It is only a Bible-denying, fact-ignoring fool who will deny that a just and holy God must punish unrepentant sinners. - John R. Rice
The only safety for any Christian is to shun even the appearance of evil, to hate even the garment spotted by the flesh, to flee from youthful lusts. What you never covet, you will not take. If you do not allow yourself to be tempted, you will not fall. So the Saviour taught us to pray, "Lead us not into temptation." - John R. Rice
Satan is back of every lie that was ever told. He is the father of lying. Every man and woman, and child who lies, follows the Devil in it, pleases the Devil, is led by the Devil in this respect. Lying, then, is a fearful business. - John R. Rice
Satan is the great deceiver and the men who are the most accomplished liars are the closer to Satan. The Man of Sin, who will be Satan incarnate, will be the most brilliant liar, the most attractive deceiver, the most personable and magnetic and plausible falsifier the world has ever seen. All lying is of the Devil, Jesus said. Every lie, then, is of Satan; and every man who lies, whether he be saint or sinner, does it under the influence of Satan. There are no good lies, no white lies, no excusable lies, since all lies are from Satan. - John R. Rice
Every Christian has two natures, the old carnal, fleshly nature, and the new, spiritual nature, the divine nature. If you do not constantly mortify the deeds of the flesh, judge, condemn, and crucify that wicked, lying self, your light will be put under a bushel, your testimony will be hindered, and the natural man will rule. - John R. Rice
We are commanded to put off certain sins and "lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; And have put on the new man" (Col. 3:9, 10). Every time a Christian lies or deceives, he is giving way to the old fleshly nature which was crucified with Christ and which ought day by day to be reckoned dead and crucified afresh. - John R. Rice
Lying is of the Devil, it is an outbreaking of the leprous, carnal, wicked nature, it is an abomination to God, it grieves the Holy Spirit who dwells within God's people and it must always bring sorrow, rebuke and failure. Lying is a terrible business! - John R. Rice
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