Class 6 from this series was used in GCT Episode 329.<\/p>\n
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\nday together and our final study
\nhere on the book of Proverbs and<\/p>\n
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\nunlocking it.
\nAnd we’ve titled this Love <\/p>\n
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\nTruth, Proverbs in Practice.
\nI want to begin this morning by <\/p>\n
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\nyou doing a little bit of a
\nself-test. <\/p>\n
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\nSo here’s the self-test.
\nJust let’s spend a minute <\/p>\n
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\nthinking about where we would
\nrank ourselves here, mark <\/p>\n
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\nourselves on this scale.
\nAm I a truthful person? <\/p>\n
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\n1.
\nNot at all truthful. 10. <\/p>\n
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\nI’m truthful all the time.
\nAnd 0. <\/p>\n
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\nToo embarrassed to say.
\nGive you a minute to think about<\/p>\n
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\nthat.
\nAm I a truthful person? <\/p>\n
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\nAll right.
\nThat’s probably enough time. <\/p>\n
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\nI won’t ask for a show of hands.
\nI’m sure we’re all put 0. <\/p>\n
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\nToo embarrassed to say because
\nwe’re truthful people. <\/p>\n
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\nBut that’s just a quick little
\nanchor for us as we begin to <\/p>\n
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\nlook at the subject of truth in
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\nProverbs in Practice.
\nSo there’s our first anchor. <\/p>\n
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\nHere’s our second one.
\nI just want to reflect for a <\/p>\n
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\nminute on this slide here.
\nOur circles of identity. <\/p>\n
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\nAll right.
\nSo our truthfulness, our <\/p>\n
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\nuntruthfulness is going to
\nrevolve around who I think I am.<\/p>\n
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\nMy self-identity or the beliefs
\nI have about myself. <\/p>\n
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\nThey’re going to revolve around
\nwho we want others to think we <\/p>\n
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\nare.
\nOur status. <\/p>\n
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\nWhat judgments they make about
\nus. <\/p>\n
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\nWhat they might think about us.
\nAnd our identity is also going <\/p>\n
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\nto focus or be revolving around
\nwho we really are from God’s <\/p>\n
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\nperspective.
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\nmoment.
\nThis is another just anchoring <\/p>\n
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\nslide for us as we start looking
\nat this subject. <\/p>\n
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\nWho do we think we are?
\nWho do others think we are? <\/p>\n
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\nWho does God think we are?
\nAnd when we come to the subject <\/p>\n
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\nof truth and lies and honesty
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\na relationship concept.
\nIt’s going to be about what we <\/p>\n
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\nthink about ourselves.
\nThe lies we tell ourselves. <\/p>\n
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\nIt’s going to be the lies we
\ntell others around who we think <\/p>\n
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\nthey think we are.
\nAnd about the lies that we tell <\/p>\n
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\nto our Heavenly Father in our
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\nour Lord.
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\nmoment.
\nOur circles of identity and our <\/p>\n
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\nrelationships between those
\ncircles and within them and the <\/p>\n
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\nsubject of lies and truth.
