A student just messaged with 2 questions
MS:
The first question I wanted to ask is what exactly do u do lol. Like are u a pastor or preacher or do u just like to study the Bible? Also my other question is how do u know for certain that the religion you follow is the right one? Do u ever have doubts?
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RAMBM:
Hi MS,
Such great questions
1) Most importantly, I am a modern day follower of Yeshua the Messiah from Nazareth, called Jesus the Christ. I am a follower of Him and His life and teachings, a student of His and a student of the Bible. My background is missions, and my training is in ancient and medieval history.
2) The evidence for the sure and true faith I have that Jesus is in fact and truth the promised Messiah Who died and rose again to take away the sin of the world is extensive. It is the immeasurable evidence and sure faith which is far greater than all the scant evidence for atheism, naturalism, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, pantheism, the occult and all the false claims of all the other religions of the world of all of time and history.
Wisdom in the WORD 
Different topic but later discussion indirectly prompted by the earlier exchange.
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Taqiyya – Lies in Islam vs absolute TRUTH
RAMBAM
The issue of false knowledge, fake science, is another reason why lies are so evil, both in principle and in real life application.
We were taught as children how horrible even 1 tiny lie is, and by God’s grace we have raised one generation and are raising another generation to be serious about this too.
Tell 1 lie, and see how long it takes to dilute that evil out enough to restore trust.
This goes into the topic of taqiyya, but make no mistake, this is fundamentally related to all other lies, including the lies of junk science and things falsely called knowledge.
MS
ooooh we can talk abt taqiyyah
taqiyyah in of itself is halal
but some ppl use it in a way where it’s haram
(shiaa)
taqiyyah means to lie abt something to protect urself from physical harm or unjust harm generally
what some shiaa do is they sugar coat their religion so it seems pleasing to ppl so that they can convert, that’s what taqiyyah is for them
but i have no problem telling u things that u may not agree with and i have no problem telling u things seem strange to the majority
RAMBAM
Don’t read John 8:44 then
MS: lying isn’t bad
depends on how u use it
RAMBAM: Who is that father
MS: murderer, devil
RAMBAM: Correct, shaiytan is the father of lies
Of course, he deceives people into thinking that lies are permitted
MS:
anyways me telling my wife her food is good when it tastes absolutely horrendous, i see that as an act of kindness, not from the devil, in fact the devil would tell the truth in this case
RAMBAM: False
This is a dangerous deception
MS: what’s the truth then and what would u do in that situation?
RAMBAM: The LORD Himself is TRUTH
The Almighty opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble
Those who reject HIM open themselves up to evil spirits of deception
MS: would u tell ur wife the truth, would u tell her to cook something else? what will u so when she asks u, how does it taste…
MS: [to another person who asked a Q] ask ur questions after he answers whether or not he will tell his wife her food sucks
RAMBAM: The scriptures make it plain that the LORD shows Himself as He is pure to those who are pure but as cunning to those who are devious.
MS: put the lord aside for now, i’m asking abt u, what would u do? what do u believe is right, after u answer, then bring evidence
RAMBAM: Patience my friends lol
That is a simple question
Yes, the truth
Do you know how easy it is by God’s grace to speak the Truth in love, with grace and wisdom?
Child’s play!
Next question
I do this with grace and humor every day
By God’s amazing grace
Opening the door to lies is a horrible deception
The principle of truth only is where it is really at
MS: what’s more graceful? me eating the food anyways and telling her food is amazing and there’s no one like her. or, me telling her that her food could be better?
there’s more love shown in the first part
RAMBAM: Child’s play lol
Wrong
Lying is disgraceful
MS: how?
RAMBAM: What a sham lol
MS: evidence bring it
RAMBAM: Lying is from shaiytan
MS: how am i harming my wife in this fashion
NM: By allowing her to think her food is good?
MS: yes, that’s a good thing, let say she worked hours to prepare it, are u gonna tell her it’s bad?
NM: Yes lol. Lovingly tho so you don’t gotta sleep on the couch
MS: how do u do that?
RAMBAM: Wow, this is so crazy!
