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Doesn't God Know That Honesty Isn't Always The Best Policy? Series
Contributed by Eddie Johnson on Mar 24, 2002 (message contributor)
Summary: Taking a look at why lying is such a big deal.
(Exodus 20:13) "You shall not lie."
Are You Willing To
Take A Lie Detector Test?
Are You A Power Liar ? (Lying for posture and position)
Are You A Payback Liar ?(Lying for revenge)
Are You A 7-11 Liar ? (Lying for convience sake)
Are You A Rubber Band Liar ? (Lying by stretching the truth)
Are You A "C-Y-C" (Cover Your Can) Liar ? (Lying for self-protection)
What’s The Big Deal About Lying?
It Opposes The Character And Nature Of God
(Numbers 23:19) "God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do. Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good."
It Supports The Playbook Of The Enemy
(John 8:44) "You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your fathers desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies."
It Causes Confusion In The Spiritual Marketplace
(Genesis 3:1-4) "Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, Did God really say, You must not eat from any tree in the garden? {2} The woman said to the serpent, We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, {3} but God did say, You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die. {4} You will not surely die, the serpent said to the woman. {5} For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
It Creates A Separation From God And From Others
(Genesis 3:7-9) "Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. {8} Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. {9} But the Lord God called to the man, Where are you?."
How Can I Stop Lying With Enemy?
(Colossians 3:9,10) "Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices {10} and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator."
1. Do An Analysis Of Your Conversations
2. Check & Use Your Warranty Coverage (Are You Covered?)
3. Install Some Lie Detectors In Your Life
4. Charge Up Your Spiritual Battery With Some
Daily Truth