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NASB | Luke 24:31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 24:31 Then their eyes were [suddenly] opened [by God] and they [clearly] recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight. |
Subject: ever neccessary/permissable to deceit? |
Bible Note: Tomsweetstir Let me ask you some questions, do you think it would be okay for someone to use the same tactics you employ to teach your children about Islam? If you were buying a car do you believe it would be okay not to tell you about all the problems. Just answering your questions. Take for instance you ask if the brakes work? And they answer yes, because most of the time they do. They just didn't mention that every once in awhile they don't. Or if you asked if there were any leaks in the car? And they showed you the dry floor in the passenger compartment and just didn't mention the trunk turns into a swimming pool in a rain. What if you asked your doctor how your exam went. And he said your blood test all came back fine, because they really did come back just as expected from the lab. However he failed to mention they showed you have cancer. The doctor wasn't lying the test did come back fine, and he did this because he didn't want to worry you. What would you say if some one printed books on scientology and put them in covers that looked just like your children’s text book? Would that anger you? Would you ever trust them? I have no problem with someone entering China to teach English and sharing their beliefs if the main reason was to teach English. I also have no problem of entering a country as a missionary to offer medical aid and sharing the gospel if the main purpose for you being there was to offer medical aid. If a missionary goes to teach English in Mexico I have no problem with them telling the authorities they are there to teach English. However if they are there to spread the gospel under the guise of teaching English I have a problem. They are there on a lie. You talked about success of doing it your way. I also can point to ministries here in the states that founded in a lie and are successful. Or how many ministries were thriving ministries and their Pastor and half the staff were in sin. Look at Mormonism the whole thing is birthed in lie and deceit but there are millions of Mormons should we say it must be okay since it is having such success? Success does not assure Godliness. In countries that are closed to the gospel we need to put people there that live a Christian lives for all to see and let their witness be the life style rather than what they were able to sneak in. Your statement, “Perhaps the "phrase" deceptive concerns you. What would YOU call God's tactic for "undermining" the tactics of the Satan?” Sir I assure you God’s tactics with Satan are anything but deceptive. First the Word says God can not lie Hebrews 6:18. So don’t go there! Secondly God doesn’t have to resort to deception or trickery God is Truth and it by God's power and His might that every knee will bow and every tongue confess. Satan knows and understands he is a created being and if you look at the interaction between him and God in Job you see God is still very much in control. Sir the word says we are not to judge another man’s slave. If you feel the end justifies the means and if you feel comfortable doing what your doing fine. Just don’t try to pass it off as God's highest and best. I contend that the means are just as if not more important as the end. If we expect something to end in righteousness giving glory to God we have to do it in righteousness that gives glory to God. EdB |