Is Lying Ever Right? Our world today is filled with so many ethical and moral issues. So many people forming their own opinions and creating conflict with others. And one of those topics is lying. Is it ever right to lie? And if so, then when? From my point of view, I do believe there are times and situations where lying is the right thing to do. But in order to understand when lying is right, you need to understand what lying actually is, the difference between lying and deceiving, and who you are lying to. The first thing you need to address is what a lie actually is. In order to someone to fully understand that, they need to know what scripture prohibits and says about lying as well as the difference between lying and deceiving. Scripture
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When you look at what scripture prohibits, it says that you may not deceive those who deserve or expect to know the truth. The two main words is that definition are deserve and expect. I believe that a person has to qualify in both of those categories for it to be necessary to tell them the truth. If they don’t expect to know the truth, like a surprise birthday or at Christmas, then you don’t need to tell them the truth. And if they don’t deserve to know the truth, then they shouldn’t get it. Well who deserves the truth? Under normal circumstances, all people do. But again, the circumstances around you alter the case you are in. Take Hitler for example. When people would hide Jews in their homes and Hitler and his men would come and ask them where the Jews were, they didn’t deserve the truth because of who they were. They were unjust people and rulers that would torture and kill innocent people. It wouldn’t be right for the people hiding the Jews to freely give them up to be put in concentrations camps and killed. Hitler and his men under no means deserved to know the truth.
Lying may always continue to be a controversial topic. Some may always think it is wrong to lie and others may think there are times when it is necessary to lie. For me, I believe you have to understand what lying is, know the difference between lying and deceiving, and know who you are lying to, in order to determine if lying is right
When you look at what scripture prohibits, it says that you may not deceive those who deserve or expect to know the truth. The two main words is that definition are deserve and expect. I believe that a person has to qualify in both of those categories for it to be necessary to tell them the truth. If they don’t expect to know the truth, like a surprise birthday or at Christmas, then you don’t need to tell them the truth. And if they don’t deserve to know the truth, then they shouldn’t get it. Well who deserves the truth? Under normal circumstances, all people do. But again, the circumstances around you alter the case you are in. Take Hitler for example. When people would hide Jews in their homes and Hitler and his men would come and ask them where the Jews were, they didn’t deserve the truth because of who they were. They were unjust people and rulers that would torture and kill innocent people. It wouldn’t be right for the people hiding the Jews to freely give them up to be put in concentrations camps and killed. Hitler and his men under no means deserved to know the truth.
Lying may always continue to be a controversial topic. Some may always think it is wrong to lie and others may think there are times when it is necessary to lie. For me, I believe you have to understand what lying is, know the difference between lying and deceiving, and know who you are lying to, in order to determine if lying is right