SEVEN THINGS GOD HATES - #2: LYING

The lie that destroyed mankind and brought us to where we are today began here in Genesis 3:2-4, when a woman was deceived by the devil 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’”4 Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 

We all know what has happened since, evil entered the world, things have gotten progressively worse and here we are.

So we go to the second thing God hates:

Proverbs 6:16-19 New King James Version (NKJV)

 These six things the Lord hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
 A proud look, A lying tongue,
Hands that shed innocent blood,
A heart that devises wicked plans,
Feet that are swift in running to evil,

A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who sows discord among brethren.

The souls of all women and men, who like Adam stood there participating in rebellion have perished by the billions since then - for eternity. An extremely horribly revealing Day is coming when all of this will be in front of everyone's eyes at the same time. It is called Judgment Day...when what some called the Seven Deadly Sins below and more, will be accounted for. There will be no defense lawyer for mankind. He already came and paid it in advance. His Name is Jesus and unless He is accepted in this life, as Lord and Savior, He is Judge and Jury combined.

So what does this have to do with lying...or a lying tongue? Well, misrepresenting the truth is actually a violation of the Law of God - Commandment #9. Exodus 20:16 says "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor". Every falsehood, even the little white lies told by even Christians, are straight from the enemy of God - Satan. When we do such a thing, it is beneficial to repent and retract immediately. For the rest of the world, it goes to their account for future accountability.

Also, a lying tongue goes directly up against Truth...and Who is Truth? Jesus Christ is...the Way, the Truth and the Life! There was and is no sin or falsehood found in Him because He is the Author and Perfecter and Creator of everything. He has made nothing evil. Everything from His Hands is good, pure and beneficial to mankind, who has corrupted, twisted and destroyed. 

A lying tongue can get you in all types of trouble in this life:

- Under oath in court, lying is perjury and ask Martha Stewart what happens to those who lie to the Feds.

- Lying on your income tax will get you in heap big trouble with the IRS, leading to fines and worse.

- Lying to your future or current spouse is a recipe for marital disaster and disharmony and worse, divorce, where everybody gets hurt. The ones always hurt the most are always children.

- Lying on your resume may get you into all kinds of high jobs, depending on the high quality of your slick con-artist demeanor and snake oil salesman attributes. But eventually, your sin will find you out when you can't do the job and worse - cause all kinds of trouble for the organization.

- Finally lying to God will cause immediate or future death. Ask Ananias and Sapphira who lied to the Holy Spirit (or God) and were taken out of this life at once. Read the account here....on "Lying to the Holy Spirit".

Mark Twain once said "if you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything". Let's then resolve to walk that way, walk Truth, talk Truth, believe Truth and live Truth. 

SEVEN THINGS GOD HATES, # 1 - PRIDE

In a day when down is up and up is down...in a day when good is called evil and evil good...in a day when lies and liars are good while the Truth offends...one thing is constant. God STILL hates sin. He despises it and says so and will judge those who commit it. 

A book which a perishing world, which is too blind and stupid to recognize it is under judgment already, despise - the Bible contains Truth for today and the Playbook for Life. It behooves every person alive to seek its revelation and knowledge. It belongs to every person alive to search it for comfort and peace. It contains the message of Salvation to all who would listen and apply....FREELY. It has everything and is sufficient for everyday life.

To that end, we look at the following passage to grasp the knowledge of what God hates so that we, you and I who seek relationship with Abba Father, will draw closer and not do these things. These things are difficult at times to maintain and stay away from....for even the strongest follower of Jesus Christ, because we live in a broken fallen world. So should that fact keep us from pressing on? No! We press on every more and press IN to prayer, intercession, fasting, digging deeper into His Word. 

These six things the Lord hates,

Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
 

A proud look, A lying tongue,

Hands that shed innocent blood,

A heart that devises wicked plans,

Feet that are swift in running to evil,

 

A false witness who speaks lies,

And one who sows discord among brethren.

Proverbs 6:16-19

So we will examine each of these "no-no's" which God hates individually. 

First - PRIDE! There is a reason God hates Pride as the number one abomination. You see it was the pride of a created being named Lucifer which brought sin into existence and therefore, into the world. Here is where Pride began (from Isaiah 14:12-21)

“How you are fallen from heaven,
O Lucifer, son of the morning!
How you are cut down to the ground,
You who weakened the nations!
13 For you have said in your heart:
‘I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the mount of the congregation
On the farthest sides of the north;
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
I will be like the Most High.’
15 Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol,
To the lowest depths of the Pit.

(CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ACCOUNT OF THE FALL OF LUCIFER OR SATAN OUT OF GRACE WITH GOD)

This explains why every civilization and person that collapse morally and ethically.

This explains why Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed - because pride leads to perversion.

This explains why the Roman Empire fell - because pride, power and perversion lead to destruction.

This explains why the British Empire fell - because pomp, oppression, power and perversion lead to irrelevance and then destruction on Judgment Day.

This explains why Europe is a moral and spiritual wasteland because the lie of the Age of Reason, Evolution and more aligned them permanently with Lucifer, their father.

This explains why America's days are coming to a close, as prideful men has sold the nation's Bible-based birthright for a godless philosophy of mammon, the mad pursuit of godless socialism and the lust for personal power.

Pride is not just the satan-worshipping Karl Marx's Communism which has killed more hundreds of millions of people in the past century than Hitler ever imagined. But pride is the self-righteous, smug smut which everyone - from the corner deli to the local TV reporter to the city councilman, to the abortionist to the highest halls of power in the nation's capitol - indulges in. Yes, and pride can still be found in the church....which is the most dangerous of all. While the unredeemed in the political and social and celebrity world are expected to act like they do, God's people are supposed to know and act better than that - so why don't we? - Foolish Pride.

How do we realize we have committed the sin which God hates so much that He literally destroyed the sinful pride of Sodom (Ezekiel 16:49), which led them to commit sexual perversions which is repeating itself in today's push for same-sex "marriage" acceptance and more? We repent! We repent IMMEDIATELY and then humble ourselves.

The Bible says that God resists the proud but gives Grace to the humble. Our Savior was the Humble servant during His time on earth to model our life around. Can we be like Him and resist pride? We sure can. Stay close to Him. Pray and talk with Him. Praise Him. Honor Him. Worship Him. Bow down before Him and Love Him. Do these things, oh ye worshipper in Spirit and in Truth...and the sin which God hates most - Pride, will not cause you or I to fall. Amen.