SHE HAS THOUGHTS: The sin of half-truths...it's not 'technically a lie'.
Most people understand that telling an outright lie is wrong. Yet we often fall into a false trap of deception in the subtler forms. Sometimes we mislead others not by speaking false words, but by withholding important details, presenting only part of the truth, or distracting attention away from what really matters. We create a false impression that we are not technically lying, we're just avoiding a direct lie. I honestly thought I was going mad when I noticed this pattern of behaviour when I noticed people doing it to me. I knew they weren't directly lying but my batgirl radar kept alerting me that the person was definitely not being truthful. When I heard a sermon by Tim Keller giving a detailed 2-hour long podcast on this topic, I knew I was not being over-sensitive. In the Christian faith, God is not only concerned about the accuracy of our words but also with the honesty of our hearts. Ephesians 4:25 "Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully...
