Liars

It seems in recent days we have a problem with liars being exposed for example Lance Armstrong. I guess when I thin about it, telling lies has always been a problem and I suppose on this side of heaven always will be. Two things seem to get under my skin, liars and thieves. So what does God have to day about lying?



Revelation 21:8

But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”



John 8:44

You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.



Psalm 31:18

Let the lying lips be put to silence, Which speak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.



Psalm 52:3

You love evil more than good, Lying rather than speaking righteousness.



Psalm 119:163

I hate and abhor lying, But I love Your law.



Proverbs 6:16-18

 16 These six things the Lord hates,

Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:

17 A proud look,

A lying tongue,

Hands that shed innocent blood,

18 A heart that devises wicked plans,

Feet that are swift in running to evil,



Proverbs 12:22

Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal truthfully are His delight.



Proverbs 13:5

A righteous man hates lying, But a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.



Proverbs 26:28

A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it, And a flattering mouth works ruin.



Ephesians 4:25

  Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another.



Two things I want to point out here: First, Satin is the Father of lying. That alone should make us want to tell the truth. Second, lying is hated by God, flee from it!



The solution to lying is this and I pray that Lance Armstrong and others find this truth:



John 8:31-32

31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”



Jesus can set you free from any sin....we all need to know that!



Tom