Lying is a sin too...!

Hi...

In Colossians 3 God asks us to put to death whatever belongs to our earthly nature.

Colo 3:5-9," ⁵Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. ⁶Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. ⁷You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. ⁸But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. ⁹Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices."

Here we read we are not to "Lie" to each other.

"Lying" is a conscious attempt to deceive.

"Lying" destroys trust....

            ~~tears down relationships,

            ~~leads to serious conflicts &

            ~~multiplies the problems.

We "Lie" and " bear false Witness" even when we tell...

           ~~The half truth..

           ~~Leave part of the story..

           ~~Twisting the facts..

           ~~Inventing a story..

           ~~Making false statements etc

In this world people make "Lying" and deceiving their way of life but we in the "Body of Christ" need to know Our God does not like "Lies" because Satan is the father of all liars..

John 8:44,"You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies."

We need to be careful of Satan, he tries to cause division in the Body od Christ & obstructs God's work by using God's people to "lie" & "distort the truth".

"Liars" will not inherit God's kingdom.

Rev 21:8 " But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."

But Praise God, Our God forgives us when we go to Him for forgiveness.

If we confess the lies we said knowingly or unknowingly or have shared with someone something we heard about someone, without finding out the whole truth, our God is willing to forgive us & help us walk in truth.

Father God help us to speak the truth at all times and forgive us for the times we sin against you by lying...

In Jesus Name,

Amen

Be Blessed,

YSIC,

Julie