Sheepdog, what a great point!Originally posted by Sheepdog
By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's edict.
Direct deception, and disobedience to the governing authorities!
Think about this....
On this thread we all these people claiming they would be brave and NOT lie to the Nazi's and turn over the hiding Jewish family. They think that telling the truth is brave in those circumstances! That is ridiculous!
Being brave would be... deceiving the wicked Nazi's!
Telling the truth to the Nazi's would only guarantee the safety of yourself! Deceiving the Nazi's would be risking your own life to save the life of others, similar to your Moses reference.
Notice....
and they were not afraid of the king's edict. They were not afraid to die! They would put their life on the line to save the child (as did the hebrew midwives). Now THAT is bravery!!!
The opposite of bravery would be leading the authorities to the hiding family (or child) whatever the case may be and making yourself an accomplice to the murder! That's not bravery.... its cowardliness!