Is lying always a sin?

@philokalia said
I believe it was the Bishop and a Priest of Thessaloniki that, when the Nazis came, they were asked for a list of names of all of the Jews...

The Bishop and Priest wrote down that they were the only Jews in all of Thessaloniki, and that there were no other Jews. Meanwhile, in preparation, many Jews were already being hidden and others sent out of the city at the Bishop' ...[text shortened]... Bishop and Priest were the only "Jews" to die from that city.

I still remember the story fondly.

So the priests went to hell right?

Just kidd'in.

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Unlike you two, I don't live on this forum.

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You might be surprised to learn that posts critical of you do not hold the same gravitas for me as they obviously do for you.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Apologies if you have done so already, but could you just affirm that you are not linked to the previous Joseph account.

I personally stopped communicating with Joseph when he asserted atheists were either ignorant or irrational. (Being neither of these things, I'm sure you can appreciate how vexatious I found his remarks).

That's the problem with rumors Ghost, which is why I've elected to simply ignore them. I won't dignify it with affirmation or denial. Let FMF and divegeester stew in it.

Irrationality is not the sole domain of any particular people group.

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I've confirmed that already. Obviously the idea of a literal lake of fire and "the dead" being cast alive into it is too much for your constitution to handle even though that's exactly what the Bible says.

Your belief is a sham.

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You're such an idiot. Does this really need to be explained to you?

I'll give you a hint so you can figure it out for yourself so you won't have to make a complete fool of yourself here.

Ask yourself WHY the lost are cast into the lake of fire.

Maybe by some miracle you might actually begin to understand something about everlasting punishment.

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Dodge and weave, dodge and weave, float like a butterfly and sting like a bee........

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Well for one Satan is the Father of lies, not the Devil. The devil is the father of temptation.

But lying is always a sin in my book.

As the redeemed father of temptation I am not allowed to lie about, nor sugarcoat, nor underscore anything I say.
It's part of the Redemption