And also, that Diotrephes was the first Pope is biblically viable...for the records of the Catholic Church may have been altered to substantiate the idea that Peter was the first Pope.
See 3 John 3:9-11; which identifies the sin of the abuse of the office of priesthood in unjustly excommunicating those who are righteous...something which the Catholic Church has been guilty of over the centuries.
If Diotrephes was not the first Pope, the passage in question still identifies a sin that has been prominent in the Catholic Church over time.
So that would make one of my two lies biblically viable and also capable of teaching you something.
Which indicates that it was told to you in love.
Since the following is true:
Pro 26:28, A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
It is very likely that this also, was not a lie.
So it looks like the score is 4-1. You have the higher score when it comes to lying...no doubt about it.
And if you will go back and look at the record, I believe that what I said was that Diotrephes
may have been the first Pope.
I think that is what I said...because I had previously said that Constantine was the first Pope, and would not have contradicted myself so immensely. But I could be wrong.
Looked back right now, and the word I used was "perhaps".
So that was not a lie.
