When Is It Right to Lie?: A Christian Perspective on the Nazi Dilemma

Many Christians believe it is right to lie in order to save a life. Others believe it is right to lie if the person asking for information does not have a moral right to that information. How do we make sense of these arguments while remaining faithful to biblical standards?While driving home one afternoon, listening to a popular Christian radio talk show, I heard the host ask a controversial question. Putting yourself back in World War II and presuming that you were hiding Jews from the Nazis, the question was this: If the Nazis came to your door and asked you if you were hiding any Jews, would you tell the truth or would you lie? I called in and spoke with the host for several minutes. This book is the result of that conversation. This book examines, from a biblical perspective, whether or not it is right to lie when faced with a life or death situation such as this. I call this situation the Nazi Dilemma.