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- Is telling a white lie a sin? What does the Bible say about white lies? Is it ever right to lie? In this video, Pastor Nelson with Bible Munch answers the question, “What does the Bible say about white lies?”
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One time (as i am a kid and devout follower of Christ) we wanted to rent a apartment, but i needed to lie to more easily rent one. My mom and dad wanted me to do it, but i refused and always told the truth. That's what we should do.
Has that benefitted you in life?
@@joeybright7831 Just so you could understand, we did get an apartment, i think it was just in the end that my parents lied that we got an apartment.
If you tell the truth, it might not always benefit in this life. For example in the bible good things do not always happen to good people ( also btw i know we are all tainted from sin) for example, Job.
And i am going through emotional sufferings today, but my faith will stay.
You can tell the truth and trust God with the consequences. Lying harms others such as the apartment complex owner.
Im having delimma here,
4 questions, and if its ok, can someone give a scripture answer for this.
If i told someone a filtered truth like
Im going to somewhere
But i didnt told him that im going to a certain place that would make him angry.
Question scenarios:
1. If its just for him to not get angry, is it bad? ( im causing him not to sin and being angry)
2(another scenario not related to number 1) . I dont want him to know because he might get in trouble.
( im maybe he cant handle it but im not to sure)
3. Another scenario , i cut the story short because im a hurry. And i dont wanna talk about it
4. Because there is literally no time to explain because he is in a hurry
I know this might be similar questions but i hope somebody can say something to me ,thanks
God keep, comfort and strengthen u.
Truthfully, it’s hard for me to resolve with the truth of white lies. On its surface, it seems right to do. But God calls us all to be truthful. If you can’t say amen to that, say ouch.
Pray for me. & thank you for the video🙏🏾
It is such an insult to be lied to. It's also an insult to the intelligence of others. People already know you're lying.
Yes my mother who is no longer with us he used to say it doesn't hurt to tell a little white lie My grandmother used to have a saying don't tell the truth if the truth don't suit but I was always against that I feel great conviction even if I even think about wanting to tell a lie I just can't do it I feel conviction because I follow Christ and although I'm human and sometimes I fall short I always feel conviction and I always repent but I always tell the truth it's best to always tell the truth because you're going to have to stand before God and answer for everything one day that's always in the back of my mind I wouldn't give up my life now that I am saved since 2018 for anything I have seen myself grow the holy spirit is doing a good work in me molding me and shaping me more and more in the image of Christ everyday so much such a change a good change always best to tell the truth when you tell the truth you have nothing to worry about
Keep it up :)
You are not of this world. You are the daughter of the Lord.
@@chevychelios4672 absolutely I will always stand firm in the faith God bless you my brother blessings to you from Pennsylvania
I absolutely agree that we should lie less and be more honest
But there is also one quote of St Tereza that truth needs to be said, but love for one will know the time when it needs to be said ...
We can't hear or handle all bad things about ourselves or others in any point of time
The bible, not St. Tereza, is the standard.
Mom always told kids it's just a little white lie & is ok. Now that I'm an adult, I know that's just not true. A lie is a lie, plain & simple. It's never ok to lie! We should never tell our kids that it's ok to lie.
Ok. So what are you suppose to do if your wife says do I look fat in this dress. You suppose to be honest? Like how do you keep a marriage if you tell your wife she’s fat.
Yes
What "lying tongue" is the Bible talking about?
Lev. 19:11-13 - The context is clearly on "one another" and "your neighbor", who Jesus clarifies in the story of the Good Samaritan. Our brethren and neighbors are God's children. Not Satan's seed of the world. Even all the way through verse 18 the Bible is clearly referencing these commandments to our neighbors.
Pro. 6:16-19 - Once again we see in verse 19 the Bible clarifies the "lying tongue" as "a false witness who speaks lies, and sows discord among brethren." You're removing context when you stop at verse 16.
