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Originally Posted by ColdSilverMoon  I think we agree about preserving life and hiding the Jews. I would do everything I could to keep them from being slaughtered, including hiding them, helping them escape, or doing anything else I could to help them, as I think we are obligated to do under the 6th commandment. I agree with all of that. But when it comes down to being asked point blank, "Are you hiding Jews?" I believe it would be wrong to lie. |
I do not.
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Forget the cop out about being silent and dodging the question - I think all that's fine, but if pressed and you have to give an answer, I don't see how lying would not be sinful. It would be going directly against God's Word and the very nature of God Himself.
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And I remained convinced that preserving the life of my neighbor is actually more correctly reflecting God's nature.
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I'm not saying we voluntarily round up Jews for the Nazis, but I am saying it is NEVER acceptable to break the 9th commandment.
By the way, just because the Bible records historical lies (Rahab, Egyptian midwives) doesn't make it acceptable. Rachel lied about having her menstrual period to hide Laban's idols. Was this an acceptable lie also? Or was the reason not good enough?
I think we may have to agree to disagree on this.
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That's fine. And let us both pray that we never have to make this type of decision in real life!
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I certainly understand your view and I would probably lie in the heat of the moment, but it would still be a sin. I will never believe God's Law is ever conditional.
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And I do think that God's Law is conditional, when God Himself demonstrates conditions requiring a more nuanced reading of the Law.
But if you'd like to agree to disagree, I will certainly be glad to leave it at that.