HOSTAGE, Part 2 No More Lies

Lie (noun): an intentionally false statement. Used with reference to a situation involving deception or founded on a mistaken impression.

Key Thought— Lying means to be committed to a word or belief that isn’t true.

LYING is OF the DEVIL, FROM the DEVIL and causes you to BECOME LIKE the DEVIL.

“For you are the children of your father the Devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He… has always hated the truth. There is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.” John 8:44 (NLT)

Text: Matthew 28:1-15

3 TYPES OF LIES THAT HOLD US HOSTAGE

Lies we believe about GOD.

“God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?” Numbers 23:19

“The snake was more clever than all the wild animals the LORD God had made. He asked the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must never eat the fruit of any tree in the garden’?" Genesis 3:1

Lies we believe about OURSELVES.

“If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.” 1 John 1:8 (NIV) “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.” Galatians 6:7 (NIV)

Lies we tell OTHERS.

“So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body.” Ephesians 4:25 (NLT)

“You shall not testify falsely [that is, lie, withhold, or manipulate the truth] against your neighbor (any person).” Exodus 20:16 (AMP)

"'Do not steal. "'Do not lie. "'Do not deceive one another.” Leviticus 19:11

3 TRUTHS THAT SET US FREE.

“31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”.” John 8:31-32

God LOVES ME And Is FOR ME.

“This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again…” John 3:16-17 (MSG)

2. I Can Be FREE.

“You no longer have to live under a continuous, low-lying black cloud. A new power is in operation. The Spirit of life in Christ, like a strong wind, has magnificently cleared the air, freeing you from a fated lifetime of brutal tyranny at the hands of death.” Romans 8:1-2 (MSG)

3. I Can Be RESTORED.

“You have allowed me to suffer much hardship, but you will restore me to life again and lift me up from the depths of the earth.” Psalm 71:20

“The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.” Romans 8:11

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