The Truth About Lying
Pastor Jason West
September 10, 2023
I. The
(Exodus 20:16; 23:1; Proverbs 24:28; Deuteronomy 19:16–20)
• Definition: the deliberate act of deviating from the truth; to say something with the intent to deceive.
A. History of Deceit
1. Satan
(Genesis 3:4; John 8:44; Revelation 20:3; 2 Corinthians 4:4; 1 Timothy 4:1)
• Satan’s Strategy for Destroying the Nations
2. Cain
(Genesis 4:9)
3. Abraham
(Genesis 20:2)
4. Isaac
(Genesis 26:6-7)
5. Jacob
(Genesis 27:18-19)
6.
(Psalm 58:3; 12:2; Jeremiah 9:5)
II. The Cruel Weapon
A. We Lie About
(James 3:5b-6)
1. Gossip
(2 Corinthians 12:20b; Proverbs 22:1; 18:8)
2. Slander
(Ephesians 4:31; James 4:11a)
3. Betrayal
(Proverbs 25:18)
B. We Lie About
(Romans 1:25)
C. We Lie to
1. About Our Faith in God
(1 John 1:6; Acts 5:4b)
2. We Pretend That There is No
(John 18:37b-38a)
D. God’s Response
(Zechariah 8:17; Proverbs 6:16-17; 12:22)
III. The Caution and the
(Proverbs 19:5; Revelation 21:8; 22:15)
IV. The
A. God Cannot Lie
(Titus 1:2; Hebrews 6:18a; Romans 3:4b)
1. Every Word is
(Psalm 12:6a)
2. Every Word Comes to
(Proverbs 30:5a; Numbers 23:19)
3. Every Word is
(John 17:17)
B. Jesus is Truth
(John 14:6)
1. No Deceit in His Mouth
(Isaiah 53:9b)
2. Jesus Kept His Word
V. A
A. Speak
(Matthew 5:37;23:16-22; Deuteronomy 10:20; 23:23)
B. Speak
(Colossians 3:9-10; Ephesians 4:25)
C. Speak
(Luke 4:22a)
D. Speak
(John 6:68)
E. Speak As a Gospel
(Acts 1:8; John 8:3)