Acording to the bible its not.
Rahab lied but that wasnt bad i suppose, the devil was a liar and i suppose that was bad.
Should i lie.
Is a Lie a lie
by haujobbz 7 Replies latest jw friends
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unique1
Hey, I say go for it. But then again, I was raised a witness, all witnesses kids become excellent liars at an early age, so we can actually do a few things.
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heathen
I lie all the time , In bed that is. when I'm sleeping . bwaahahhahahahahaha
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RunningMan
The Bible is full of liars. Jehovah himself is one big-ass liar. Consider some examples:
1 Kings 22:20-23: God lies - he will send a deceptive spirit to mislead Ahaz.
John 7:8-10: Jesus lies - he says that he will not go up to the feast, and then he does in private.
Jeremiah 38:24-38: Jeremiah lies
Jer 20:7 - God decieves his own prophets
Ez 14:9 - God says that he decieves his prophets to get rid of them
Genesis 27:14: Jacob lies, saying he is Esau.
Abraham lied. He said that Sarah was his sister. Pharoah ended up severely punished for beleiving him.
Isaac lied. He also said that Rebeccah was his sister.
1 Sam 21:1-6: David lies when he tells Ahimelech that he is not alone. He also lied when he told Ahimilech that he is on a secret mission from the king.
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JH
I don't encourage you to lie. Would you like it if your friends lied to you? Often it takes a second lie to cover the first lie so sooner or later you will be mixed up in your lies. You can lose the trust of people if they know you lie to them.
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Country_Woman
just don't tell to much of the truth - more easy then to lie over something.
People are allways filling in the gaps as they want it
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MrsQ
I think a lie is only a lie if the information is something the other person has a right to.
For instance, if I borrowed my friend's book without asking and she asked me if I took it--and I denied it--it would be a lie.
HOWEVER, if someone I knew asked me something personal that was none of their business, I would consider "lying" to them to just shut them up--and I wouldn't feel one bit guilty about it. Sometimes its easier to do that than to go into a big long discussion about why you don't really feel like discussing it. It is no big deal to me. Especially if the other person is a stranger or just an aquaintance.
Q.
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jgnat
"In the spider-web of facts, many a truth is strangled."
-Paul Eldridge