Is it ok to cheat and lie and steal if the result is beneficial?
Lying people into the kingdom?
Beating people to death with truth? Is that love?
Lying people into the kingdom?
Beating people to death with truth? Is that love?
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beating people with the truth does not work at all. I am reminded of the Apostle Paul going into a town of Idolatry. He found an idol that said the unknown God and used that as an opening. If he had gone in saying Idolatry is wrong no one would have listened to him. He said let me proclaim this unknown God to you and they listened and wanted to hear more.
The results only seem beneficial... God does not bless sin with beneficial results.Is it ok to cheat and lie and steal if the result is beneficial?
Lying people into the kingdom?
Beating people to death with truth? Is that love?
Christianity in this life is a means...and only a means.
In cases, the end can justify the means, however there are times when the cost is to high or damaging to justify the means, or the end is not great enough to justify the means.
IMO the end never justify the means.
The end justifies the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.
The end justifies the means could be true.
This is normally used to comment on the ethics or morality of a given action. By itself, it might be reprehensible. But as the only method to achieve a goal, it could be acceptable on a practical basis. A simple example would be knocking down historic buildings as a last resort to control rat populations. A more complex example would be World War II, which included bombing German and Japanese cities to reduce their munitions production.
It means that the benefits from something outweigh the harm done by the process. For example if somebody cured cancer, but had to kill 1 cancer patient to find the cure, they might say that curing cancer made the loss of 1 life to save many worth it. Of course, the family of the dead patient (and the legal authorities) might see the matter differently. we could also look at it from this point of view as well.
what if God destroyed or jailed satan before satan caused Adam and eve to sin?
what if God stepped in to save mankind before they sinned in the garden?
did God sending Jesus to redeem us from our sins not make a good enough reason for the ends justify the means?
nothing is ever impossible. the word teaches what is impossible for man is possible for God. according to the word the saying i don't know is not scriptural because the word teaches i know all things through Christ. just because something has not come to mind does not mean you do not know. it just means it has not been revealed yet.
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Is it ok to cheat and lie and steal if the result is beneficial?
Lying people into the kingdom?
Beating people to death with truth? Is that love?
This is a ridiculous question,how would one lie another into the Kingdom....God is truth and no one could be genuinely led to God by a lie does one pour water over something to make it dry or set fire to something to cool it down,however people are led to the god of this world all the time through lies so considering who is asking the question it may have some merit...beating people to death with the truth ? another idiotic concept,the truth only needs to be told once after that is is up to the individual,the only ones who beat anybody with the truth are those who foolishly and sinfully believe that they are the ones doing the saving and not God....their ego forces them to repeat the same thing over and over again if someone is not responding the way they want when once is enough.
And who decides this?
I lol at the replies to some of your posts. Clearly many of them are not read in context. I'm certain if you we're speaking with us face to face the point of conversational meaning would be easily understood. It's a shame how much is lost when trying to communicate with text.