Booster for the Week
When is it acceptable to lie for your boss?
1 Peter 3v10-12: "For,
whoever would love life and see good days must keep
his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful
speech.
He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek
peace and pursue it.
For the eyes of the Lord
are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to
their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against
those who do evil.”
Have you
ever been asked to lie in your job? Maybe you boss
said that you are to tell people he is not in the
office while he sits at his desk? Maybe you
think that a 'white lie' isn't as bad as a 'black
lie', especially if you are being ordered to tell
that 'white lie'.
Being dishonest, even when instructed to do so by a superior, is lying (and is "deceitful speech"), and it does not matter how big the lie is - if you don't tell the truth you are lying. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. If Jesus is the truth and the opposite of truth is lies, how can we condone it?
One of the ten commandments is: "thou shalt not lie". Ask God to help you in your job and to make a way that you will not need to lie. God will turn the situation around so you won't be placed in the position to compromise! Remember that God cannot lie - He only speaks the truth. Let us try to live a life that pleases Him in every situation, and in return be rewarded with "good days".
Being dishonest, even when instructed to do so by a superior, is lying (and is "deceitful speech"), and it does not matter how big the lie is - if you don't tell the truth you are lying. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. If Jesus is the truth and the opposite of truth is lies, how can we condone it?
One of the ten commandments is: "thou shalt not lie". Ask God to help you in your job and to make a way that you will not need to lie. God will turn the situation around so you won't be placed in the position to compromise! Remember that God cannot lie - He only speaks the truth. Let us try to live a life that pleases Him in every situation, and in return be rewarded with "good days".