Fat hurts wrote:
Penceruni wrote:
Rest your weary mind, son. Nothing to concern yourself with here.
There is nothing in the Christian faith that says anything about not lying (unless it is as a false witness against one's neighbor). Hence, Pence lying and/or defending lies is not in any way hypocritical wrt his Christian faith.
Read the Bible. The sin of lying is not limited to false witness against one's neighbor. Lying is condemned throughout scripture.
For instance:
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight. --Proverbs 12:22
And to Flagpole's point about Pence in particular:
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless. --James 1:26
Good catch. It appears that I was giving the Christian faith more credit than it is due. To consider lying to be "bad" regardless of context is, of course, idiotic.