\nOur August August August August <\/p>\n
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\nfoundation of the book of <\/p>\n
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\nproverbs we find that that
\nwisdom and understanding that <\/p>\n
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\ncame from god himself is
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\ndoes not wisdom cry and <\/p>\n
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\nunderstanding put forth her
\nvoice here i will speak <\/p>\n
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\nexcellent things the opening of
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\nmouth will speak truth
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\nmy lips all the words of my
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\nthere’s nothing froward or
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\nand perverse in them so the
\nwisdom and understanding that <\/p>\n
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\nwe’ve been considering this week
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\ncharacteristic that defines the <\/p>\n
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\nevil man and the strange woman
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\ndelivered from through the book
\nthrough the knowledge <\/p>\n
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\nunderstanding wisdom of the book
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\nthe inherent characteristics of
\nthose two arch nemeses and god <\/p>\n
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\nthinks it’s disgusting it’s the
\nterm abomination in proverbs 11 <\/p>\n
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\nverse 20 says a froward heart is
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\nyahweh but such as are upright
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\nit provokes there’s a visceral
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\ndishonesty and untruth it’s an
\nabomination but he’s delighted <\/p>\n
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\nby the opposite with the truth
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\n12 verse 22 lying lips are an
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\ndelight proverbs 11 verse 1 a <\/p>\n
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\nfalse balance is abomination to
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\ndelight and finally proverbs
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\ndoes yahweh hate yea seven are
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\nopposite truth in all of those
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\nbuilding blocks that god saying
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\nyou put two things together and
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\nthey have for all that do such
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\nthat is have an unjust one are
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\nso when he looked at the nation
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\nnot false witness and he uses
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\nabomination as a false witness
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\nthey had in these two dominating
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\neconomic exchange the principle
\ntruth for us not of life now <\/p>\n
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\nwhen we come all the way through
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\nthe conflicts between ecclesias
\nbringing in a false doctrine the<\/p>\n
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\nemerging of the apostasy that
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\nexplained and talked about in
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\njust a series of passages on
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\nthe font’s small romans 16 17 i
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\noffenses contrary to the <\/p>\n
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\ndoctrine you have learned and
\navoid them they are those who <\/p>\n
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\nserve not our lord jesus christ
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\nwords and fair speeches deceive
\nthe heart of a proverbs term the<\/p>\n
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\nsimple second corinthians
\nchapter 4 verse 2 you have <\/p>\n
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\nrenounced the hidden things of
\ndishonesty not walking in <\/p>\n
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\ncraftiness not handling the word
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\nmanifestation of the truth
\ncommanding ourselves to every <\/p>\n
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\nman’s conscience in the sight of
\ngod ephesians chapter 4 verse 14<\/p>\n
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\nthat we henceforth be no more
\nchildren tossed to and fro <\/p>\n
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\ncarried about with every wind of
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\nand cunning craftiness whereby
\nthey lie in wait to deceive the <\/p>\n
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\ncharacteristic of the evil man
\nfrom proverbs second peter <\/p>\n
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\nchapter 2 verse 18 when they
\nspeak great swelling words of <\/p>\n
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\nemptiness they entrap through
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\nmuch wantonness those who are
\nclean escape from them who live <\/p>\n
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\nin error so you see the thinking
\nthe framing of it was all about <\/p>\n
