The Lie
The Lie
With a lie, one can go very far, but without hope of returning.
(JewishProverb)
TheMoreLiesITell,TheLessItSeemsLikeI'mLying(Proverb)
Lie
Thelieisanexpressionorastatementcontrarytowhatisknown,believedor
itisthought
Matthew5:37Butletyour'yes'be'yes,'andyour'no'be'no';forwhateverismorethanthese,
ofbadproceeding.
Proverbs6:16-19SixthingstheLordhates,andevensevenareanabominationtohissoul:
Thehaughtyeyes,thelyingtongue,thehandsthatshedinnocentblood,the
heartthatmachineswickedthoughts,thehastyfeettoruntoevil,the
falsewitnesswhospeakslies,andhewhosowsdiscordamongbrothers.
Asongsays:Youliesowellthatittastesliketruthtome.
WhenIwasachild,myinclinationwastolie,andIunderstoodthatifIdid,Ihadto
makeitormakeitbelievable,thereforeIpaidattentiontothepeoplewhosaidthe
truth;Iobservedhergestureswhilespeaking,herwords,herwayofstanding,herwayof
to look.
Overtime,IlearnedthatIshouldlookintotheeyesandnotmakeexcessivegestures,nor
smiles that had nothing to do with the topic, that didn't have to stammer or
to stutter, I learned that every lie had to be "short," as short as possible,
becauseIlearnedthatoneliewouldbringanotherandanother,andsoon,andthatmy
memoryshouldbelong,verylong.
She embellished the lies with some circumstantial detail to support them.
alibi,becauseeverylieneedsadetail,anepisode,somethingtomakeitbelievable,
Ofcourse,accuracyisnotalwaystruth.
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Myfavoritephrasewas:"Yousaywhatyouwant,Idon’tlie"
* Lieshavealotofpowerontheirsidewhentheyseemliketruths
The liar would remain relaxed and calm as if he were teling the truth, in order to
maketheliemorecredibleandmaketheotherpersonfeelguiltyfornotbelievingme.☺ ☺
Lying Requires Memory. It is simple to discover the liar, because they usually
to incur in contradictions regarding what has been said in the past and does not remember.
Asthepopularsayinggoes,tospinalieyoualwaysneedaskein.
Thosewhoalwaystellthetruthcanaffordtohaveabadmemory.
SoovertimeIperfectedtheprofessionoflying.Thenbyimitatingthe
goodappliedtothebad..
OfcourseIfoundmanyreasonstolie,poverty,loneliness,
thebadclothes,thebadfamily,theneeds,etc.etc.
Thelieisacomplexfabrication,muchmorecomplicatedthanthetruth,in
Ingeneral,ittakeslongertoanswerwithaliethantotellthetruth.
Theliardeniesoverandoverthatthetruthstatedbytheotheristrue,until
whichultimatelycallsthewordofthehonestintoquestion.
The liar is often an insecure person with low self-esteem, for that reason
theycreateliesabouttheirlife,sometimesthesepeoplesufferfromadisorder
of antisocial personality and their lies aim to make people feel
affectionforthem,theysimplyfeellonelyandwithoutaffection.
Themythomaniacseekstheacceptanceofothersthroughtheirdeceptions.Alargepartof
society, by distorting the truth, wants to appear better, but the lie
Fadesaway,intheendthetruthtriumphsandremains.
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Proverbs 14:22 Do not those who plot evil go astray? Mercy and truth
thosewhothinkwellwillsucceed.
Whiteliesshouldnotbejustified,becausealieisalie;no
IstherejustificationforlyingintheBible,evenifitisarguedthatitistoavoidharm?
totheother.
A common 'white' lie is that someone really knows about something, but
says:I'dont'knowanything,'wheninrealityitshouldsay:Iknowwhatishappening,its' justthat
Idon'twanttoorIcan'tsayit.
Itisbettertobehurtwithatruththantobecomfortedwithalie.
Let us bear in mind that: neither the benefit of lying is so solid, nor the harm of the
Truth harms a lot of time. The truth frees us from mistakes and consequences.
adults,thetruthcanrestorerelationships.
Weareslavestowhatwesay,goesthesaying,butwearealsofreewhen
we talk about truth, the way of telling the truth does not have to be hurtful or with
brutality,wholovesthetruth,proclaimsittohealandnottohurt,sincethereisno
aliemoreharmfulthanthedisguisedtruth.
