Proverbs 12:22
Lying is defined as the telling of lies false statements; untruthfulness; deception; dishonest; backbiting.
Lying is a sin and is displeasing to God. We will never get away with attempting to deceive others as God remembers all things. Lying will always have a negative effect on our lives. The first thing God requires from us when we come to Him is not perfection, it is not purity, it is not goodness, it is not love, and it is none of these things. There is only one thing God requires from us when we come to Him and that is honesty. Paradise is not made for perfect people. It is made for honest people . It is made for people who are willing to speak the truth. The first sin mentioned in the bible is lying. The first sin mentioned in the bible and that is not the sin Eve committed when she ate of the tree that God had forbidden. There is a sin mentioned in Genesis 3 even before that, not committed by man but by Satan. When Satan came to Eve and asked her, 'Has God said, 'You shouldn't eat of any of these trees?' And the woman said, 'Well, God has said, 'If you eat from this tree, which is in the middle of the garden, you will die." The serpent said, “You surely shall not die.' That was a lie. That is the first lie and the first sin mentioned in the scriptures; you shall not die, you can disobey God but you will not be punished for it, you will not go to hell. Sin does not have a punishment. That was the lie with which Satan deceived Eve, and ever since, he has deceived the entire human race for thousands of years, even until today. There are preachers who comfort sinners in their sins. There are preachers who comfort believers in their sin, saying, 'You have accepted the Lord. You will go to heaven, no matter how much you sin.'
I come by this evening to let you know everyone who loves and practices a lie will be outside the kingdom. The Holy Spirit is the spirit of truth. If you want to be truthful, you have to ask the Holy Spirit to fill you and to mortify this lying habit in all your speech. If we do that, we will find that God gives us discernment on the lies which Satan seeks to deceive us with. Be bless and I love you!!! JE
Amen!!
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