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\ndeceit and lies and dishonesty
\nwhich is disgusting abomination <\/p>\n
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\nto god and it was at the heart
\nof these conflicts and the <\/p>\n
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\nintroduction of false doctrine
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\nproverbs is a completely
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\nwhen we come to the wise this is
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\nit’s a summary of what they
\nthink of truth in the book of <\/p>\n
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\nproverbs they love truth this is
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\ngoes far beyond an intellectual
\nconstruct to one that’s a <\/p>\n
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\nrelationship basis a love truth
\nthey hate lies and deceit <\/p>\n
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\nthere’s an emotional aversion as
\nwell as intellectual to lies and<\/p>\n
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\ndeceit their way of life is
\ntruth for them truth is a way of<\/p>\n
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\nlife the way they think the way
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\ntheir subconscious habits are
\nall about truth and the truth of<\/p>\n
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\ngod appeals to them as something
\nbeautiful something to be loved <\/p>\n
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\nsomething to be aspired to and
\nthey deal truthfully with god’s <\/p>\n
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\nwords they hearken to it they
\nhang on it they pursue it they <\/p>\n
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\nseek it out they’re diligent
\nthey’re passionate about it so <\/p>\n
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\nthis morning we want to examine
\nthis spirit this quality of the <\/p>\n
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\nwise and the opposite that
\nquality of the evil of the evil <\/p>\n
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\nof the wicked of the evil man of
\na strange woman their lies and <\/p>\n
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\ntheir deceit we want to aspire
\nthis morning to be truthful to <\/p>\n
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\nlove the truth of god so here’s
\na few things about lying i went <\/p>\n
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\nsearching read a lot of
\ndifferent things a few academic <\/p>\n
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\npapers read a few books and
\nhere’s some important facts if <\/p>\n
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\nyou like about lying so children
\nby about the age of two are <\/p>\n
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\naccomplished lives so within 24
\nmonths of birth from knowing <\/p>\n
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\nnothing understanding nothing
\nthey’ve built this complex map <\/p>\n
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\nof the world and they understand
\nthat they know stuff that other <\/p>\n
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\npeople do not and they can use
\nthat to their advantage to get <\/p>\n
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\nthings so they can manipulate
\nothers by telling them certain <\/p>\n
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\nthings or withholding certain
\nthings many studies you can <\/p>\n
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\nimagine the academics go how
\nearly does lying start certainly<\/p>\n
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\nby age two maybe earlier they
\nlie generally to do two things <\/p>\n
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\nto embellish all right so they
\nadd stuff to the information new<\/p>\n
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\ninformation that’s not true to
\nmake it look bigger or brighter <\/p>\n
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\nor to cause people to think
\nthings or do things so there’s <\/p>\n
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\nan adding to or they hide it
\nthey conceal to avoid punishment<\/p>\n
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\nto avoid consequence and so
\nthey’re concealing something <\/p>\n
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\nit’s interesting actually isn’t
\nit the lord’s warning at the end<\/p>\n
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\nof revelation was do not add to
\nor take away and if you do all <\/p>\n
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\nthe curses of the book will be
\nadded to you because it’s the <\/p>\n
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\nbase principle isn’t it really
\nwhere it all starts will we add <\/p>\n
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\nto truth or we take away from
\ntruth as the essence of a lie <\/p>\n
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\nthere are many academic studies
\nbut many of them are <\/p>\n
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\nself-reporting well how do you
\nobserve if somebody’s actually <\/p>\n
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\nlying in their head and as they
\nspeak and but these all conclude<\/p>\n
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\nand they’re self-reported so
\nthey’ll play a whole lot of <\/p>\n
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\nhabitual line people aren’t even
\naware of but about two to three <\/p>\n
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\ntimes a day is on average what
\nthey come up with the average <\/p>\n
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\nperson so it’s natural isn’t it
