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Subject: ever neccessary/permissable to deceit? |
Bible Note: Mr. Moran, and I THANK you for your thoughtful welcome to the forum. I’m almost afraid I got myself off to a “bad” start. It most certainly wasn’t my intention. :) Your comment about my comment on Mark 1:5 is accepted and received. Please accept my gratitude for your “insight”. You are, as I stated earlier, an asset to the forum. Also, I appreciate your ongoing courtesy displayed in your postings. If only I had that same “knack”, perhaps people wouldn’t “jump” me. Be fore-warned, we might not “always” agree. Sometimes you might even strongly disagree with a comment, or my “interpretation”. Sometimes, I even disagree with me. :) You wrote, “Now, if they were asked a direct question, I feel that the missionary would have had only two possible choices. They could refuse to respond, or they could respond truthfully.” I don’t know if you have ever visited any countries abroad (not that I only use this “tactic” on foreign soil). But frequently, I answer questions with a question, or perhaps a statement of fact. For instance, if someone asked me, point blank if I have lots of Bibles. A response such as, “I didn’t think it was allowed to bring lots of Bibles into the country,” will allow all the Bibles which eager hands long for, to be delievered safely. Sometimes, God opens ways, even when we fail to pre-plan. Year ago, when we bought supplies, which were unavailable to missionaries in “their” ultra-improvised country, our vehicle was crammed with needed tools, Bibles, even an electric amplifier. Rather than opening the cases of supplies for the various missionaries, they only opened our personal bags. They did a spot check of our vehicle. The border guard asked us "Do you intend to sell any of your stuff?" We told him the truth. No, we don’t have anything in the vehicle we intend to sell. We fulfilled our intention by giving all the things we had purchased away. Only later, much later, when we returned to this country, did we ever find out that all the merchandise would have been taxed at 100 percent of its value, had they asked if we intend to “leave” it in the country. Without the hundreds of dollars the “tax” would have been, they would have confiscated it all, and the missionaries would have still needed what we had purchased for them to receive. Like Paul in 1 Cor 16:17, our ministry, at that time, was supplying what missionaries lacked to complete their jobs. Tom |