Proverbs 17:04 – Lying – audio

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Text: Proverbs 17:4

Introduction

A. Lying is huge problem today.

1) Some say things that are not true

2) Others say one thing and do another.

B. Lying has been known to hurt many relationships.

C. The wise man wrote, “An evildoer gives heed to false lips; a liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue (Proverbs 17:4).”

D. Liars love to hear untruths and pass them along to others.

E. A lie is false, untrue, erroneous, deceitful, or wicked. Thus, a liar is one who speaks or does any of these things.

Body

I. Who does not lie?

A. It is impossible for God to lie (Hebrews 6:18; Numbers 23:19).

B. Christ does not lie (1 Peter 2:21-23).

C. Christians should no longer lie (Ephesians 4:25; Colossians 3:9).

D. John describes Heaven as a place where there will be no lies (Revelation 21:27).

II. What should be the proper attitude to lies?

A. God hates a lying tongue (Proverbs 6:16-17).

B. The Psalmist hates and abhors lying (Psalm 119:163).

C. The righteous man should hate lying (Proverbs 13:5).

III. Who does lie?

A. Jesus said the devil is a liar, and the father of it (John 8:44).

B. Who do we make a liar?

1) We make God a liar if we say we have not sinned (1 John 1:10).

2) We make Christ a liar if we do not believe the testimony God gave of Him (1 John 2:22; 5:10).

3) Since we have sinned (Romans 3:23) and God did give His son (John 3:16 et. al.), we would be lying to deny it!

C. “…Let God be true but every man a liar (Romans 3:4)…”

D. One lies if he exchanges the truth of God (Romans 1:25).

E. One lies if he claims fellowship with Christ but walks in darkness (1 John 1:6-7).

F. We lie if we claim to know Christ but do not keep His commandments (1 John 2:4-6).

G. We lie if we claim to love God but hate our brother (1 John 4:20-21).

H. Satan entered the heart of Ananias and Sapphira, who lied to the Holy Spirit and God (Acts 5:1-4).

IV. What would be the end result of lies?

A. As Satan does lying wonders, those who believe such lies will perish (2 Thessalonians 2:9-12).

B. ALL liars will have their part in the lake of fire and brimstone, which is the second death (Revelation 21:8).

Conclusion

A. If we have lied in the past or are lying now, we must repent.

B. We should not heed those who lie, and correct lies with truths from God’s Word.

C. If we are not lying now, let us not be tempted to start!