"A Lie, Is A Lie, Is A Lie”

By the help of the Holy Spirit, I would like to preach from the subject, “A LIE IS A LIE, IS A LIE”

My mom has a way of knowing when you are telling the truth or telling a lie. I think most mothers can tell if their child is telling the truth or telling a lie.

According to pyschologytoday.com, provided with the following description of what might constitute lying:

"We are interested in truth and lies in people's everyday communication. Most people think a lie occurs any time you intentionally try to mislead someone. Some lies are big while others are small; some are false statements and others are truths with a few essential details made up or left out. Some lies are obvious, and some are very subtle. Some lies are told for a good reason. Some lies are selfish; other lies protect others. We are interested in all these different types of lies. To help us understand lying, we are asking many people to tell us how often they lie."

Participants were asked how many lies they had told in the past twenty-four hours. Here are some of the key findings:

The average number of lies told per day was 1.65. This strikes me as surprisingly low. I have the feeling that many participants were lying about the extent of their lying!

Only 40.1 percent of the sample reported telling a lie in the past 24 hours.

22.7 percent of all lies were told by one percent of the sample, and half of all the lies were told by 5.3 percent of the sample.

After controlling for various demographic variables, not statistically significant sex differences were found in terms of the extent of lying (men = 1.93 lies; women = 1.39 lies). I should mention that evolutionary psychologists would have predicted this null effect, as one should expect that men and women are equally adept at lying albeit they are more or less likely to lie about sex-specific issues of evolutionary import (e.g., in personal ads/online dating, men tend to lie about their social status more often, while women tend to lie about their appearance more.

“He who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house; He who speaks falsehood shall not maintain his position before me". Psalm 101:7

I.WHAT THE BIBLE TELLS US ABOUT LYING?

The Bible says in James 3:8, "But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.". The tongue can be the most wicked weapon on earth, so use it wisely and speak your words with caution. As Christians, we shouldn't fill our lives with deceit.”

A) GOD DOES NOT LIE. Numbers 23:19 tells us that,

“God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?". In the first place, there is no limit in God because He is powerful filled with love and mercy prevents Him to do any such thing and that’s lie. On the second place, God cannot be tempted to lie and will not catch God in a lie. Remember that Pharisees and other so-called religious leaders tried to catch Jesus in a lie many times, but I bet you while the truth is looking for them in the face; a face that will not lie. 1 Samuel 15: 29 proves the point, “Also the Glory of Israel will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that should change His mind.”

B) GOD CANNOT CHANGE. I don’t know about you, but I truly believe that God is absolutely committed and resolute about His plan for man. Here’s proof from the Word of God: Psalm 102:27 27But you remain the same, and your years will never end.

Hebrews 13:8 8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Psalm 90:4 4A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night. Psalm 90:2 2Before the mountains were born, or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. James 1:17 17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

C) GOD WANTS US TO TELL THE TRUTH. Lying is such a temptation we human do struggle day to day. There is no such thing as a little “white lie” because lies have no lies. Remember this, Proverbs 12:22 “The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy”. ILLUSRTATION: A young boy was called to the principal's office. Waiting for him was his teacher. “Son, you are in big trouble. You cheated on this reading test and we have to punish. Cheating will not be tolerated,” said the principle. The boy was being a very good steward.