The truth shouldn't confront us so much and put us in a difficult situation, the
Truth is we should befriend each other and not become enemies, but people often prefer
ignorerealitybyhidingitbehindalie,onlythatinthelongrunthedamagewillbe
great, because we can fool everyone for some time, we can fool
someonealways,butwewilnotbeabletodeceiveeveryoneforever.
Sometimestryingtohelpweerr.
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AScottishproverbsays:LieformeandIwillswearforyou.
Thelietheytellustonot'hurtus'locksusinaprisonofdarknessand
denial,thatdesiretohelpputsusinanunrealitythatcanputusinplaces
Ofrisk,itisalsotruethattherearepeoplewhoprefernottoknowthetruth.
Someonesaid:Itisbettertobedeceiveduntiltheendthantolosetheblessedhope.
of the truth; but that hope is vain, 2 Corinthians 13:7-8 And we pray to God that
donoevil;notsothatwemayappearapproved,butsothat
you do what is good, even if we are like reprobates. For nothing
wecanagainstthetruth,butforthetruth.
Asonemightsay:opportunitymakesthethief,inthiscasetheliar;Soitwasthe
thebeginningoftherebellioninAbsalom,hestoodbythesideoftheroadnexttothegate,
to attract the attention of those who sought the king's counsel with slanders and
liesweretryingtowinpeople'ssympathy.
Absalomallowedtherebelliontoenterhisheartandthissinwasthecauseof
his ruin.Arebellious person will generally begin by speaking against their authority,
then he wil encourage others to think the same as him. It is another of the results of the
liesownintheheartsofpeopleofallages.
Therearethosewhoarelikefixedbikes,youpedalandpedalbutstillstayinplace.
sameplace;theycanpedalformiles,butwhentheygetoff,theyareinthesameplace.
They have been on the Lord's path for years, but they are in the same place, with the same
problems,withthesameemotionalcomplexes,thesamesinsfromyearsago.
Stillwiththelieonthetipofthetongue
Onlythepersonwithsomethingtohideisdiscovered;onlysomeonewithasecret.
isexposed.
Those people who bury their mistakes often find that later
theythemselvesendupburied
Theerrorisnotintheonewhotrusts,butintheonewholies.
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WithoutloveforthetruthandamindfilledwiththeWordofGod,people
wewilnotbeabletodiscerntheerrorandthebad.
TheBiblesaysthatwewillknowthetruthandthetruthwillsetusfree(John
8:32andyouwilknowthetruth,andthetruthwilsetyoufree),althoughitistruethatitappliesto
thespiritual,wecanalsoapplyittothemoral,byknowingthetruthwebecome
free, because when we live in the midst of lies our blessings remain
trappedinthesamejail.
Attimesitishardertobefreethantobeenslaved.
Whenpeoplewanttochangetheirlives,theconsequencesfollowthemfora
Time, sometimes for a long time, it is difficult to change the testimony, even when the
TheapostlePaulbegantopreach,andtheydoubtedhimbecauseofhisrecentpast.
All over the world, many people have risen up proclaiming so many
"truths",thatpeoplenolongerknowwherethe"truetruth"is.
We live in a world surrounded and filed with lies where even those that are
assumedtruthsareabsolutelies.
Ontheotherhand,thereareso-calledhalf-truthsorwhitelies,which
theydonottellthewholetruthnoraretheyentirelyalie.Thiswayofexpression
ithaspracticallyfloodedallsectorsofsociety,includingChristians.
Manytimes,whiteliesareusedtogetoutofembarrassingsituations;
to obtain labor benefits or economic improvements, many have no idea
doubtaboutusinganykindoflie.
Inothercases,formany,tellingthetruthmeansgettingintotrouble.
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Ephesians4:25Therefore,layingasidefalsehood,speaktrutheachoneofyouwithhis
neighbor;becausewearemembersofoneanother.
Aliethrowsahundred.
Warnsofthefatalconsequenceoflying,becausetomakethedeceptioncredible,for
Theregularoneisusuallythreadedwithvariousothers.
That’swhythesayinggoes:Hewholiesinonethingwilbeuntruthfulineverything.
Jeremiah 9:5 And everyone deceives his neighbor, and no one speaks the truth;
Theyhaveaccustomedtheirtonguetospeaklies,theyengageinactingwickedly.
Isaidatthebeginning:T
' hemoreliesItel,thelessitseemstomethatIamlying.'
Therecomesintoplaydeception.Lyingistosayoraffirmwhatisnotrealwiththe
intention to deceive, to deceive is to make believe the lies, then one can lie
Manytimes,butnotalways,deceptionwillbeeffective.