Ex 20:16 - The 9th Commandment says, "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." See the story of Ahab, Jezebel, and Naboth for an example. (1 Kings 21)
3 times the Bible specifies what lie is against God's commandments. We raise the bar to impossible levels for any man born of Adam to reach when we tell them they cannot lie at all. No one likes the person who is "brutally honest". What husband should be required to tell his wife she looks fat in that dress when he knows it will only cause her pain and possibly an argument?
If a thief asked you where you buried your gold and riches, are you obligated to tell him the truth? Do you really think that the midwives of the Israelite's were too slow to make it to the birth before the Israelite women delivered a male child? They lied to Pharaoh and God blessed the midwives with children and families of their own.
Did the Israelite's deceive the Hivites in Gen 34 when Dinah was raped and defiled? Did God Himself send a deceiving spirit upon both King Saul and King Ahab?
We must learn to discern the context by studying the Bible very carefully in its entirety. The decision to lie needs to remain as a personal choice by the individual and guided by the Holy Spirit to do what is good. Jesus gave this same lesson to the Pharisees when they were angry with Him for healing the man's withered hand in the Temple of God on the Sabbath.
This was so inspiring
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
The word of God say's ALL liar's will be thrown into the lake of fire.
Revelation 21:8 KJV
I've been reading the Bible and I've noticed that lies are often told in the Bible and seem to be ok. For example, in 1 Samuel 20, David and Jonnathan lie to Saul and it's all fine. Similarly, Rahab lies about the Israelite spies. In these cases, why is lying considered ok?
What about in a in a scenario of a hostage taking incident and the hostage taker demanded for something. Would the negotiator tell him the truth that the government will not make a deal with criminals or he will promise even the moon just to save the victim?
Yes or when hiding the Jews at the time. Are we to tell the nazis yes?
@@AA-xh9qcexactly. So you can kill someone to protect the lives of others but you can’t lie to that person? That doesn’t even make sense.
I showed a recent pay stub from a job i no longer had in order to rent an apartment. Taking care of my family is important. It's important to remember the intent is what matters.
just repent. Don't justify.
No! its important to remember what Gods Holy Word says. His Word says do not like. It does say The TRUTH is you weren't trusting God to provide for you and your family so you has to lie about a job you no longer had. What will happen if your landlord finds out you falsified ( lied) on your application. You could be evicted. Then will lie to cover up another lie? and another lie? What kind of an example are you setting for your children? Will you not say to your children " we are going to trust God to provide rather than lie and dishonor him"? God promises to provide for all our needs for those who trust in Him. You simply do not trust God and not only is the lieing sinful but also not trusting Him to provide.
Well said :), if God says lying is a sin, don't justify it! Period.@@carolynkane7683
What?! Got Questions has comments on!? Sweet deal! 💪🏿
I was surprised as well. It’s nice to see the discussions.
If an angry spouse armed with a gun storms into the workplace demanding to know where the spouse is... Should I actually tell the spouse where the office is located?
Silence is the best answer to that. If you dont answer you are not lying 🙂
@@joaquinpo9003 The spouse can torture you and will make you vomit out the location. Now you are not a liar but a murderer
@@shawnmartin6201 You would not be a murderer, or even an accomplice.
@@Gloriagal78 Then?
Just challenge him "Why do you want to know?" or answer him by more questions "What was the gun for?" or "What's your name?" or anything that would distract his anger.
Remember "wise as serpents, harmless as doves"
Wow! Well I worked at the bank. We got robbed. As the guy in a mask was screaming at the teller, and his partner was coming towards me, I pulled the alarm button conveniently under my desk. He suspected or saw me do it! He started screaming at me, "mf! Did you just pull the alarm?" I lied "No"! Later when the bank security & the FBI arrived, I gave the narrative of the events. The FBI actually said "that was a very good lie". These robbers held guns.
So it’s ok to kill someone in order to protect someone else’s life. But it’s not ok to lie to protect someone else’s life? Explain.
