{"id":8671,"date":"2019-06-12T14:47:15","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T18:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=8671"},"modified":"2020-10-17T23:53:18","modified_gmt":"2020-10-18T03:53:18","slug":"jesus-lied","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=8671","title":{"rendered":"Jesus lied?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After listening to Rev. Paul Murphy's latest sermon: The Truth about Lying<\/a>, I definitely have a bone to pick, because it is unexpectedly serious. It's quite an err. WHY?!?!? I'll get to it at the end of this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would have never thought Murphy would go this shallow. First, he watered down the definition of lying, to the point where withholding the truth is also considered lying, as well as telling a different truth, trickery in battle fields, concealment of facts, etc. in order to justify his message: lying for the greater good, viz. to preserve lives. Thus \"lying\" in some situations is not only permitted but required at times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then he compared the commandment against lying to the 6th: Thou shalt not murder. If killing is permitted and can be justified, then the 6th commandment has an exception, he said. Has he not heard of some exposition on the differences between murder and killing? I think the theory behind murder vs. killing could use more work, but it's far better than diluting the differences all together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then he raised about 9 biblical passages to support his claim. I'd just touch a couple of them because Murphy's basically just justifying himself with these verses by 1. muttering the definition of lying (i.e. anything more than telling or doing something you know is contrary to the truth), and, 2. committing a logical fallacy: Propositional fallacy - affirming the consequence (i.e. If I don't get burned, then my lying is justified).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Murphy's definition of lying includes tricking your opponent in games, etc. This is not lying as they are called tactical maneuvers or stratagems in games or battles. As both sides should expected their opponents to play in the rule of games. It is different than witnessing in the manner of a contractual relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 Samuel 16:2: Where God told Samuel to say he has come to sacrifice to the Lord, instead of anointing a new king. While Murphy justifying this as a lie, God's \"lie\", one can easily find multiple reformed answers against such online: i.e. here<\/a>. My personal lesson from this passage is that God is rebuking Samuel indirectly. The type of rebuke only a true man of God would recognize. That the sacrifice is more important. The line of David will come to The Paschal Lamb! So, to conclude God lies or tricks from this, one would definitely fail to see this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luke 24:28: ...He \"acted<\/strong>\" as if he were going farther (ESV) The Greek word being \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b5\u0301\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 (G4364), which is similar but not the same as \u03c5\u0314\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u0301\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 (G5271) = hypocrite\/feign, see Luke 20:20. Just because someone called his wife's ex-career (actress) a liar, doesn't mean Murphy should fall for it. There really is no issue despite the omniscient of his divine nature, Jesus would have gone farther otherwise. There's no purpose nor ignorance to be a lie, if one were to insist it being a lie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don't know why Rev. Paul Murphy would preach such message, for it is very very contrary to the reformed image that he has been exhibiting. I have a guess...that he probably got caught telling a lie recently, probably even a white lie, and got offended. Hence, this sermon. As for misdirection in the code of sports and battles, that's just a test of agility, wits, etc. Nobody will complain about that before the judgment seat. I guess Murphy's not much of a sports person all his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trust God. Murphy was essentially saying that God is powerless at times without the help of lies and deceptions. There's a serious theology failure the West is committing today, among the reformed, which is why they cannot evangelize properly. That is why God does not bless them with numbers. Because they trust their own calculators more. They lack faith in God to do the impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I shall pray for him. This is a weakest point of his character I believe. I fear...no...I should praise God, should it be a time, an opportune time, God wants to use me to do to the West what he's done in Dr. Tong's ministry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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