For example:As a child, we were told the story of the lying shepherd, who by
On several occasions, he shouted: The Wolf, The Wolf, the people around him ran to
help him, so several times, until the people said: next time we won't
willdeceive,thenwhenthewolftrulycameandtheshepherdtoldthetruth,TheWolf,
TheWolf,noonebelievedhimwhilethewolfwaseatinghissheep.(Inthemouthoftheliar,what
certainbecomesdoubtful)
Psalms12:2Eachonespeaksliestohisneighbor;Theyspeakwithflatteringlips,
andwithabentheart.
SatanisthefatherofliesandJesusChristisOurTruth.
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Matthew22:16AndtheysenttheirdisciplestohimalongwiththeHerodians,saying:
Master,weknowthatyouarealoveroftruth,andthatyouteachwithtruththewayof
God,andyoudon'ttakecareofanyone,becauseyoudon'tlookattheappearanceofmen.
OurLordJesusisourgreatestexampleforthebeliever,fromHismouthnever
a lie came out, he never deceived anyone. Although he was outraged, slandered and
threatened,didnotfeelentitledtodowrong,nortodowhatothersdid,
Heneverthreatened,butentrustedtheproblemtotheonewhojudgesjustly.
1Peter2:21-23whodidnosin,norwasdeceitfoundinhismouth;
Asayinggoes:
Hedeceviedmebecausehedd
inoeiltomef;orh
fiehadeildtomeh,ewoud
lnoh
tavebeenabeltodecevieme.
Itseemslikeaparadox,buttherealityisthatthereisnothinghiddenthatshouldnotbe
cometolight,thereisnothingthattheGodofheavenandearthdoesnotknow,butalso
Infrontofmen,areputationisformedbecauseofwhatthemouthpronounces.
Itcanbedestroyed.Peoplestarttoconsiderandobservethewordswiththe
acts,ifthereisacoincidencebetweenthem.
Godhasverystrongfeelingsaboutlying.Infact,forHim,itisa
abomination. The word abomination is the strongest word in the Bible for
describe hatred. Proverbs 6:16-19 The Lord hates six things,.. the tongue
liar,
In John 8:44, Jesus tells us that Satan is the father of lies: 'When he'
Hespeaksalie;ofhimselfhespeaks:forheisaliarandthefatheroflies.
Thatmeansthatwhenwelie,wespeakthelanguageofSatanandenterinto
histerritory.Godalwayswantsustospeakthetruth,andtodoitina
spiritoflove.
Isitevergoodtotellalie?No.
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Iremember,ononeoccasionwehadanewlyboughtmotorcyclestolen,andatthemomentof
gotofilethepolicereportandtheinsurancetotrytorecoversomething,wedidn'tsayanythingelse
what is pure truth, how the robbery had occurred, which they classified as
Theft, because they took it from inside the house and there was no one next to the motorcycle.
Wehadleftthemotorcycleathomewiththekeyinit.
When we filed the police report, the officer told us: If you say that it was there
key turned and it was without a chain, so perhaps they won’trecognize the insurance; no
despitethat,wehadnoothertruthtotell.Sowhenwebroughtthosepapers
TotheInsurance,theyautomaticalytoldus:Ifyouwant,Icanfil outthepapersforyou,butforthe
Theywon'tacknowledgeanythinginthecomplaintsinceyoudeliberatelyleftthemotorcycle.
withthekeyforthemtostealitfromyou,soIadviseyounottowastetime.
SowereceivednothingfromtheInsurancedespitehavingpaidontimeandinfull.Me
I felt very upset at that moment, but now, a few years later, in our
theheartisthesatisfactionthateventhoughthesituationseemedtohaveharmedus,
weacceptGod'swillasHewanted.
If you are a believer who sees the lie of piousness, believe me, you are being
deceivedbythespiritofevil.
There are many and varied arguments regarding telling white lies or
Piousness is good, there are still arguments based on the Word of God. So the
Theargumentoftheonewhoisuntruthfulonthatoccasionis:Abadlieisnotwrong.
whenwedefendagoodtruthwithher.
Josué2:3-6
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Then the king of Jericho sent to say to Rahab: Bring out the men who have
theyhavecometoyou,andhaveenteredyourhouse;fortheyhavecometospyoutalltheland.But
thewomanhadtakenthetwomenandhadhiddenthem;andshesaid:Itistruethat
Somemencametome,butIdidn'tknowwheretheywerefrom.Andwhenitwasabouttoclosethe
door,itbeingalreadydark,thosemenwentout,andIdon'tknowwheretheyhavegone;followthem
hurry, and you will catch them. But she had brought them up to the roof, and had
hiddenamongthebundlesoflinenthathehadplacedontherooftop.
