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1 | 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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2 | is it ok to lie in certain cases | Col 3:9 | bowler | 208018 | ||
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3 | is it ok to lie in certain cases | Col 3:9 | Val | 208019 | ||
Thank you Bowler for your encouragement. I believe life is different from a women's point of view. God put within us the instinct to do all we can to protect the children and defenseless and innocent. Hopefully, nothing like this would ever happen to any of us but if it did, actually noone can say what they would do in a situation like this. Our instincts kick in in violent situations. To condemn anyone for trying to defend themselves is self righteous. Even the best of the best is still a sinner in God's eyes. It is our hope that honesty and obedience to God will never put us in situations like we have discussed. Judging others motives is a sin too because only God can see the heart. Even in a court of justice both sides are heard and then a verdict is reached. If you look at it that way which is how I do, justice is served when we protect the innocent and defenseless. A look at the people's lifes who have been destroyed by violent crimes is something I consider. Does bad things happen to good people? It sure does. Is it wrong to lie, kill, or break any of the commandments? Yes, but is it justified. Only in extreme cases such as a life and death situation. Will most of us in our lifetimes ever become involved in a situation like this? Probably not. But am I going to verbally beat someone up for doing all they can to save themselves or their loved one from torture, unspeakable heidous acts from evil men? No I am not. Will God judge our actions? Yes, as I have been saying lets leave that to Him. Enough said Blessings, Val |
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