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1 | is it ok to lie in certain cases | Col 3:9 | bowler | 207967 | ||
Val Thank you Val. I really do believe that there are higher goods and lesser sins, although I have to admit that that concept of lessers sins has some problems with it. For instance if we break one sin, we break them all, so how could there be a lesser or a greater sin? Do you have any information or thoughts on this troublesome area of things Val? Mathew 7:13 Enter through the narrow gte; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction. blessings abound, bowler |
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2 | is it ok to lie in certain cases | Col 3:9 | Val | 207985 | ||
I believe the "if we break one sin, we break them all" topic is in reference to salvation. There are degrees of sin. We have different punishments for different crimes legally. A child rapist is certainly more evil than someone who passes a bad check. The same principle goes in a time of war or personal crisis. An evil person may want to rape the women and children of the house, am I to expect the men of the house to idlely stand by and say well yeah they are in the upstairs bedroom to the right. Duh. I would expect them to do everything in their power lie, cheat, steal, whatever it took to save the women and children in this particular situation. Now God has said we may protect our families and our country so I take that to mean protect them. Its like the former illustration which is the worse the rape of children and women or passing a bad check? I would think very little of a person who did not do all he could to protect the defenseless and innocent. Now if we lived in a perfect world where there would be no evil people, life would be simple but its not so again we must use our common sense. It was given to us for a reason. When evil people threaten our lives and the lives of our loved ones, we can defend ourselves. War is ugly. We do the best we can. God is our judge not our fellow man. So don't sweat the small stuff bowler. Press on. Blessings, Val |
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3 | is it ok to lie in certain cases | Col 3:9 | Morant61 | 207987 | ||
Greetings Val! You wrote: "I would think very little of a person who did not do all he could to protect the defenseless and innocent." This is the problem with situational ethics questions. An assumption is made that there is only one way to achieve the desired end. Do we want to protect innocent women and children from evil? Certainly! But, do we have to sin to accomplish this? No! Self-defense and/or defense of others is not a sin. If someone came into my house and tried to rape my family, they would meet two friends of mine - Smith and Wesson. :-) There is also an omnipotent God that we can depend upon to protect our families. Why would we have to resort to lying, cheating, or stealing? Do we really have so little trust in God that we would have to do things that God has specifically command us not to do? Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | is it ok to lie in certain cases | Col 3:9 | Val | 207990 | ||
Dear Tim, Not every person has guns in their homes so plan B has to go into effect. Again, common sense is the order of the day. God is our judge. He sees the motives of the heart. Let's leave it to Him. Blessings, Val |
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