‘Do Not Tell Lies.’
a) Proverbs 17:7. It is not fitting for a leader to do so.
b) Leviticus 19:11. God says that we are not to.
c) Colossians 3:9. Lying is a part of our old sinful nature.
d) Proverbs 6:16-19. God hates lying.
e) Isaiah 59:2-3. It cuts us off from God.
f) John 8:44; Acts 5:3. Satan is the father of lies.
g) 1 Kings 22:22. They may be inspired by evil spirits.
h) Psalm 119:163; Proverbs 13:5. We are to hate lying.
i) Proverbs 30:8. We are to pray about not telling lies.
j) Psalm 58:3. Some people are liars from birth.
k) Psalm 52:3. Some people love lies more than Truth.
l) Psalm 62:4. Some people delight in telling lies about other people.
m) Proverbs 10:18. Some people hide their hatred by telling lies.
n) Proverbs 21:6. Wealth created by lying is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.
o) Proverbs 12:19. They will soon be exposed.
p) Revelation 22:15. Liars are not allowed in Heaven.
q) Revelation 21:8; Psalm 120:3-4. All liars go to hell.
r) Titus 1:12. Liars are often cruel and lazy.
(This QT is a sharp reminder: Do Not Tell Lies)
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‘Reconciled In One Body To God.’
Ephesians 2:14-16.
a) Ephesians 2:14. Jesus Christ s our Peace, He breaks down every wall of hostility.
b) Ephesians 2:15; Galatians 3:28. Having abolished the enmity He Creates one new man or Body, so making Peace.
c) Ephesians 2:16. As one Body we can be reconciled to God.
d) Galatians 2:14. We need to walk uprightly according to the Truth of the Gospel.
(This Second one makes me rejoice because I have been Reconciled In One Body To God and that Body is the Body of Christ)
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Chris.
It is not fitting for a leader to tell lies. When Church leaders tell lies it really offends God’s sheep, especially the new Believers. Telling lies is a rampant problem in the Church today. It can cause all kind of failure to come into the Church and in the end divide a Church.