We were raised knowing the clear and simple difference from early childhood with no exceptions between truth & lies
MS: cause i promise if she gets a hint of u not liking the food, she would be saddened
this happens with my mother sometimes, i tell her her food is good no matter what and i finish my plate, imagine if i told her it ain’t any good and ate outside
HE: Would you lie to save someone’s life
RAMBAM: Lying does not save lives
MS: what makes lying bad?
what’s the harm that comes from lying?
RAMBAM: Lying is the opposite of the Truth
Truth is the GOLD standard
THE TRUTH is as far greater than the lie as the heavens are above the earth
MS: what makes truth good and what makes lies bad?
RAMBAM: GOD HIMSELF makes the TRUTH GOOD
Because HE IS TRUTH
And in HIM there is nothing false
There is NO LIE at all in Him
MS: what is the devil a lie?
and if the devil once tells the truth, does it make him not the drvil?
is the devil the devil because of his lies, or is it because of his lies he is the devil?
RAMBAM: Yes, that is exactly right
He is the master deceiver
This is his nature
This is amazing
I never realized
how deep this simple difference goes
This is so significant
MS: so is there no truth in the devil?
wait so is the devil better at deceiving than god is?
RAMBAM: The worst lie is ALWAYS the lie with an ounce of truth
This is so fundamentally true
Maybe it wasn’t with you
But ask AR and AN if you want to see if they remember when I told them the illustration about THE COUNTERFEIT
MS: who is better at deceiving, god or the devil?
RAMBAM: God does not deceive those who seek after Him
Only those who reject Him become deceived
MS: in ur case as well, the devil can’t deceive those who seek after god (reborn).
RAMBAM: God does not deceive people
People are blinded by lies because they reject the TRUTH
MS: so god and the devil both deceive those who don’t seek god?
or are reborn
RAMBAM: God does not deceive people
People are blinded by lies because they reject the TRUTH
MS: yeah but whose better at it? god or the devil?
RAMBAM: I’ll even give you an easy target
The TRUTH is
God cannot lie!
He is TRUTH
MS: god doesn’t have the ability?
RAMBAM: He is TRUTH
Of course not!
How can TRUTH lie
Lol
That’s crazy!
MS: i can do something that god can’t?
RAMBAM: You do lots of things every day God cannot do lol
He cannot sin!
He cannot be deceived
MS: why is sin a sin?
because ur going against god
god doesn’t go against god because there are no other god
RAMBAM: He cannot make wrong choices
Lol
He is all knowing
He is all wise
He is all loving
He is HOLY
MS: and he doesn’t like ungodly actions
or unholy
and those are set by his standards
i say god is all able, he just has the choice to do something.
RAMBAM: So do you at least recognize the principle I explained about TRUTH and how accepting even one lie breaks down the entire purity of the true knowledge that God Himself is TRUTH?
I am just honestly curious if you can recognize why this is so huge from the biblical standards of truth and lie
MS: a lie is bad because it’s harmful, telling a lie that avoids harm isn’t bad, like food for example
or telling ur wife she looks good when she looks not good
RAMBAM: Wow wow wow
I am truly shocked
MS: idk how u jokingly tell ur wife she looks bad
this isn’t for every case
RAMBAM: Bruh, super simple
We have a super relationship
Who wants to be lied to?!
Wow, this is so crazy
This is wild!
MS: lying isn’t absolutely bad, but u do u, u tell ur wife she looks attrocious and i’ll make her feel like she’s the best in the world
RAMBAM: I have heard about deception but seriously
You have to take a step back and realize what this means fundamentally
That’s crazy!
MS: what harm is in me telling my wife she looks good
RAMBAM: Wow
MS: when she doesn’t
RAMBAM: What harm is there in me knowing that my wife looks good because she is beautiful in every way
Wow, the heart of sinful man is sick
MS: what if she isn’t beautiful in very way, are u lying?
RAMBAM: If I do not recognize her beauty as the precious and beautiful creation of God Himself who gave her to me, I prove I am a sick sick disgusting fleshly man
As Paul who so many ridicule and mock wrote
You are looking only on the surface of things
MS: i have homework due at 12 but we will talk abt this later
RAMBAM: And as God said through the prophet Samuel
Man looks at the outward appearance
God looks at the heart
Good talk
Honestly
I am not lying
I speak the TRUE TRUTH in CHRIST JESUS
I love you all by the great LOVE and Grace of God Almighty in CHRIST JESUS
YESHUA MESSIAH
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