Sin of Lying

By Nick Bibile

John 8:44 ……When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

Satan is the originator of lying. He lied to Eve in order to deceive. As we are fallen creatures, there is a lot of temptation to tell lies depending on the situation.

Liars will make a lie looks like the truth

A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.

This is exactly what Satan did to Eve.

Making a person a liar falsely

People lie to protect themselves or to protect someone else whom they love. If someone tells the truth about someone whom you love, you would call that person a liar because you want to protect the person whom you love.

If you keep on telling a lie all the time, then the lie will become like the truth.

Proverbs 12:17

Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness utters deceit.

Do not believe what they say

When you hear a story a lie, and you asked who said it, many times the answer is, “They said”

“They said’  are the biggest liars.

People lie to protect themselves.

Many would lie but when caught they will lie in order to protect themselves

British WW2 famous Prime Minister Winston Churchil said, “I no longer listen to what people say, I just watch what they do. Behavior never lies.”

It’s very true, actions speak louder than words, you can always check their behavior and their speech if it’s godly or not.

God sees and hears everything

Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

Hebrews 4:13  And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

Compulsive or Pathological Liars

These are the most dangerous liars as they lie with a clear motive, even when they are caught with a lie they will not admit.

One day we have to give an account to God our Creator, be straight, pray and ask the Lord to guard your mouth and we will live by the truth and will be a light of truth to the world.