The reason why many people opt to use misleading statements instead of outright lies is because they know that if they are caught, they can deflect blame and pass their deceit off as a “misunderstanding”. They can easily say things such as; “Technically, what I said...
Bearing false witness does not necessarily mean that one must overtly tell a lie in order to commit such a sin. In fact, many violations to the 9th commandment involve indirect lies through the use of statements that are intended to mislead other people. Although the...
In the Bible, people are warned of the dangers of deceptive mechanizing. 2 Peter 2:3 states: “Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of the truth will be defamed. In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with tales they have...
In 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 it is written: “Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy,...
I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. (John 10:9)The 8th commandment forbids greediness, which is a selfish and excessive desire for more of something, such as money, food, power, or possessions, than...