In the logical argument of those who minimize the lie, as it hides the ..
spiesinhishouseweredoingthewillofGod,that'swhyitwaslogicalandprecisethat
mintiera
David lied, plotted, and schemed about Bathsheba the wife of Uriah.
David sent to inquire about that woman, and they said to him:
ThatisBathsheba,thedaughterofEliam,thewifeofUriahtheHittite./5Andthewomanconceived,and
senttoletDavidknow,saying:Iampregnant.//6ThenDavidsentto
tellJoab:SendmeUriahtheHittite.AndJoabsentUriahtoDavid.//9ButUriah
hesleptatthedooroftheking'shousewithallhislord'sservants,anddidnotdescend
tohishouse.10AndtheymadethisknowntoDavid,saying:Uriahhasnotgonedowntohishouse.
house. And David said to Uriah: Have you not come from a journey? Why then, do you not
Didyoudescendtoyourhouse?/11AndUriahansweredDavid:ThearkandIsraelandJudahare
undertents,andmylordJoab,andtheservantsofmylord,inthefield;andwasIto
toentermyhousetoeatanddrink,andtosleepwithmywife?Foryourlife,andfor
thelifeofyoursoul,thatIwilnotdosuchathing./13AndDavidinvitedhimtoeatanddrink
withhim,untilintoxicatinghim.Andhewentoutintheafternoontosleepinhisbedwiththeservantsof
hislord;buthedidnotgodowntohishouse./15Andhewroteintheletter,saying:Putin
Uriahatthefront,inthethickofthebattle,andwithdrawfromhim,sothathemaybewoundedand
Die./25AndDavidsaidtothemessenger:ThusyoushalsaytoJoab:Donotbeupsetaboutthis,
fortheswordconsumes,nowone,nowanother;strengthenyourattackagainstthecity,
until you give up.And you encourage him. / 26 Hearing the wife of Uriah that herhusband
Uriahwasdead,shemournedforherhusband./27Andafterthemourningwasover,Davidsentandthe
hebroughthertohishouse;andshebecamehiswife,andborehimason.ButthiswhichDavidhad
itwasdispleasingintheeyesoftheLord.
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ButthisdispleasedGod.
Thelieislearnedfromthemodeloftheparents.
Letusconsiderthischainofliesanddeceit
Génesis12:11-20
Then his son Isaac did the same with his wife Rebekah.
Génesis26:7-11
Genesis27:12Perhapsmyfatherwilfeelmea,ndhewilthinkIammockinghima,ndIwilbringuponmyself.
mycurseandnotblessing.
Genesis 27:13 And his mother answered: My son, let your curse be upon me;
justobeymyvoiceandgoandbringthemtome.
Genesis27:24Andhesaid:AreyoumysonEsau?AndJacobanswered:Iam.
Deceptionandliescoexist,astheirrelationshipisvitalandinseparable.
Samsonliedthreetimes,perhapsthinkingthathecouldnot,didnotwantto,orshouldnot.
discoverthesecretofhisgreatstrength,didnotconsidertheconsequencesofhisactions,
butfacedwiththepointofnotwantingtoleaveDalila,theliebecamehisescape,
having Dalila and protecting the secret of her strength; when in reality he should have
thinkingaboutchangingyourlifesituation
Thisgivesusaclearindicationthatlieswillalwayshaveconsequences.
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Itisimpossibletoliewithoutdeceiving,whichiswhyliesshouldnotdwellinthesonof
God,preciselybecausewearechildrenofHimwhoisTruth.
ItwarnsusthatifwedonotwanttodeceiveGodwemustpaycloseattention.
wellwithwhomwewalklikeourtrustedpeople,whatarethewordsthat
theybloomfromourmouths.
Godjudgeseachcaseaccordingtohislaw
Proverbs23:7Forashethinksinhisheart,soishe.Eatand
baby,itwiltelyou;Butyourheartisnotwithyou.
Ifsomeonewantedtosurprisesomeoneelse,theywouldhavetolietoavoidruiningit.
Thesurprise?Howwouldyoufeelifsomeonetoldyoualie?
Manytimeswesay:Iamfine,whenitistheopposite,andweputtheotherpersonina
unrealworld;theliealwayshurts.
For example: the mom or dad who lies to their children when there is no food.
enough, they say: I already ate, I'm not hungry, so you eat, the child,
logicallyeatswithoutguiltbecausehebelievesinthevoiceofhisparents,astimegoesby
Years,thesamedad,thesamemomsay:howungratefulyouare,thetimesIdidn'teveneat.
foryoutodoit;andtherebeginsthedamage,fornothavingtoldatruthinhis
moment, perhaps a softened truth, without drama, not half-hearted, but a truth
Saidinotherwords,atruthspokenwithlovedoesgood,aslovedoesnotharm.
harmtoothers.
