"The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick; who can understand it?" Jeremiah 17:9 Mankind is given to lying from the first man on down to us. We will shade the truth or embellish it or not tell all, but it is all lies. When we want others to be impressed or to protect ourselves, we will veer varying degrees from the truth and we are lying. Even our body language can deceive. Sometimes its difficult to know what is a lie because some people are really good at it.
"Let God be found true, though every man be found a liar." Romans 3:4 God is truth. Get that? God IS Truth and cannot lie. Get that? God CANNOT lie. Man is foible and given to lying, and each of needs wisdom and discernment before we swallow the whole thing. In fact, Jesus did not entrust Himself to those following Him when He was in Jerusalem at one point, because He knew what was in man. John 2:24.
Satan is known as the father of all lies for he told the first one. He is the great deceiver and is successful because people believe him. But, there is guaranteed punishment for lying. That old saying; 'liar liar pants on fire', was saying punishment is coming and Revelation 21:8 looks forward to the lake of fire as being the place liars will spend eternity.
We may think lightly of that little sin, a lie, when where are so many big sins, like murder or adultery or robbery, but God doesn't think lightly of any sin and as James 2:10 says, 'and he stumbles in one point, has become guilty of all'. Just one point - a little lie - is justifiable cause for the severest punishment. So, we are all in the same boat as far is being guilty is concerned and some don't want to be in that boat and repent or decide that they will not lie intentionally and will try to be more accurate when talking, and confess that little-big sin to God and receive forgiveness.
There is help offered. Galatians 5:16 tells us to walk by the Spirit and we will not carry out the deeds of the flesh. We will demonstrate love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and SELF-CONTROL when we are living by the Spirit.
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