WHY NOT tell the TRUTH?!
Lying is an issue.Revelation 21:8 says, "but cowards, unbelievers,
the corrupt, murderers, the immoral,
those who practice witchcraft, idol worshippers,
and ALL LIARS--their fate is in the
fiery lake of burning sulfur.
This is the second death."
White lies or dark ones will lead us to hell.
Who among us hear have never told a lie?
What is a lie???
-any bearing of false witness
is a lie (Exod 20:16)
-anything untrue
-any changed or twisted thought
-flattery
-lack of information
-absence of words (when you can speak the truth)
-falsehood
-lake of fire
-misleading impression
-fib
-stories
-distorted thought
-triviality
-front
WHAT DO WE CALL A PERSON WHO LIES? a Liar.
How many times does a person have to lie
to become a liar? ONCE.
we have become very good at lying.WHO TAUGHT US ANYWAY?
Psalm 58:3 = These wicked people
are born sinners;
even from birth they have lied
and gone their own way.
We don't have a subject on Lies in school
yet we learned it so well.
Some of us are majors on
Bachelor of Arts in Lying
(pwede rin Bachelor of Science in Lying).
Terrible.
Jeremiah 9:3 = My people bend their tongues
like bows to shoot lies.
They refuse to stand up for the truth.
They only go from bad to worse.
They do not know me," says the Lord.
It's scary when we don't know
how to distinguish truth from lies.
It's scary when we do not know how to tell
the truth anymore!
1TIMOTHY 4:2 = THESE PEOPLE ARE HYPOCRITES
AND LIARS,
AND THEIR CONSCIENCES ARE DEAD.
WHY DID WE LIE? (WHY DO WE LIE?)
-to protect someone? and that someone
is usually ME.
-we feared the Truth;
or that the Truth is painfully true.
Does the Truth really hurt?Or we were hurt more when we were deceived by lies?
Lying is like collecting garbage.
Chronic lying makes us become beautiful garbage bins.
WERE THERE LIARS IN THE BIBLE?ANANIAS & SAPPHIRA- they told the Apostle Paul
that they gave 100% of their lot proceeds
when they didn't. They were immediately killed
after telling a lie.
GEHAZI, Prophet Elisha's assistant--lied about asking
for a set of Naaman's royal robe. He got leprosy after lying.
MICHAL, King Saul's daughter & King David's wife--lied
by keeping his husband's mock body on bed
ABRAHAM & SARAH--lied that Sarah is Abraham's brother
REBEKAH--taught his son Jacob to lie about his identity
JACOB--lied to his father that he is his brother Esau
ISAAC--lied to Abimelech by telling him that his wife
Rebekah is his sister (just like Abraham did)
Lies bring guilt.
It's more hurting to tell a lie.
We hurt people. We hurt ourselves.
The truth sets us free from A. GUILT
B. SHAME
C. CONSEQUENCE(S) OF LYING
(leprosy, death, bad reputation,etc.)
WHERE CAN WE FIND THE TRUTH?
The Truth is found in Jesus Christ.Jesus is the Truth.
There is so much Truth in Him and His Word
that lies become bitter anymore!
John 14:6 = Jesus said, I AM THE WAY,
THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE.
NO ONE COME TO THE FATHER
EXCEPT THROUGH ME.
THERE ARE TOO MANY LIES
AND TOO MANY LIARS.
IT'S TIME TO STAND AS BEARERS OF TRUTH.
THE HEALING BALM FOR BEING A CHRONIC LIAR
IS STARTING TO SPEAK THE TRUTH
(no matter how hard it is).
Let's draw close to the Cross
and allow Jesus to change us; to heal us.
***
If the world has
Commercial Model-turned-Actresses
TV Reporter-turned-Politicians
Actor-turned-Businessmen, etc.
then I am a LIAR-TURNED-CHRISTIAN LEADER
(I'm an ex-liar)
WHAT'S YOUR NAME TAG???
(c)2008 youth reload-cafe sermon
by: terej
by: terej
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