Posted on 08/19/2023 5:40:04 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Interesting the article’s author didn’t know the bible well enough to even quote the only biblical example that DOES shed light on the question....
When the wife asks, “Does this dress make me look fat”?
RE: Interesting the article’s author didn’t know the bible well enough to even quote the only biblical example that DOES shed light on the question....
Can you share with us the specific book and verse? Thanks.
I have found many times people have lied in the Bible. David when he was running from Saul several times, Faked sickness, madness, promises broken in the various wars between David and Saul, David’s promise to Shimei son of Gera, broken by Solomon, and many others.
God is the creator of all reality. To deliberately misrepresent that which we know to be true or factual, is an affront to the Creator.
“Does this dress make me look fat?”
The answer is a matter of survival.
Of course. What a silly question.
The terrorists break into the house. The children are hiding in the closet. The terrorists ask me if anyone else is in the house. I'm going to say, "Yes, the children are hiding in the closet." Of course I'm going to say, "No."
However, any time you must lie, say to yourself, "That's a lie." That's very important. NEVER lie to yourself.
What part of thou shalt not bear false witness don’t these pastors, priests and theologians understand?!
Jacob tricks Isaac into getting a blessing meant for Esau.
Blind father; animal skin on the arm story.
And Jacob is considered a partriarch, and Esau not.
I like this debate. Nazi’s at the door asking for Jews is a classic scenario. The question from the Nazi’s is immoral and for an immoral purpose. What would Reverend Waggoner say during a home invasion if he knew his children were hiding in the Attic and the invaders asked if anyone else was in the house? What would he say if his 4 year old daughter asked him if he liked her painting?
Interesting dabate
“Doctor, the last thing I recall before waking up in this hospital bed, was telling my wife, “No honey, it is not the dress that makes you look fat.””
I believe the safe answer to such a question would be, “Aw honey, how could you even ask?”
That answer is bound to get you some lovin’ that night. (Unless you have been critical in the past, in which case, an ice pack on your soon to be black eye would be recommended.)
a little more happened after Jacob tricked Isaac and before Jacob was blessed by God and considered a patriarch, it’s in the Book.
The wife who asks that is acting in bad faith and deserves to be called out for it. A husband who is truly the spiritual leader of his family will do so.
-PJ
I dunno. When I ask did I do something stupid or what, the wife never ever says I am wrong.
I lie constantly when all these idiot companies insist on me giving them my personal information.
When Rahab hid the Israelite spies and told the king of Jericho they had left.
Conversely, this seems trivial compared to Bonhoeffer, I believe many speakers in the pulpit exaggerate in their storytelling to make a point. Hard to prove, but sometimes I think, "never happened."
“No honey, that particular dress doesn’t make you look fat BECAUSE, ahem, everything you wear makes you look fat. I mean when I see you in a black dress, I think of outer space.” All the flesh eating bacteria on her died from exhaustion.
Before anyone uses these lines make sure your will is completed and notarized, and a peaceful life is no longer your desire.
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