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Re: Lesson Study #9 - The Triumph of Faith
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why is Isaac referred to as Abraham's "only son"? Maybe Ishmael didn't count because he was ill-conceived.
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Re: Lesson Study #9 - The Triumph of Faith
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How does one tell a lie through silence? False speaking in any matter, every attempt or purpose to deceive our neighbor, is here included. An intention to deceive is what constitutes falsehood. By a glance of the eye, a motion of the hand, an expression of the countenance, a falsehood may be told as effectually as by words. All intentional overstatement, every hint or insinuation calculated to convey an erroneous or exaggerated impression, even the statement of facts in such a manner as to mislead, is falsehood. This precept forbids every effort to injure our neighbor's reputation by misrepresentation or evil surmising, by slander or tale bearing. Even the intentional suppression of truth, by which injury may result to others, is a violation of the ninth commandment. {PP 309.3} Because of Abraham's suppression of the truth, God said to Abimelech, "Behold, thou art but a dead man." I would say that's an injury. But what I find most interesting is what God said in Gen 20:6: "Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her." Because Abimelech acted with integrity in the matter, God kept him from sinning. Why doesn't God do this all the time?
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Re: Lesson Study #9 - The Triumph of Faith
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We must consider if a greater injury results from telling the truth or from omitting it. In this case, murder vs adultery. Are we in a position to make this determination? Jesus did not suppress one word of truth, but He uttered it always in love. {SC 12.1} But then Now as they came down from the mountain, He commanded them that they should tell no one the things they had seen, till the Son of Man had risen from the dead. (Mark 9:9)
I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; (1 Corinthians 3:2) Full disclosure is not always possible, or advisable. But does that excuse "white lies" now and then?
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Re: Lesson Study #9 - The Triumph of Faith
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R: We must consider if a greater injury results from telling the truth or from omitting it.
A: In this case, murder vs adultery. Are we in a position to make this determination? Of course you misunderstood me. The quote says: "Even the intentional suppression of truth, by which injury may result to others, is a violation of the ninth commandment." {PP 309.3} Notice that the quote does not say, "by which injury may result to oneself," but "by which injury may result to others". So even if Abraham might be murdered, this wouldn’t have been a valid reason for omitting the truth if by this omission injury might result to others. Besides, the omission of truth must not be equivalent to a lie (white or whatever color). Let’s exemplify. Suppose the police is persecuting Christians. If no one is at risk, you don’t need to raise your hand and say: "Hey, I’m a Christian. You must arrest me!" But suppose you are in a group of people and the police arrives and says: "Are there any Christians here?" Keeping silent would be equivalent to saying "No," therefore the omission of truth would be a lie. Or suppose the police says, "We know there is a Christian here. If this Christian doesn’t present himself, everybody here will die." The omission of truth would result in injury to others, therefore the Christian must reveal that he is a Christian, even if this results in injury to himself.
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Re: Lesson Study #9 - The Triumph of Faith
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Notice that the quote does not say, "by which injury may result to oneself," but "by which injury may result to others". Actually, that is what I meant. Murder and adultery injure the perpetrator even more than the victim.
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Re: Lesson Study #9 - The Triumph of Faith
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the omission of truth must not be equivalent to a lie (white or whatever color).
Let’s exemplify. Suppose the police is persecuting Christians. If no one is at risk, you don’t need to raise your hand and say: "Hey, I’m a Christian. You must arrest me!" I see what you're talking about, but I'm not sure I really understand the underlying principles. How about Rahab?
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Re: Lesson Study #9 - The Triumph of Faith
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While the discussion continues in relation to Sunday's study, I want to bring Monday's study on The Birth of Isaac into the topic. With the birth of Isaac, the long awaited promise is fulfilled, however, even with the birth of the promised son, "What follows is a painful example of what it means to live with the consequences of sin, even after that sin has been forgiven." From Monday's study comes the following questions: - What sad events eventually followed the birth of Isaac?
- How did the Lord help ease Abraham's pain at having to send his son away?
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Re: Lesson Study #9 - The Triumph of Faith
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What about Corrie Ten Boom in relation to her hiding of the Jews from the Germans? That's another good example. I'm sure we can think of many. But here's the quote again: An intention to deceive is what constitutes falsehood. {PP 309.3} Does God ever sanction falsehood?
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Re: Lesson Study #9 - The Triumph of Faith
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Webster's New World Dictionary defines "deceive" as "to make (a person) believe what is not true". But the additional explanation throws a better light on it: "deceive implies deliberate misrepresentation of facts by words, actions, etc., generally to further one's ends."
Could hiding people or objects (as Bibles) be classified as deceiving?
I think this could be classified as a forbidden action, or as a transgression of a law, but not as deceit, unless you are questioned about it and tell a lie (which was what Rahab did, but not what, as far as I know, Corrie did).
Jesus in His judgment did not say He was the Son of God until specifically questioned about it.
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Re: Lesson Study #9 - The Triumph of Faith
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This brings us to Wednesday's study on the interesting aspect of the close connection between Faith and Works in relation to this week's study. However incredible the story of Abraham and Isaac, whatever lessons we can draw from it, it should be clear that faith, saving faith, the kind of faith talked about in the New Testament (Rom. 3:28, 5:1, Gal. 3:24) is not a mere assent to beliefs, no matter how correct those beliefs are.
