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@quietthinker wrote, Do you understand what the implications of this is Sabertooth?

@quietthinker wrote, yeah...Jesus broke the mould. It wasn't until Jesus that we learn't who this underhanded figure is.....he identifies the dark side contrary to what the Jews believed.

Jesus seems to [Matthew 4:1-11, also Luke 4:1-13].

@quietthinker wrote, The long and short of it is they don't believe in a devil. They believe God orchestrates everything good and bad. The understanding of this gives a new perspective to some of the statements in the Old Testament. Going to a synagogue and speaking with a Rabbi re this would...

I don't know such a person. I have only talked to Messianic Jews, but not about that topic specifically.

@quietthinker wrote, This question might appear off topic but it's not. Have you ever spoken to a religious Jew re the Devil?....have you ever asked him what the Serpent thing about was in Eden or the intro to Job? If you haven't you might be surprised at their answer....I would try it and...

(You realize that the argument that the Devil does not exist or that he is God's "sock puppet" is way off-topic for a thread that is intended to question the ethics of lying, don't you?) Moved topic to Which Team Is The Devil Playing For...?

(A thread to continue this debate from another thread.)

This part is true, but turning "speak with new tongues" into "not lying" is a stretch.

We must use the Bible to interpret the Bible and its true boundaries. This thread has already referred to Rahab's Lie to hide the Hebrew spies. Here are other lies and deception that God blessed,... ~~~~~~~~~~ Gideon's Bluff [Judges 7:15-22] His army appeared to be much more menacing than it...

Word of Wisdom is receiving a spontaneous understanding of a situation and how to deal with it, from God, without going through a natural reasoning process, first. Jesus exhibited such wisdom in Matthew 22:15-22, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things...

Looking at places in the Bible where God has blessed His people lying (and stealing & killing) in certain contexts, I have concluded that lying & deception are weapons. Like other weapons, they are inappropriate in general, peaceful circumstances, but are appropriate in some contexts, like war...

When it comes to confronting sin (unless God leads otherwise), I prefer to use guerilla tactics, instead of provoking a "hot" war. A hot war produces a distracting chaos & clamor. Cold war/guerilla tactics are more surgical and less distracted.

The most often-cited example is the arrest attempt of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane [John 18:6]. He had to rephrase His answer so His "captors" could remain standing...! :D No study, but I think that they hear it in their own language (when no one else does).

If I were single and eligible to such a woman, I'm not sure where our paths would ever cross. But if God brought us together, I don't see that clothing choice as being a deal-breaker (unless I was expected to dress in the male equivalent). As a mild autistic, I have sensory issues toward...

sentence an authoritative decision; a judicial judgment or decree, especially the judicial determination of the punishment to be inflicted on a convicted criminal: Knowledgeable sources say that the judge will announce the sentence early next week. the punishment itself; term: a three-year...

“Marriage…it’s not a word, it’s a sentence.” – Rodney Dangerfield

I have been in non-denominational churches where that is their emphasis. For "mainline" churches, I recommend Vineyard, Assembly of God, Foursquare Church

(I hope that it includes dyslexia services...)

I'm My Own Grandpa, Lonzo & Oscar (1947)