Summary Of Abraham's White Lie

The beginning of his texts talks about how Abraham lied to Pharaoh about his wife being his sister because he was such a “coward,” yet he was praise by people (Roman 4). Thompson also points out about another role model, who we believe is righteous and great, of their negatives acts. He gave an example of Isaac, who lied to King Abimelech of Gerar and Lot, who offered his daughter to a Sodom’s man. He also mentions Jacob and his sons. Theses people lie, mistreat, and took advantage of others, but why are people still admiring them? Thompson broke the passage down into two parts, which talks about the indiscretion and argument/excuse for the Patriarch’s actions; he helps explain to us the Patriarch’s deeds. In the first part, Thompson spoke about lies and deceptions. …show more content…
Even though they have made few mistakes, they are still considered a good role model because of their positive behaviors. We know that lying is a sin, yet we all still does it because we’re humans. Abraham lied to protect himself and his wife. Clearly this is what we would call a “white lie.” He did it with God permission so that his wife and we would not get kill by Pharaoh. However, Augustine believes that all lies are evil. Not only that Abraham lied, but Abraham almost got his wife to commit adultery, and he also has multiple wives. The other person Thompson point out is Jacob, who considered the righteous man, was a trickery. Luther shared his three excuses to protect Jacob, “Jacob is excused by human right, as well as by natural and civil law, according to which those who serve unjust master without pay may recover what is owed to them, so long as they do not act t their master’s detriment”