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For now, I am posting this excellent Bible teaching on Lying & Deceit. It's been a year since I've posted any article. I will post the rest over the course of the week... (This article is being posted in general & not with malice):
What are some ways people may be guilty of lying and deceiving others? What causes people to tell lies or deceive, and what consequences can result? What must we do to overcome dishonesty and learn to be honest and truthful? What does the Bible teach about the dangers of falsehood?
Introduction
Our son Tim's company gave him two free tickets to a Cubs game, so he and I went. A professional photographer asked if we would like to have our picture taken for free. When we agreed, he gave us a card telling us how to access our picture online. But the site required us to pay $20 to get any useable picture. He "took the picture" for free, but he knew people would think they would get a picture for free. He deceived us.
Proverbs 6:16-19 lists seven things that are an abomination to God, and two of them involve lying: "a lying tongue," and "a false witness that tells lies." God hates a lying tongue!
Definitions of lying and deceit
1 John 2:21 - No lie is of the truth.
By its very nature, a lie is untrue. It is a falsehood.
"Lie" - "...a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive..." - Random House College Dictionary.
"Deceit" - "act or practice ... intended to ... mislead by a false appearance or statement" - Random House College Dictionary.
The difference is that a lie is generally spoken; but deceit includes anything, whether words or deeds, that are intended to lead people to believe what is not true.
Note that not everything that is untrue is necessarily a lie or deceit.
Lying generally involves deliberate falsehood, told with the intent of misleading or causing someone to believe error.
Note Isaiah 59:13 - Conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
Acts 5:1-9 - Ananias and Sapphira sold property and gave part of the price to the church, but they told others that they gave the whole price. Peter asked, "How is it you have conceived this thing in your heart." They had lied to God.
We will notice several verses later that show that lies come from the heart. [Acts 5:1-9]
If someone asks me the ages of my grandchildren, if I tell what I believe is the truth, but it turns out to be a mistake, I have not lied. But if I know the truth and knowingly tell what is wrong, I have lied.
In this lesson, we want to study the twin problems of lying and deceit.
What are some ways people may be guilty of lying and deceit? Why do people practice them? What are the consequences? As we study we need to each ask ourselves whether we have been guilty.
Consider the Bible teaching about lying and deceit:
What are some ways people may be guilty of lying and deceiving others? What causes people to tell lies or deceive, and what consequences can result? What must we do to overcome dishonesty and learn to be honest and truthful? What does the Bible teach about the dangers of falsehood?
Introduction
Our son Tim's company gave him two free tickets to a Cubs game, so he and I went. A professional photographer asked if we would like to have our picture taken for free. When we agreed, he gave us a card telling us how to access our picture online. But the site required us to pay $20 to get any useable picture. He "took the picture" for free, but he knew people would think they would get a picture for free. He deceived us.
Proverbs 6:16-19 lists seven things that are an abomination to God, and two of them involve lying: "a lying tongue," and "a false witness that tells lies." God hates a lying tongue!
Definitions of lying and deceit
1 John 2:21 - No lie is of the truth.
By its very nature, a lie is untrue. It is a falsehood.
"Lie" - "...a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive..." - Random House College Dictionary.
"Deceit" - "act or practice ... intended to ... mislead by a false appearance or statement" - Random House College Dictionary.
The difference is that a lie is generally spoken; but deceit includes anything, whether words or deeds, that are intended to lead people to believe what is not true.
Note that not everything that is untrue is necessarily a lie or deceit.
Lying generally involves deliberate falsehood, told with the intent of misleading or causing someone to believe error.
Note Isaiah 59:13 - Conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
Acts 5:1-9 - Ananias and Sapphira sold property and gave part of the price to the church, but they told others that they gave the whole price. Peter asked, "How is it you have conceived this thing in your heart." They had lied to God.
We will notice several verses later that show that lies come from the heart. [Acts 5:1-9]
If someone asks me the ages of my grandchildren, if I tell what I believe is the truth, but it turns out to be a mistake, I have not lied. But if I know the truth and knowingly tell what is wrong, I have lied.
In this lesson, we want to study the twin problems of lying and deceit.
What are some ways people may be guilty of lying and deceit? Why do people practice them? What are the consequences? As we study we need to each ask ourselves whether we have been guilty.
Consider the Bible teaching about lying and deceit:
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