Brief:
God cares about our motives.
Intro
Question
Have you ever told a
lie?
Is it ever okay to
lie?
Scripture: 1
Samuel 21:1-15; 1 Kings 22:10-23
Last time, we read
about how King Saul wanted to kill David because Saul was jealous of David’s
popularity. Saul’s son, Jonathan, was David’s best friend and helped him escape
from Saul.
Is David telling the
priest the truth? (No.)
Is David telling the
priest the truth? (No.)
Is David telling the
priest the truth? (No.)
Is David telling the
foreign king the truth? (No.)
Why did David lie to
the priest and the foreign king?
Was David justified
in lying? Was it right that he lied?
Is God ever okay with
lying?
What does the spirit
suggest that he do? (He suggests that he lie to the prophets.)
Does God allow him to
do it? (Yes.)
What can we learn
from this?
God does not lie, but
He sometimes allows others to use deception if they have a good reason for it.
God cares about why we’re lying, not simply whether we’re lying.
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