How did he thwart their objective to spread murder and mayhem? People still died. What is he going to be a witness of? How to deny Christianity and save your rear? Where in the bible is it permissable to lie? If it is then Christianity has the same tenants as Islam.
Oh, good grief. He thwarted their objective to spread mayhem for him, his family, and friends. He stayed alive and communicated via cellphone to the police and perhaps aided in saving quite a few lives. It must be quite a weight on your shoulders, to know the good that everyone else should be doing and be unable to force them to do it.
Where in the bible is it permissable to lie?
That is not the question for people whose hope is in the resurrection of Christ. We live according to the law of love. If love is better served by lying or murder or anything else, then so be it. Of course, no one should ever break a moral law willy-nilly. Scrutiny should be applied and care should be taken - love demands at least that. But who among us would not have murdered Hitler if given the chance, knowing what we now know.
If it is then Christianity has the same tenants as Islam.
I would assert that if all Christianity has to offer is the letter of the law, it has nothing much to offer Muslims.
Those who have given their lives for their faith in Jesus will be given the places of honor in heaven. Those who have lied and denied Him to save their lives here have broken the First Commandment: Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. When you deny Jesus to save your life, you tell Him that your life is more important than your faith in Him. Millions of martyrs over the millenia have had to make the choice. This is nothing new. Only by the power of the Spirit can we confess that Christ is Lord...and that certainly is true when faced with denial of Him or death.