Fear Tidbits 3 - Lying

 Exodus 20:16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

To “Lie” is: 1. To make an untrue statement.  2. A statement known by its maker to be untrue that misleads or deceives.

We all know what a lie is and we have all lied and we continue to lie.  A lie is a lie is a lie whether small or large.  Why include lies as part of the Fear Tidbits series?  Because lies in one form or another are fear based.  We lie because we are afraid to tell the truth.

Rather than go into a lengthy dissertation, I want to focus on a few bullet points.

• We lie to avoid being found out.
• We lie to build up our credentials whether it is personal or professional.

• We lie to make us more important.
• We lie to deceive.
• We lie to gain an advantage.
• We lie to gain profit and especially in the financial and corporate world.
• You lie when someone asks you how you are doing.  You say fine, but in reality, you are broken.
• Fantasizing is a lie.  Example: fantasizing about winning the lottery.
• Exaggerating is a lie.  Exaggerating is making something larger or greater than it really is.
• We lie to get out of jams.
• Pretending to be what you are not is a lie.
• Making up stores is a lie.
• Making vows can turn into a lie when you don’t carry out your vow.
• We can lie to support your argument or justify your position.
• Gossip can be rooted in lies.
• Accusations can be a lie.  If the accusation is not 100% true, credibility can be forever tarnished.
• Contradiction can be a lie.  Many will come against you and say the opposite of what you say.
• A hypocrite is a liar. A person who believes one way and behaves in another way.
• Kidding/joking can be classified deception.  If you kid/joke too much, people cannot determine if what you say is real or not real.

Satan is the father of lies.  John 8:44 For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.  Satan’s whole existence is based on lies and his goal is to get us to believe in him and his lies rather than God.  Unfortunately, Satan is winning the battle necessitating the second coming of our Savior Jesus Christ.

Whether it is Satan, man and even ourselves, we cannot continue to partake with liars and go unpunished.  Proverbs 19:5 A false witness will not go unpunished, nor will a liar escape. 

 

Exodus 20:16 (TLB) “You must not lie

 

Exodus 20:16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Exodus 20:16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Exodus  23:1 “You shall not circulate a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Deuteronomy 5:20 ‘You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Deuteronomy 19:16 If a false witness rises against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing,

Deuteronomy 19:18 And the judges shall make careful inquiry, and indeed, if the witness is a false witness, who has testified falsely against his brother,

Psalm 27:12 Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries; For false witnesses have risen against me, And such as breathe out violence.

Proverbs 6:19 A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren.

Proverbs 12:17 He who speaks truth declares righteousness, But a false witness, deceit.

Proverbs 14:5 A faithful witness does not lie, But a false witness will utter lies.

Proverbs 19:5 A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who speaks lies will not escape.

Proverbs 19:9 A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who speaks lies shall perish.

Proverbs 21:28 A false witness shall perish, But the man who hears him will speak endlessly.

Proverbs 25:18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor Is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.

Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.

Matthew 19:18 He said to Him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’

Mark 10:19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’”

Mark 14:56 For many bore false witness against Him, but their testimonies did not agree.

Luke 18:20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ ”