Corrie Ten Boom wrote about this very thing in her book, "The Hiding Place."

Please forgive me if I get some of it wrong, it's late and i'm super tired, and my memory ain't what it used to be.. I think. LOL

She said that growing up, she and others were taught that "heaven rained down hell fire on liars." When the gestapo came to one of her relatives homes looking for jews, (they were hidden under the floor) one of her cousins or something, started laughing hysterically out of fear/nervousness of the gestapo, but also out of fear of lying. So she said, "they're under the floor!" The Jews were found, and arrested. Corrie was also arrested around that time. But as it turned out, she got word in prison that those jews who had been captured had escaped with the help of some friends. At least I think that's how it went. Could have been some other miraculous way, but the point was, that Jesus protected them, and honored the frightened girls commitment to Him and not lie.

There was also a situation with Corrie, where she DID lie about some food rations. She said she felt bad about that. But this is one of those areas where I agree that we must be cleansed of the lie by repentance and the faithfulness of the Lord to forgive us and cleanse us, but also to trust in His mercy. He isn't angry with US every day. The Psalms say He is angry with the SINNER every day. By that I take to mean those who are not born again.

Anyway, I guess the point is, of course it is a sin to lie under any situation/circumstance. I sure would hope too that i would remain faithful even if it's no easy.. or under the threat of harm or death. I know too that it is God who keeps us, and if we never needed forgiveness/cleansing, than Jesus would not have had Paul mention it grin

I sure hope i made sense LOL. I gotta GO! My eyelids are going to slam shut lol.

Michele sleeping