AnaniasandSapphiraliedjustonce
Acts 5:1-10 But a certain man namedAnanias, with Sapphira his wife, sold
a property, and he took from the price, knowing it also his wife; and bringing only a
part,helaiditatthefeetoftheapostles.AndPetersaid:Ananias,whyhasSatanfilled
yourhearttolietotheHolySpirit,andtokeepbackpartofthepriceoftheland?
Holding it, didn't it stay with you? And sold, wasn't it in your power? Why
Didyouputthisinyourheart?Youhavenotliedtomen,buttoGod.Uponhearingthis,Ananias.
thesewords,hefellandexpired.Andagreatfearcameuponallwhoheardit.
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As the young men rose up, they wrapped him, and taking him out, they buried him. After a
a lapse of about three hours, it happened that his wife entered, not knowing what had happened.
happened.ThenPetersaidtoher:Tellme,didyousellthepropertyforsomuch?Andshesaid:
Yes,forthatreason.AndPetersaidtohim:WhydidyouagreetotesttheSpiritoftheLord?
here at the door the feet of those who have buried your husband, and they wil take you out.
instantlyshefellathisfeetandexpired;andwhentheyoungmenentered,theyfoundher.
dead;andtheytookherout,andtheyburiedhernextoherhusband.
They told a simple lie, but lying to the Holy Spirit will not go unpunished.
consequences
Althoughitwasa'simple'and'common'sin,Godtooktheirlivestocallus.
attention.
Sinisaseriousmatter.
Promisesthatwedonotfulfil
Toprofessaholinessthatonedoesnotpossess.
Proverbs16:6Withmercyandtruth,iniquityispurged:andbythefearoftheLordmendepartfromevil.
Jehovahmenkeepawayfromevil.
HezekiahwasdrawntoGod'sattention,byhisownwordsweinferthat
hewasadevotedandGod-fearingman,nonetheless,Godcaughthisattention,
tidyupyourhouse.
2Kings20:3IbeseechYou,OLord,IbeseechYou,remembernowhowIhavewalked
beforeyouintruthandwithasincereheart,andthatIhavedonethethingsthatpleaseyou.
AndHezekiahweptwithagreatweeping.
Aphrasethatseemsfunnyandcheerfulsays:
TheLiesandtheTrout,theOlderTheyAre,theBetterTheyAre
That weakness of the human spirit which for some deserves nothing but praise,
placemaninasecludedplacetothewillofGod.
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However,thewordoftheLordJesusChristtellsusthat:2Timothy3:13butthe
Badmenanddeceiverswillgofrombadtoworse,deceivingandbeingdeceived.
Proverbs 14:5 The true witness does not lie; but the false witness will speak.
lies.
We should be like the compass, no matter how you place it, it always points.
to the North, having located the correct point with sight, then the
Arrangeitbyturningitaccordingtoitsguide.
WemustarrangeourliveswiththeguidanceoftheWordofGod,whilealsobeing
areliableguideforthosewhocomeafterus,letusknowhowtopointourNorth.
Regretissoimportantatthatmomentinlife.
We know the story of Esau who despised his birthright, the gift of
God, the blessing of the Lord: Hebrews 12:17 For you know that even afterward,
wanting to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, and there was no opportunity for him
repentance,althoughhesoughtitwithtears.
Jeremiah31:19ForafterIturnedaway,Ihadrepentance,andafterthat
Irecognizedmyfault,Iwoundedmythigh;Iwasashamedandconfused,becauseIboretheaffront.
frommyyouth.
2Corinthians7:9-10NowIrejoice,notbecauseyouweremadesorry,butbecause
youweresaddenedforrepentance;foryouweresaddenedaccordingtoGod,
sothatyouwouldnotsufferanylossonourpart.Forthesadnessthatisaccordingto
God produces repentance for salvation, of which there is no need to repent; but the
Thesadnessoftheworldproducesdeath.
Philippians4:8Finally,brothers,whateveristrue,whateverishonorable,
everything just, everything pure, everything kind, everything that is of good name; if there is
Ifthereisanyvirtueifth,ereisanythingworthyofpraiseth,inkonthesethings.
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Psalm25:5Guidemeinyourtruth,andteachme,ForyouaretheGodofmy
salvation;InyouIhavewaitedallday.
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