This is something that has always bothered me Thecommandment about bearing false witness
I worked on a dementia unit for a number of years. We were trained to not tell them things if they couldn’t remember? Example “where’s my husband?” and he had passed on
So as to not upset them I would say he was on a business trip or somewhere
their particular loved one might be
Is this considered a sin?
Went through this when my dad passed! Telling her he went to meet the Lord would only bring her down fighting dementia also! After a while I told her what would bring joy instead of sadness! He passed March of 2014 and she passed July if 2014! I did n… See more
I don’t believe there is anything wrong with that lie at all, the lie itself doesn’t hurt anyone and it makes the individual much more happy then reliving the trauma or being told the truth every single day
God knows your heart. We’re all sinners and some of us sin without even knowing it. The fact that it’s weighing on your heart says that the Holy Spirit is working in you. Pray on this, but I think you’re in the clear.