tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538057051911243767.post1679468951803048350..comments2024-03-23T23:55:50.572-04:00Comments on Bible Love Notes: Two Times to DisobeyGail @ http://biblelovenotes.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17462629145629813283noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538057051911243767.post-63574587865934805152019-05-03T20:18:42.173-04:002019-05-03T20:18:42.173-04:00You are definitely right, the end justifies the me...You are definitely right, the end justifies the means, the so purpose is that God must be glorifiedPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643033547493328304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538057051911243767.post-13378788963956441832014-03-08T09:20:40.282-05:002014-03-08T09:20:40.282-05:00Yes, Dawn, I love that story in the Hiding Place.
...Yes, Dawn, I love that story in the Hiding Place.<br />Actually, Corrie told lots of lies to protect the lives of the Jews they assisted. She definitely was doing "Rahab lying"--to save lives. Definitely approved by God.<br />Gail : )Gail @ http://biblelovenotes.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17462629145629813283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538057051911243767.post-82291946168425792392014-03-08T09:18:49.439-05:002014-03-08T09:18:49.439-05:00So True, Betsy. Thanks for adding that important p...So True, Betsy. Thanks for adding that important point.Gail @ http://biblelovenotes.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17462629145629813283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538057051911243767.post-79531838576306711942014-03-07T20:11:16.557-05:002014-03-07T20:11:16.557-05:00Hi João,
I actually thought about David feigning m...Hi João,<br />I actually thought about David feigning mental illness when I wrote this, but I didn't think about the midwifes. Good additional examples. Thanks. <br /><br />I think the prohibition against killing is a bit different in that the commandment is best translated "thou shalt not murder" and there's a difference between murder and war or state imposed death penalties. <br /><br />But I think you're right that we probably agree on the basic principle even if we disagree on the wording.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts.<br />GailGail @ http://biblelovenotes.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17462629145629813283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538057051911243767.post-38878129948219376412014-03-07T17:53:42.427-05:002014-03-07T17:53:42.427-05:00"So saving a life might require violating a l..."So saving a life might require violating a lesser law of God." I really do not think Rahab violated God's law by lying. She is mentioned in Hb 11 as a member of the gallery of faith, and all that does not proceed from faith is sin - so she did not infringe the commandment even though she lied. I believe "Thou shalt not bear false witness" is relative, so much as "Thou shalt not kill". The same Law of Moses allowed (and in fact imposed) killing adulterers and blasphemers, as well as in war. David pretended to be mad when he wasn't, and that is, in a way, lying. The Hebrew midwives in Egypt lied to the king and saved the Israelite children - and that was not sin. Well, I basically agree with you, but I would not say Rahab "violated a lesser law". João Armandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011862005508535895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538057051911243767.post-86801778965350709562014-03-07T16:48:50.862-05:002014-03-07T16:48:50.862-05:00Thanks for tackling a tough topic. A young friend ...Thanks for tackling a tough topic. A young friend asked me about Rahab's lie. I thought back to Corrie Ten Boom's "sort of lie" ... (sarcastically?) telling the Nazi guards the Jews were "under the table." It looked like a lie, but it was actually the truth. They were hiding under the floorboards! This is one of those "God knows the heart" things.<br /><br />Thanks for the link to the UPGRADE post (your article) ... I hope your readers take time to go there!Dawn Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957360355045353019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538057051911243767.post-41119274070052606392014-03-07T09:20:55.631-05:002014-03-07T09:20:55.631-05:00Agree -- the little things do matter. And, if you...Agree -- the little things do matter. And, if you have kids, they watch and pick up on those little things...and use them to define the world around them. I've been working on following through with what I say I will do with my toddler, because I want him to do the same :).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03004600219386485303noreply@blogger.com