PROVERBS 6:16-19 NIV
“There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.”
GOLD NUGGETS
We return to the question we raised yesterday: What if someone came to your house to murder a member of your family and asked if that person was in? Would it not be right to lie in such circumstances? The “situational ethics” people would say “Yes.” The Bible, in my opinion, says. “No.” A Christian view of ethics rejects every constructed situation which the situational ethics people advance because it fails to take into account two important biblical facts. First – The sovereignty of God. God will always make a way for His people to avoid compromising their faith. Second – the Holy Spirit: The believer is encouraged not to worry about what to say in difficult situations. “At that time you will be given what to say” (Matt. 10:19). We are to “Trust in the Lord with all [our] heart and lean not on [our] own understanding™️ (Prov. 3:5). God is not ignorant. He knows that sometimes His laws would seem to contradict one another. He knew very well that there would be situations and occasions when it might seem wise from a human point of view to break His principles. Those lie with the excuse that it feels “right” or seems “good” sow the seeds of deceit and disruption in their own inner being. It is not the way of wisdom peddle any form of falsehood or stir up conflict in a community. SHALOM: God’s all encompassing blessings to you.
