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NASB | Exodus 20:16 ¶ "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 20:16 ¶ "You shall not testify falsely [that is, lie, withhold, or manipulate the truth] against your neighbor (any person). [Ex 23:1; Prov 19:9; 24:28] |
Subject: Is it always a sin to lie? |
Bible Note: Makarios, Please do not twist my words. I never said there are times when lying is appropriate. I said: “Now, I’m not saying that there aren’t times when to lie seems appropriate.” “SEEMS” appropriate, that is in our eyes and in our thinking. I never said Rebekah died as a result of Jacob’s deception. I said: “Did Jacob ever see his mother again, whom he loved so dearly?” And the answer to that is no he did not. Concerning the rest of what I stated pertaining to Jacob and his deception, you asked if I could find mention of Jacob being punished for his act. Those I pointed out were a direct result of his act, those don’t seem like rewards to me. And they are a direct result of his deception. Had he not deceived, he would have had no reason to leave and fear for his life, thereby avoiding much of what had happened. I clearly see the lesson of the consequences of deception and lying with Jacob, not rewards. The question of this thread is it always a sin to lie. Yes it is. I never intended to imply that we don’t, only that God does not and cannot reward sin (lies) but can use the consequences to His eternal purpose. I don’t intend to convince you otherwise. My only intent was to point out that a lie is a sin and always is in the eyes of God. In our minds we may see benefit from lying but that doesn’t in any way, shape or form make it acceptable to God. WOS |