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I think it answers your question accurately and succinctly. Or it means that God recognizes our frailties and extends mercy when we are attempting to do right, even if we do it poorly. And God is merciful. And He can extend mercy to whom He wants to extend mercy. You don't know that. All you...

I don't understand your question. Through one man sin entered the world, and death by sin, so it seems like the answer is "Adam". That doesn't help the people that are destroyed before He uses them to make His point. How can there be wickedness imputed, if the law hadn't been given yet...

If comparing what God does vs Rahab, the standards might be different. Nevertheless, they were subject to death, so something was up. Sodom and Gomorrah were also punished before there was a law against sodomy. A whole earth was destroyed due to undefined "wickedness" before the law. Abimelech...

Before I go forward, my job is not to give God's reasoning, but to give a feasible reason, one that upholds God's character. Only one is necessary, even if it isn't the one God used (which I might not have access to). I don't really need to explain any of the human lies any more than I need to...

How do we know from the bible that something is sinful? There are few ways. 1. God tells us not to do it. It was sinful for Adam and Eve to eat of the Tree of Knowledge because God told them not to do so. Murder is condemned in several passages. 2. God destroys people for the thing that is...

Rahab isn't God. That may seem obvious, but it didn't show up in your response.

Not so sure she wasn't led by fear, rather than the Spirit. 2 Timothy 1:7 KJV — For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

A stroke of genius, perhaps?

I don't get this one. Wait...now I do. Seems like they are all having the same stroke, though.

What's wrong with that? Can't we trust the govt to read our mail, monitor our phone calls, and spy on our bank transactions?

(y) That's part of my point. Your arguments work equally well for my viewpoint...that makes those arguments of little use for finding out the truth. I'm still looking forward to you actually correcting me in a way that makes sense. For all I know, you lie every time you speak, because it's ok...

What about if we tell people that suicide is wrong, and murder is wrong? We stopped doing that a few decades ago.

Sounds like we need better alarm clock control laws.

Or maybe you're getting frustrated that I don't agree with you. If lies are sometimes good, then there should be no reason why God wouldn't sometimes lie to His people to bring about good. Psalm 84:11 KJV — For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing...

Why is that stupid? What would stop God from (good) lying to His people if lying is sometimes good?

Ok, then on to Rahab.

Why not? What if it's helpful in some way that you don't understand? "My ways are not your ways, etc." If lying is sometimes not evil, then what's the harm? You're acting like lying is always evil.

It Takes a Village (Idiot)

But not "lied to by the Spirit, wherever He may lie."

No problem. Just thought it odd to come across a comment about one of my threads. People are a bit overly sensitive sometimes.