LYING NOT A
CHRISTIAN VIRTUE – Tuesday December 20th2016
Memorise: A
lying tongue hateth those that are affiliated by it; And a flattering mouth
worketh ruin. Proverbs 26:28
Read: Ephesians
4:22-25 (KJV)
22 That
ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt
according to the deceitful lusts;
23 And
be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
24 And
that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and
true holiness.
25 Wherefore
putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are
members one of another.
Bible in one
year: Leviticus 14, Psalms 125-126
MESSAGE
Today, we are revisiting a previous
discussion on a deadly sin that has been trivialized in modern times. Indeed,
lying is not a Christian virtue; on the contrary, one of the fruits of
righteousness is the hatred of lies. Today, the world has classified lies. Some
are called heavy lies, some feather weight lies, some are white lies, some are
green lies, some are business lies, some are ministerial lies; some are lies
that cannot hurt a fly, while some are dangerous and implicating lies. No
matter how men, by their own opinions, choose to classify lies, deciding what a
lie is, is not in the purview of men but of God; hence such classifications
hold no water. If you are a lover of lies, you are far from being righteous. If
you tell lies at all, you are miles from being righteous. Do you know that if
you keep away from sin and the only crime found in you after death is a lie, it
will keep you from entering through the pearly gates? Revelations 21:8 says
that all categories of liars will be found in the lake of fire, not in Heaven:
“And there
shall in no wise enter into it anything that defileth, neither whatsoever
worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the lamb’s
book of life.”
Nothing can
ever take anyone in the above categories into Heaven. Open Heavens Tuesday 20
December 2016:- lying not a Christian virtue. If you are a lying leader, you
are simply on your way to hell. Open heavens. A
righteous fellow cannot stand lies because he or she is a chip off the old
block; a child of truth whose father is the Truth (Revelation 19:11-16),
in John 8:44, Jesus says that the devil is a liar and the father of
all liars. If you are a General Overseer or superintendent, a senior pastor or
believer and you tell lies, your father is the devil. A day is coming when
everybody will go back to their father. After death, the devil will stand in
the way to claim his own. He will ask some popular leaders and believers;
“Where are you going?” they will reply: “I am going to Heaven of course”. The
devil will laugh them to scorn. “Did you not read that all liars will go to
hell in Revelations 21:8? You are my child, come with me to the
lake of fire, our eternal abode”. Make restitution on the lies you have told.
Have you offered some people some benefits in a business transaction and you
received the payment, but for one reason or the other, you did not give them
what you promised? Go and return their money or else that lie and deceit will
not allow you into Heaven.
Prayer Point
Father, please
deliver me from any sin that can prevent me from entering into Heaven.
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