I disagree on the need to repent for a lie to protect others based on your intent to do the right thing.
Life is full of choices, and sometimes one needs to fight by rules established by the situation, whether it is queensberry rules or street fighting.
I agree that Honesty is the best way.
The TRUTH will eventually prevail as Christ is the TRUTH and the LIGHT.
Perhaps you're right -- as I said, it's my opinion on that and I'm open to changing my opinion.
But I don't understand your point -- do you mean to say we shouldn't repent or that we don't need to repent for say "lying to Nutzis that there are Jews hiding in my attic"
It's a very difficult question, no doubt.
Can you imagine being in that position? How many of us have really faced being physically persecuted for our faith?
in the Nutzi example -- the one that moves me the most is the story of Janusz Korczak, a man who loved orphans and set up an orphanage in Warsaw. When the Nutzis took them to the gas chambers, they gave him the option to stay out as he was famous enough for there to be a stink. He refused and went into the gas chambers to keep their spirits up. Now that is a hero
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