\ndishonesty lying to the flesh we<\/p>\n
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\nlearned it when we were two
\nyears old now what is a lie well<\/p>\n
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\nhere’s the dictionary
\ndefinitions a lie is to make a <\/p>\n
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\nfalse statement with the
\nintention to deceive oxford <\/p>\n
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\nenglish dictionary or stanford
\nencyclopedia philosophy a lie is<\/p>\n
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\na statement by one who does not
\nbelieve it with the intention <\/p>\n
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\nthat someone else shall be led
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\nall the academics and the
\nliterature they’ve got as they <\/p>\n
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\ntry and define it this is
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\nthat they’ll have four
\ncomponents there is a statement <\/p>\n
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\nthat’s needed for there to be a
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\ndemonstrably the statement is
\nmade transferred to someone else<\/p>\n
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\nand there’s an intent to deceive
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\nare variations in this and <\/p>\n
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\nwhether intent is or isn’t <\/p>\n
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\nneeded and what level of intent
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\nthat because in a moment we’re
\ngoing to get a biblical <\/p>\n
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\ndefinition of lying from the
\nword of god but that’s what <\/p>\n
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\nthey’ve come up with as they try
\nto define what are lies but it <\/p>\n
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\nis about trying to manipulate
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\nthat they’re deceived into
\nbelieving something to be true <\/p>\n
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\nwhen it is not deceit’s similar
\nbut here’s the definition so the<\/p>\n
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\noxford english dictionary again
\nsays that deceit is dishonest <\/p>\n
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\nbehavior so it goes beyond now
\njust statement that is intended <\/p>\n
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\nso they still have an intent to
\nmake someone believe something <\/p>\n
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\nthat is not true or cambridge
\ndictionary it is an act of <\/p>\n
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\nkeeping the truth hidden
\nespecially to get advantage so <\/p>\n
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\nyou can see they’re exploring
\nthe ideas of hiding a truth and <\/p>\n
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\nbehavior and intent and getting
\nadvantage but it’s all hovering <\/p>\n
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\naround the same thing we’ve
\ncreated an impression a belief <\/p>\n
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\nin someone that is not true we
\nmight do it by hiding <\/p>\n
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\ninformation we might be doing it
\nby inventing information that’s <\/p>\n
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\nnot true we might outright say
\nsomething that is false we might<\/p>\n
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\ncreate impressions without quite
\nsaying something that’s not true<\/p>\n
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\nbut we know that the impression
\nwe’re trying to create is not <\/p>\n
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\ntrue and we do so through
\ninnuendo or misrepresentations <\/p>\n
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\nso we can quite clever about it
\ncan’t we oh well that’s how <\/p>\n
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\ndictionaries and schools of
\nphilosophy seek to define what <\/p>\n
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\nlying and deceit is and they
\nthey’re all hovering around the <\/p>\n
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\nright essential ideas but how
\ndoes god understand lying and <\/p>\n
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\ndeceit and we’re going to find
\nit’s much broader than just <\/p>\n
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\ntelling a lie and it’s whenever
\nfalsehood is presented as truth <\/p>\n
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\nand intent is certainly not
\nnecessary for it to be a lie or <\/p>\n
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\ndeceit so it’s whenever falsity
\nis presented as truth as we go <\/p>\n
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\nthrough this passage you’ll
\nstart to see that idea emerge so<\/p>\n
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\nthere are a lot of passages in
\nthe scripture about god about us<\/p>\n
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\nabout christ about truth we’re
\njust going to look up one <\/p>\n
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\npassage for each god is truth
\ncome with me to james chapter 1 <\/p>\n
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\nverse 17 18 because you learn
\nsome important things about god <\/p>\n
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\nand his relationship to truth
\njames chapter 1 verse 17 to 18 <\/p>\n
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\nand here the analogy of light
\nand dark is used to represent <\/p>\n
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\nthe ideas of truth and falsehood
