While it is simple to claim that lying is a sin, the evil in this world may bring you to a place where lying could save a life. ... Some claim it is a test to see if you are worthy for heaven, but if so, why do some have a smoothly paved road while others must suffer if the journey is equally fair? ...
This would cause so much stress and anxiety that alone could be a test of faith. ... We find out of course that Abraham does not go through with it, but for someone that isn't familiar with the story but is familiar with God, they should question from the get-go why God is asking Abraham to commit such a brutal sin. ...
Within the weak appearance of the saint "they sensed the superior force that sought to test itself in such a conquest, the strength of the will in which they recognized and honored their own strength and delight in dominion: they honored something in themselves when they honored the saint." ... If not, then why take the word of men who are not free from sin themselves, as to what we can and cannot do with our lives her on earth, unless we wish to suffer in the "afterlife"? ...
