Imagine two women; we will call the first lady Jill and the other Wendy. Tomorrow Jill gets so upset with Wendy she wants to kill her.

Since Jill knows the Bible says it is wrong to personally murder someone (Rom. 13:9), she contacts a “hit man” to kill Wendy. Jill believes God will understand and accept her decision because the Bible never says “Thou shall not hire someone to commit murder for you.”

If the preceding paragraph sounds absolutely absurd, congratulations. Jill’s reasoning is wrong. The lack of a specific prohibition in the Bible or even the laws in society does not mean something is right (authorized).

The next time someone tries to justify some idea or practice based on the claim that “the Bible/society does not specifically prohibit it,” remember this silly example about Wendy and Jill.

Brad Price
www.abiblecommentary.com