When it is ok to lie
"Jeremiah 38:24-27, I Samuel 27:8-12, Exodus 1:15-21 There are certainly times in the Bible where people have lied where there are lives on the line. To the examples you have mentioned above, we could also add the famous story of Rahab who lied to save the lives of the Israeli spies in Josh 2. Despite this, we see that she is listed in the “Hall of faith” in Hebrews 11. To these we could probably add countless stories in modern times (especially in times of war) where people have lied to protect the lives of others. An example would be the Ten Boom family in Holland in the Second World War who made a ‘hiding place’ for the Jews and had to lie to protect them from the Nazis I guess in the end it comes down to the intentions and motives of the heart. There are a whole lot of thorny issues that can arise – especially in times as above where people’s lives are on the line. I haven’t been placed in that type of situation myself, but I’m pretty sure that there would be times where I would sacrifice the lesser good (telling the truth) to obtain the greater good (saving someone’s life). I personally believe that when two of God’s commands seem to clash with each other (such as in these cases where we are commanded not to lie, but we also have to love one another and seek out each others good) then the greater moral code must apply. Hopefully that makes sense. I don’t think God spoke against Rahab or the
midwives in Exodus because he knew that the motive of the heart was right in trying to save His people, even though it meant sacrificing the lesser moral command to tell the truth..." This excerpt was written by an anonymous person in the sebsite Jesus plus nothing and I felt that he hit the nail on the head straight up,,
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