![]() ![]() Jean-Paul Getty, who was once the richest man of his time, is reputed to have said, “If you can trust a man, there is no need for a contract. But in the long run, the relationship between all those who want something from each other is based on a single word: trust. No trader, no business enterprise can do without a strategy. Now strategies are not evil in themselves in fact, having a strategy is a sign of prudence and thoughtful action. ![]() By the way, the word “strategy” comes from ancient Greek and means “commander” there. To get a grip on things, you need a good strategy, that is, a battle plan. The result, the success must come! That is above all. “Don’t trust any balance sheet that you haven’t falsified yourself” winks two to each other, who have given reality a bit of a jolt. One makes common “language regulations” and knows exactly that it is a socially accepted form of lie. It is considered quite normal when statistics are ideologically doctored or studies are ordered with desired results. Wouldn’t it be terrible if we were discovered with our life lies? The normal madness of lyingĪ little bit of cheating is part of the business, many say – and are surprised when half-truths and completely false statements are part of the little basics in politics. We all have something that we don’t want anyone to know about. Those called seek their salvation in flight. Little by little, the lights go out in the neighbourhood. In a satire by Wolfgang Hildesheimer, someone has fun calling all kinds of people from the neighbourhood one by one: “Listen, everything is discovered …” – “What, everything …?” – “Yes, everything! … Flee!” Basically, they know that it does not work very well. On the day of judgment, when the 144,000 who followed the Lamb are called before the throne, they will be recognized by a certain criterion: “On their lips no deceit has been found they are unblemished.” (Rev 14,5) A short YOUCAT-Catechesis I have only one fault: I lie.Īll people have something to hide. Thus the apostle exhorts those who have come to faith: “ that you should put away the old self of your former way of life, corrupted through deceitful desires Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak the truth, each one to his neighbour, for we are members one of another.” (Eph 4, 22.25). Those who want to belong to Jesus cannot at the same time remain in false states: “If we say, “We have fellowship with him,” while we continue to walk in darkness, we lie and do not act in truth.” (1 John 1,6). That is why the prohibition against lying (“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.” Ex 20,16) is found as the eighth in the Ten Commandments.įalse testimony, Dt 19,19 demands, is to be punished by the harshest means: “Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst.” Jesus reiterates the commandment of truthful speech: “Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes’, and your ‘No‘ mean ‘No’ anything more is from the evil one.” (Mt 5,37). ![]() The psalmist prays, “Lead me from the way of deceit favour me with your law.” (Ps 119,29). Jesus calls the devil “the father of lies” (John 8,44) Already in the Old Testament, lies appear as signs of basic evil. Lies born of necessity or spoken in jest, the spreading of rumours, defamation, lying omissions, and exaggeration also violate the commandment of truthfulness. This ultimate form of commitment to the truth is called martyrdom.” ( YOUCAT 454). ![]() This can even mean that a Christian lays down his life out of fidelity to the truth and love for God and mankind. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.’ (John 18,37). Someone who calls Truth himself by his name but uses it to testify to a lie sins seriously.”Ĭhristians are obligated to “bear witness to the truth”, following Christ in this, who said before Pilate, ‘For this, I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. “God,” says YOUCAT 359, ” is absolute truth. Calling God when one is lying is especially reprehensible. Lie “is a way of violence” ( YOUCAT 452) it destroys any community in the beginning because the liar can no longer be trusted. Someone who lies deceives himself and misleads others who have a right to know the full truth of a matter.” One can lie with words, but also with the body thus YOUCAT 403 states, “People who look for sex without love are lying because the closeness of their bodies does not correspond to the closeness of their hearts.”. YOUCAT 452 states, “Lying means consciously and intentionally speaking or acting against the truth. A “lie” is a deliberately false statement (which is why a “mistake” alone does not constitute a lie). ![]()
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