“A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood.”
Proverbs 6:17
So a mean-looking officer of the Law knocks on your door bright and early at exactly 9am on a Sunday morning. You were (hopefully) on your way to church, and was caught off guard by the the thought of anyone being bold enough to come looking for you on a Sunday morning. But of course, you keep your ‘holy’ thoughts to yourself when you see the stern face of the officer with his badge, guns, and other law-enforcing tools.
The officer says good morning in the most polite way he can and proceeds to telling you the importance of the case at hand and why questioning could not wait till after church or even Monday. You have to answer all his questions. Agitated, and a little disturbed, you ask the officer what this was all about.
He says, “Sir/maam, you are wanted for the killing of victim A on so-and-so date at so-and-so time.”
Your face drops in horror at the mention of your alleged crime, then again at the name of who the victim was. While you gather your thoughts for a response, the officer continues reading from his official sheet of facts.
You are also wanted in the attempted killing of victims B, C, and D on so-and-so date at so-and-so time.
“This must be a big mistake, No. This is definitely a big mistake. I have never ever….I would never ever even consider killing anyone! I am a child of God! I could not kill another human being! I don’t know if this is a joke but I am no killer. Nor have I attempted to kill anyone!” says a frantic you.
Then the officer mandates that the matter is addressed inside your house in private. He would rather alert the neighbors with your screams of denial. And when you begin to take a second too long to consider his suggestion, he gives you a more terrifying thought, you can go with him to the station for questioning or go inside the comforts of your home to answer his questions.
So, you let him in.
