xBobTheAlienx wrote:
Hmmm........ which of these is right? can He or can He not lie?"
If we believe that he is omnipotent, then the answer is "yes". Perhaps if we restate "cannot lie" as "has chosen not to lie" it would make more sense.
Brian wrote:
God lied to poor Ahab:
1 Kings 22:22-23 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so. Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.
Of course, some people would say that God had every right to lie to Ahab, but it was still a lie.
In this example, God himself did not lie to Ahab. According to Micaiah [1Kings 22:19]:
"...I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.
And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so."
Is that the same thing as God lying?
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