Just now a man came up at our store , i dont know this man obviously , he suddenly ask for my age i told my actual age he then ask if i have boyfriend i told him yes even tho i dont have one he even ask where this bofriend live , i dont know if im paranoid or what because at that point i got scared , after that question he ask if my mother is the owner i told him yes then he told me that the mole in my neck will bring success then before he left he said that im beautiful , im scared because im the only one there and normally people buying here doesnt say a thing , they just ask for what they want to buy then thats it , plus i think he is not from our town . I feel convicted about the lie tho it just that im scared whats going to happen if i told him i dont have a boyfriend no idea why but thats what i feel especially that im alone at the store a lot of times . Im the kind of person that say the truth especially to my parents because from childhood i feel sad cant hold a lie for too long . I do lie yes but not the kind of lie where peoples lives will be ruined .
What about lying in a game or something? Like a detective board game in which someone is a killer or something? Would that count as just roleplaying and not be considered a lie? Since it isn’t really affecting anyone
That's a game.
If an ugly person with low confidence asks me whether they look ugly, should I reply 'yes, you look ugly' or say 'no, you look normal?'
-What if someone is asking my net banking password, my house address, a woman about her periods (by some stranger)?
-What if someone is playing with his or her toddler child; making the child sleep on the pretext of a monster will come and eat you?
Or.
In a hypothetical situation, what if you are being chased to be killed but I gave you shelter to hide and suddenly the predator on my door is asking about your whereabouts, and I told him that I don't know and he went away??
I am not criticizing you or the word of God, I just wanted my doubts to be clear🙏🏻
You bring up some interesting points.
When it comes to people asking you personal information, you don’t have to lie, you simply tell them that it’s none of their business, and that they shouldn’t be asking you those questions.
And yes, it’s totally wrong for parents to lie to their children in the way you described - that’s just downright cruel. When it comes to things like Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the tooth fairy, small children can’t separate reality from fiction, and very tender souls have been significantly hurt when they find out that their parents lied to them about those things. They find it difficult to trust their parents after that, because if they lied about that, what else are they going to lie about? And it’s especially damaging when these same parents tell their children about Jesus, because If they lied about the other three, why wouldn’t they be lying about Jesus?
I would have to consider cases where people have lied to protect others. For instance, Rahab lied to protect Joshua and Caleb. Corrie Ten Boom lied to protect the Jewish people they were hiding. And many other cases where people have lied to protect their loved ones from certain harm. Just something to think about.
@@Gloriagal78 Still baffled with the last point, but thankyou so much for your great insight🤗🤗✨️
- Easy. Just say "I don't want to tell you." and smile.
- Please don't do this to your children. Better to discipline them by telling them consequences like "I will not give your favorite food if you don't do this/that"
- Haha you think too much. What if the person you're trying to protect was the killer? After all it has been said that we as Christians don't have to worry for the Holy Spirit will give us the saying.
Matthew 10:19-20 " But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say.
" For it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
@@shawnmartin6201 Hi Shawn! You’re welcome, and thank you for your kind words.😊 The last point I made, was that sometimes people have to lie to protect others from imminent danger, such as was the case with Caleb and Joshua. Corrie Ten Boom, and others like her, helped Jews escape from certain death by hiding them in their homes. When people came to search the houses, there was the appearance of only that family living there, while the Jewish people were hiding in rooms that couldn’t be easily detected. That in itself is a form of deception, or lying by omission, which is concealing the truth by giving the appearance of another reality. That might be a stretch for some, but it makes sense to me. Honestly, it boils down to your conscience when it comes to these gray areas. Always follow your conscience, and what the Lord is leading you to do.
The first one , a man suddenly asking if i have a boyfriend i told him yes because at first he ask for my age and thats where i got scared so i told him yes i have a boyfriend he even ask where he lives and i made up towns where he could be living . I feel convicted after i said sorry , i felt scared because after he ask if i have a boyfriend he saying weird things like the mole in my neck will bring success and that im beautiful. Normally people wont say things like this on a store and im the only one there . I told my mom about this and i explain to her that i got scared so i told a lie she said maybe the man is just bubbly and want to talk but next time tell them the truth .