What is faith not in the above quote? What is faith in the following quote? Many of the lost will be those who knew propositional truths about God, or who even did things in His name (Matt. 7:22, 23). However intense this example, it shows that faith means obeying God and that only a faith revealed in works is a saving faith.
It says "faith means obeying God." What does "faith means obeying God" actually mean?
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Re: Lesson Study #9 - The Triumph of Faith
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Isn't it interesting the various discussions that can come out of this week's lesson study!?! Pursuing Wednesday's study further, I quote James 2:17-26 as noted in Wednesday's study. James 2:17 Even so, if it does not have works, faith is dead, being by itself.
18 But someone will say, You have faith, and I have works. Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith from my works.
19 You believe that there is one God, you do well; even the demons believe and tremble.
20 But will you know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
22 Do you see how faith worked with his works, and from the works faith was made complete?
23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness, and he was called the friend of God."
24 You see then how a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. [b]25 And in the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she had received the messengers and had sent them out another way? 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
The above quoted text said in two places that a man is justified by works. I thought a man was justified by faith!?!?! Can anybody help me here?
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Re: Lesson Study #9 - The Triumph of Faith
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The above quoted text said in two places that a man is justified by works. I've heard that "faith" as used in the Bible could be better translated "faithfulness." I've also heard that "faith" is more a verb than it is a noun. The following verse supports that idea. For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. (Gal 5:6) The "faith chapter" of Hebrews lists people of faith. And each time, their faith was demonstrated by their actions.
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Re: Lesson Study #9 - The Triumph of Faith
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Thomas, Despite 'sinning' in doing so, she is praised by these apostles who wrote these letters for both her faith and her works. Exactly. She acted to the best of her knowledge. At that time she didn’t know lying was wrong. She believed God and believed He could save her, and acted out her faith in God sheltering the spies, although she had so little knowledge about Him and His ways. This shows the size of her faith. In such case it would be more profitable to know what the word means the 39 times it is not translated deception than what the word means in websters the one time it is translated deception. I just mentioned Webster because we were discussing a phrase of Ellen White ("an intention to deceive is what constitutes falsehood"), although a study about the biblical word could be very interesting. Daryl, The above quoted text said in two places that a man is justified by works. Paul emphasizes that man is not justified by the works of the law (that is, obeying the law in order to be saved), and James is emphasizing that man is justified by the works of faith, in the sense that, if you have faith, you will act it out, as Arnold said.
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Re: Lesson Study #9 - The Triumph of Faith
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Thomas, Despite 'sinning' in doing so, she is praised by these apostles who wrote these letters for both her faith and her works. Exactly. She acted to the best of her knowledge. At that time she didn’t know lying was wrong. She believed God and believed He could save her, and acted out her faith in God sheltering the spies, although she had so little knowledge about Him and His ways. This shows the size of her faith. But do we know what she though and what she knew? As I think has been mentioned earlier in this thread, there arent that many cultures on earth where lying is not considered wrong. Especially lying to ones own people to protect the enemy. They had likely all heard of what Israel had been up to in the desert and what else the rumors brought with them, we can just guess about. Maybe this is better compared with Abraham bringing Isaac to the sacrafice altar than innocently doing something not knowing if it was right or wrong according to different sin criteria.
Galatians 2 21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
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Re: Lesson Study #9 - The Triumph of Faith
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an intention to deceive is what constitutes falsehood An interesting thing about this, which is simply the definition of lying, is that one can lie by telling the truth! That is, is it is one's intention to deceive, and one inadvertantly says something which is true, that's still a lie. In other words, it's the intent which makes something a lie, not the veracity of what's said.
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Re: Lesson Study #9 - The Triumph of Faith
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I often wondered about this: Exodus 5:1 And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
Afterwards, Moses always told the Pharoah: Exodus 7:15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.
16 And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.
I originally questioned the first one in relation to the subsequent ones, which made me wonder whether the first one was a type of deception on the part of God, however, seeing that God never lies and deceives, I now accept them all as being the same. I am thankful to the LORD for this discussion as this was always a wonder that I had in my mind.
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Re: Lesson Study #9 - The Triumph of Faith
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Daryl:The above quoted text said in two places that a man is justified by works.
Arnold:I've heard that "faith" as used in the Bible could be better translated "faithfulness." I've also heard that "faith" is more a verb than it is a noun.
This is an excellent observation! There are times when Paul refers to the "faith of Jesus," and this is an excellent example of your point; that is, this is really dealing with the faithfulness of Jesus, which reveals the righteousness (or character) of God. As we believe Jesus' teachings, then we may become faithful as a representative of God, as Jesus was.
Those who wait for the Bridegroom's coming are to say to the people, "Behold your God." The last rays of merciful light, the last message of mercy to be given to the world, is a revelation of His character of love.
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Re: Lesson Study #9 - The Triumph of Faith
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this is really dealing with the faithfulness of Jesus, which reveals the righteousness (or character) of God. The remnant will keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. I see that as knowing God's requirements, and having the faithfulness to obey, as Jesus did. WDYT?
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Re: Lesson Study #9 - The Triumph of Faith
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Murder and adultery injure the perpetrator even more than the victim. Every sin, every unrighteous action, every transgression of the law of God, tells with a thousandfold more force upon the actor than the sufferer. {TDG 350.1}
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