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Originally Posted by Kutless
Is deception ever acceptable?
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No.
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Is misleading someone the same as telling a lie?
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Yes.
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I have a family member who is a professional at doing this. Somebody will ask a question and they have this way of telling some but not all of the story. For whatever reason, usually harmless, but still not the whole truth in a way.
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Sin is never "harmless": it has eternal consequences.
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Sometimes I feel like they are genuinly trying to protect the other party or themselves. And sometimes I feel like this is a blatant overuse of some misguided power trip.
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Motives are irrelevant. Deception is sin.
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To cause someone to believe what is not true is still a lie. Right?
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Because you are intentionally trying to get someone to believe something you know is not true, it's still a lie.