Synonyms: committing perjury, deceitful, deceptive, delusive, delusory, dissembling, dissimulating, double-crossing*, double-dealing*, equivocating, false, falsifying, fibbing, guileful, inventing, knavish, mendacious, misleading, misrepresenting, misstating, perfidious, prevaricating, roguish, shifty, treacherous, tricky, two-faced*, two-timing*, unreliable, untruthful, wrong
Antonyms: honest, truthful
2007-12-05 03:11:31 · update #2
Lying is only for people with good memories and no conscience. The truth can always be told gently . There is an old proverb that says 'Oh what tangled webs we weave, when first we venture to deceive'. It's so much harder to disentangle ourselves from lies than to tell the truth in the first place.
2007-12-05 03:01:41 · answer #1 · answered by hedgewitch18 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That was my answer. I'm atheist.
Lying is justifiable if you do it to spare someone's feelings or to protect someone. It doesn't say that in the Bible. It requires you to think for yourself.
EDIT: Yes, lying is the opposite of honesty. We know the definition of "lying". Why is honestly inherently good? Surely you've experienced a situation where honesty would have led to insult or pain? Read up a bit on situational ethics, it goes a lot deeper than just "lying = bad".
2007-12-05 10:59:07 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Saturday 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Lying is wrong. Not telling the truth, however, is justifiable. Lying is when you don't tell the truth just for the heck of it. Not telling the truth is for the greater good. Rahab didn't tell the truth to save the spies who infiltrated Jericho.
2007-12-05 11:01:20 · answer #3 · answered by Defender of Freedom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is it OK to push an old lady?
(what if she is in the way of a bus?)
Is OK to be deceitful?
(what about the People who hid the Jews from the Nazis?)
The Bible says to never stop getting Wisdom, even if its situational ethics.
2007-12-05 11:00:17 · answer #4 · answered by 2009 time to shine 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you have to ask, you know that it is wrong to lie. The bible tells us "All liars will have their place in hell". And NO the bible will in no way tell any to lie !!!!
2007-12-05 11:07:45 · answer #5 · answered by esawskid 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