Did Jesus Lie?: In the Bible

 There is a passage of scripture in which Jesus did something that was out of the ordinary, which has always perplexed me.  In Luke 8, Jesus said something that wasn't true, but does this make him a liar?  A young girl had died and Jesus wanted to console the people, her relatives, by assuring them that she wasn't dead, but was merely asleep.  (Luke 8:52 And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth. 53 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.)

So did Jesus say something that wasn't true?  Yes he did, however does that make him a liar?  Well this is where it gets complicated.  This scripture has always been perplexing to me because the Bible says that a liar doesn't have eternal life within him[Revelation 21:27]; now we know that Jesus is the door to eternal life, so how can we reconcile these verses/ideas?

Well, Jesus was speaking to the future, not the present; keep in mind that Jesus is God of all time, not just the present or the past, but the future as well, the bible says that he sits outside of time.  Jesus knew that he had the power to bring the young woman back from the grave, so he told the people that she was not dead, but was asleep to comfort them, knowing that once he raised her from the grave that some of them would assume that she was asleep the entire time and not dead at all.  So, why not speak it into existence?

So, did Jesus say something that wasn't true?  Yes, he did; however, he had the power to make it true, and that's why he didn't lie and isn't a liar!


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