Bill Clinton’s famous quote; “It depends on what the meaning of IS is.”
In some instances the avoidance of telling the truth is an attempt to manipulate the truth in such a way it seems to say one thing when in reality it is saying something else. It tries to give the impression of speaking truth when in fact the utterance is designed to deceive. Clinton’s statement “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Monica Lewinsky, when in fact he did. He claimed that in a legal sense he did not lie as he only gave a wrong impression. He being a lawyer and a politician he was an expert at manipulating language to his advantage.
Today in everyday life we see similar examples of this being done to disarm standards held for ages.
Adultery, it is now an “Affair” that is justified by the claims of needs not being met within the marriage. Infidelity is looked upon as a means to a desired end and not as unfaithfulness, and because where needs aren’t met, certain rules do not apply. The problem with this theory is; that in GOD’S sight it is a sin against HIM and has answerable consequences.
The word Fornication has become “A relationship.” Two lost souls have found each other and have bonded together and marriage would only spoil it. The timing on the relationship is fluid to the degree it may last for years, months, weeks, days, or as little as 30 minutes, yet all claim it to be a relationship.
Sad to say GOD views it as a sin against HIM and He is offended by it.
Homosexuality, spin the language and you have “Gay”. No matter what you call it GOD will exact a heavy price for this affront to HIS righteousness.
Theft, spin it and you have “getting what is coming to me”.
To injure someone, “they had it coming to them”.
Most every area of life has this form of manipulation and is looked upon as justified by some perverted rhetoric. No matter how you try to view it, GOD is the final authority and there is no spin you can put HIS TRUTH for it is written in stone.
Some say there is no GOD. They believe their words take care of that. The problem for them is their belief in GOD is not a requirement for HIS existence and they can’t eliminate HIM by a pattern of thought. They only think and speak damnation to themselves.
The price for disobedience to GOD is far more than anyone can imagine, no words can express it. But many will experience it.
Manipulated language might make a good computer game where two or more people try to deceive each other by seeming to say something but in reality they are saying something else.
You cannot change truth, for once you abridge it in any way it is not truth but a modified lie only appearing to be truth. With GOD anything other than the truth truly has undesirable consequences.
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