YOU LIE!

                                                                            Psalm 58:3 

                                                                         

Pastor Rick Jackson

I. WHY LIE?

1. It Is Our Nature [Psalm 51:5, 58:3]

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity,; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

2. It Is Our Nurture [1 Kings 15:3]

And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.

II. WHY NOT LIE?

1. God Hates Lying [Ps. 51:6, Pr. 6:16-19]

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

2. Lying Is Personal Hatred Shown to Others [Pr. 26:28]

A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

3. Lying Does Not Pay [Pr. 28:13]

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

4. Lying is Satanic [Jn. 8:44]

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

5. Lying Hurts the Body of Christ [Eph. 4:25]

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

III. HOW TO STOP LYING

1. Call It What it Is- Sin! [1 Jn. 1:8-9]

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

2. Recognize the False Treasure Behind It [Eph. 4:22]

That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

3. Realize the True Treasure in Christ [Phil. 4:4-7, Psalm 119:10]

Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

4. Renew the Mind [Rm. 12:2, Eph. 4:25]

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.