\njames chapter 1 verse 17 every <\/p>\n
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\ngood gift every perfect gift is
\nfrom above and comes down from <\/p>\n
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\nthe father of lights with whom
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\nshadow of turning now of course
\nit’s explaining an idea of a <\/p>\n
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\nphysical light and if you turn
\nit it doesn’t create a shadow <\/p>\n
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\nthat’s using it as a metaphor
\nand analogy that god is truth <\/p>\n
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\nthere is no untruth in him verse
\n18 of his own will beget he us <\/p>\n
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\nwith the word of truth so that
\nwe could be a kind of first <\/p>\n
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\nfruits of his creation so god is
\ntruth there’s no untruth in god <\/p>\n
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\nnone said titus 1 verse 2 god
\nwho cannot lie john chapter 1 he<\/p>\n
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\nis full of grace and truth as is
\nthe son even in his name i am i <\/p>\n
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\nexist is the foundational idea
\nof its truth i am it’s a truth <\/p>\n
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\nstatement all right let’s go to
\njohn chapter 8 verse 32 we find <\/p>\n
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\ntruth and the lord jesus christ
\nagain in john 1 14 he is full of<\/p>\n
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\ngrace and truth in john chapter
\n4 24 we worship god in spirit <\/p>\n
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\nand in truth and john chapter 8
\nverse 32 let’s turn that up we <\/p>\n
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\ncome across those beautiful and
\nwell-known statements but it it <\/p>\n
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\nmakes this incredible point that
\ntruth will set us free john <\/p>\n
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\nchapter 8 verse 32 and
\ncommencing in verse 30 as he <\/p>\n
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\nspake these words many believed
\non him then said jesus to the <\/p>\n
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\njews who believed on him if you
\ncontinue in my word you are my <\/p>\n
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\ndisciples indeed and you shall
\nknow the truth and the truth <\/p>\n
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\nshall make you free so the words
\nof jesus christ are truth they <\/p>\n
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\nare where we come to know and
\nthat knowledge of that truth <\/p>\n
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\nwill make us free in the context
\nfrom death from sin and from <\/p>\n
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\neverything associated with it
\nall right finally come to john <\/p>\n
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\nchapter 3 verse 21 and we see
\nthe relationship of us as <\/p>\n
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\ndisciples to the truth to god
\nwho is true to jesus christ who <\/p>\n
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\nis true in whom there’s no
\nuntruth there’s no variableness <\/p>\n
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\nonly truth john chapter 3 verse
\n21 and that’s a um misquote i <\/p>\n
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\nshould have the one that those
\nwho love the truth who he does <\/p>\n
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\ntruth comes to the light someone
\nout here where am i supposed to <\/p>\n
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\nbe oh am i looking at the wrong
\noh you’re right i’ve been <\/p>\n
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\nputting off getting glasses for
\nso long all right let’s begin in<\/p>\n
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\nverse 18 he that believeth on
\nchrist is not condemned but he <\/p>\n
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\nthat believeth not is condemned
\nalready because he hath not <\/p>\n
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\nbelieved in the name of the only
\nbegotten son of god and this is <\/p>\n
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\nthe condemnation that light has
\ncome into the world and men love<\/p>\n
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\ndarkness rather than light
\nbecause their deeds were evil <\/p>\n
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\nand everyone that does evil
\nhates the light neither comes to<\/p>\n
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\nthe light lest his deeds should
\nbe revered reproved but he that <\/p>\n
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\ndoeth truth comes to the light
\nthat his deeds may be made <\/p>\n
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\nmanifest that they are wrought
\nin christ in god so there’s a <\/p>\n
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\nbeautiful statement isn’t it
\nabout our relationship to truth <\/p>\n
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\nas disciples we want to come to
\nthe truth so our deeds are made <\/p>\n
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\nmanifest but those who do evil
\nwill not come to the light they <\/p>\n
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\nwill not come to the scriptures
\nthey will not come to god <\/p>\n
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\nbecause evil is in them and they
\ndon’t want it made manifest so <\/p>\n
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\nthat’s the spirit of truth in
