Hello Everyone,
We are finishing up today our study on Exodus 20:16 You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
Answering the question WHY DO WE LIE?
We have looked at three types of lies we have two more today.
There is “The calculated lie”. This is the kind of lie used to manipulate other people. We want our way. When we think I need to get what I want to get when I want to get it.
It can be motivated by greed or selfishness. This lie says,
"This is what I want therefore I'm going to do whatever it takes
to get it even if it means lie." Con men use this lie all the time. If you love money you will use a calculated lie to get it.
And lastly there is “The convenient lie”. The convenient lie we tell because it takes effort to tell the truth. It takes energy, time to tell the truth. You don't want to get involved with something so you tell the officer, "I didn't see anything" when you really did.
The convenient lie we just do it because we just don't want to take the time. What is the motive behind that kind of lie?
Laziness is the motivation behind the convenient lie. The Bible says in
Ps. 34:12-13 “Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, 13 keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.
Jesus said that what's in your heart is what's going to come out of your mouth. So the heart of the issue is the issue of the heart.
So what's the solution? The only way to stop lying, if you want to be a person of integrity, is to get a new heart. Jesus specializes in heart transplants. He says, Let me fill your heart with love instead of selfishness and joy and peace instead of hate and confidence instead of insecurity and energy and power instead of laziness.
Jesus said I am the truth. The closer you get to Jesus Christ the more you're going to love the truth and speak the truth, the more you're going to live the truth.
"How many lies does it take to be a liar? One!
Ask Christ to forgive you and give you the power to change and say put a new heart in me.
All For Jesus
Phil
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