Idk why i got scared once he ask my age thats where i get very cautious and scared . Its very little but i got convicted after i felt very horrible .
We have a hero in the Philippines who lied to the Japanese army to save the Katipuneros, and there are those we called Makapili a traitor ones who told the truth and gave them in to the enemies to be killed or jailed. If you are in their position how do you deal with that? I believe that the only lies that God hated are the self serving lies or cheating lies. In John 7:8-10 Even Jesus told his brothers that HIs time to go to Jerusalem has not yet come but afterwards He secretly went there anyway the same day to attend the feast.
What about if you lie about something you did (for exaggerated comedic affect) then after tell the truth? Im guessing its still a lie?
It's not a lie IF it's a hyperbolic style type of comedy
Also consider the saying "It's funny because it's true"
If you confess after for sure
Nowadays you get attacked by the modern day Pharisees if you speak the truth in love. I am getting really tired of this but it shows some things never change. If they would have lived in the OT times they would have persecuted and murdered the prophets.
Luke 12:32 (KJV) Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.
A lie is a lie!
What about Rahab lying and the Lord blessed her?
Yes she lied. But did she lie to the Lord or to the Lord's enemy that day? And what was the justification for it? Was it her faith or her wickedness or the Lord Himself?
How about when Jesus said multiple times "your faith has saved you"?
Hebrews 11:31 By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies in peace.
Now, consider this whenever you want to lie: Do you lie to the Lord or to His enemy? Do you lie for your own advantage while others get hurt? Do you lie because of your faith (I think this is foolishness for the truth has been established by the Son Of God)?
Stick to the truth always, and everything will be fine. Remember in the end this world is not our home. God bless you.
David murdered and had affairs, and he was blessed. We are not our sins. But we also aren't meant to indulge in them.
You should have addressed Rahab's lie. She seems to be praised for her action.
We are not our sins. We all have sinned and we all have lied. The point is to not indulge and justify our sins, just because it may have worked for us, in the past.
All I did was to suggest that Rahab's lie be discussed in light of the fact that Scripture praises her for the lie she told. I don't think that implies anything like we are our sins. Your comment sounds a little like the misleading assertion that we are to hate the sin but love the sinner, as if the sin really has nothing to do with the person sinning. But Jesus died for the sinner and the sins they committed.
@@psa110 My comment had nothing to do with "love the sinner, hate the sin." But when someone asks something like "what about Rahab's lies?" it reads as though the only thing that defines Rahab IS that lie. That is not true. She lied, and it worked for the Israelites. Her aliance with the Israelites even landed her in the geniology of Christ. But suggesting that Rahab's lie be addressed, seems as though it's looking for justification. It was one action by a prostitute. If my Bible is correct, I'm sure she will have to give an account of the lie, before the Judgement seat, as will everyone else. I just don't think addressing it has anything to do with what God commands of us.
@robynpayne9448 As mistaken as you say I am about your comment you are about mine. The OP is intended to address white lies and whether they are morally acceptable or not. I brought up Rahab because she is praised for deceiving. I think that we must take that event and the praise for what she did as something that needs to be factored into the discussion. Did she act ethically or not? That pertains to the OP's question. Her action appears to be being justified. Especially since it is cited as an act of faith. It seems quite germane to the discussion.
@@psa110 Rahab's lie wasn't a "white" lie. It was a HUGE lie that caused the distruction of her town. lol
What about santa
One thing is for certain Nelson, slandering which is the same as lying is sadly practiced by some people who profess to be Christians.
If you feel that way, quit watching his videos
i didm't want credit for something bc i ratherr do thinks and get no credit. It is sinful to fo this.
i hate fame tho. I just wanna hide. Will god see this as justifiable
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