\nthe light of a disciple they <\/p>\n
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\nwant to know we want to know
\nwhere the evil is in our life we<\/p>\n
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\nwant it to be revealed by our
\njudge jesus christ we want it to<\/p>\n
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\nbe removed as the spirit of the
\ndisciple all right so we can see<\/p>\n
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\nfrom those passages that truth
\nis central to our relationship <\/p>\n
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\nwith god our relationship with
\nchrist i’m going to spend a few <\/p>\n
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\nminutes now getting a bit deep
\nall right we could spend a lot <\/p>\n
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\nof time on this but there’s a
\nlot of depth to this idea that <\/p>\n
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\ngod is true just reflect on that
\ngod is truth not only likes to <\/p>\n
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\nbe sometimes is he is inherently
\ntruth and that means that every <\/p>\n
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\nsingle thing he says is true and
\nhe can’t lie he cannot because <\/p>\n
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\nhe is truth so truth is inherent
\nin everything he does ever now <\/p>\n
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\nwhy is that important because if
\nyou have no truth you only have <\/p>\n
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\nchaos this is true in the
\nmaterial created world god <\/p>\n
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\nspoke and it was done and it was<\/p>\n
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\ngod that’s why we can look <\/p>\n
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\nthat’s why scientists can look
\ninto a universe that’s full of <\/p>\n
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\ntruth that’s why the scientific
\nmethod of principle is a <\/p>\n
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\nfalsifiable hypothesis at the
\nheart of the process because <\/p>\n
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\nlooking for that’s why they can <\/p>\n
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\nassume and look at everything
\nout and think they will find <\/p>\n
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\nstructure they will find order
\nthey will find they will find <\/p>\n
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\n00:23:39,083 –> 00:23:46,352
\ntruthfulness in it is it true is
\nit not true is it right or not <\/p>\n
338
\n00:23:46,352 –> 00:23:51,132
\nright is at the heart of the
\nentire creation of the father so<\/p>\n
339
\n00:23:51,132 –> 00:23:56,182
\nwithout god being true nothing
\nnothing can exist nothing think <\/p>\n
340
\n00:23:56,182 –> 00:24:02,748
\nabout this if there’s no truth
\nwe cannot know anything because <\/p>\n
341
\n00:24:02,748 –> 00:24:08,112
\nthere’s no truth to know
\nknowledge is about something <\/p>\n
342
\n00:24:08,112 –> 00:24:15,264
\nthat’s true if there’s no truth
\nwe cannot believe in anything we<\/p>\n
343
\n00:24:15,264 –> 00:24:20,665
\ncannot have the concept of faith
\nyou know it’s fascinating that <\/p>\n
344
\n00:24:20,665 –> 00:24:24,315
\nall the philosophers going back
\nto the greeks and probably <\/p>\n
345
\n00:24:24,315 –> 00:24:28,695
\nearlier one of their big
\nconundrums was a do i exist how <\/p>\n
346
\n00:24:28,695 –> 00:24:34,485
\ndo i know what’s true can i
\nbelieve in anything god is truth<\/p>\n
347
\n00:24:34,485 –> 00:24:42,350
\nis the foundation of the created
\nuniverse as a manifestation of <\/p>\n
348
\n00:24:42,350 –> 00:24:50,215
\nhis order and without it there
\nis only chaos without god <\/p>\n
349
\n00:24:50,215 –> 00:24:58,070
\nnothing can exist because he’s
\ntrue we cannot have faith we <\/p>\n
350
\n00:24:58,070 –> 00:25:04,712
\ncannot believe unless he’s true
\nso god is true so god is true is<\/p>\n
351
\n00:25:04,712 –> 00:25:08,804
\nthe foundation of everything so
\nif god is true where did lying <\/p>\n
352
\n00:25:08,804 –> 00:25:13,237
\ncome from well we know don’t we
\nand put this on screen john <\/p>\n
353
\n00:25:13,237 –> 00:25:18,604
\nchapter 8 44 this is where lies
\nentered the world this is where <\/p>\n
354
\n00:25:18,604 –> 00:25:23,812
\ngod said lies or untruth came
\ninto the world john chapter 8 <\/p>\n
355
\n00:25:23,812 –> 00:25:27,730
\nverse 44 as christ is having an
\nexchange with those around him <\/p>\n
356
\n00:25:27,730 –> 00:25:31,080
\nhe’s saying whose father whose
\ndescendant are you from and this<\/p>\n
357
\n00:25:31,080 –> 00:25:35,640
\nis what he says to them he says
\nyou are of the father of the <\/p>\n
358
\n00:25:35,640 –> 00:25:39,580
\ndiabolos and your will is to do
\nyour father’s desires he was a <\/p>\n
359
\n00:25:39,580 –> 00:25:42,880
\nmurderer from the beginning and
\ndoes not stand in the truth <\/p>\n
360
\n00:25:42,880 –> 00:25:47,072
\nbecause no truth is in him and
\nwhen he lies he speaks out of <\/p>\n
361
\n00:25:47,072 –> 00:25:51,055
\nhis own character for he’s a
\nliar and the father of lies and <\/p>\n
362
\n00:25:51,055 –> 00:25:55,786
\nthat’s from the esb because it
\ngives the sense of the character<\/p>\n
363
\n00:25:55,786 –> 00:26:00,514
\nof the diabolos it’s untruthful
\nthere’s no truth in him it’s the<\/p>\n
364
\n00:26:00,514 –> 00:26:06,255
\nopposite of god in which there
\nis no lie no untruth there is no<\/p>\n
365
\n00:26:06,255 –> 00:26:11,958
\ntruth in the diabolos he is the
\nfather of lies and the first <\/p>\n
366
\n00:26:11,958 –> 00:26:17,652
\nliar so what is the first lie
\nwell it’s beautiful isn’t it in <\/p>\n
367
\n00:26:17,652 –> 00:26:22,890
\na simplicity we all know this
\nlet’s remind ourselves of it so <\/p>\n
368
\n00:26:22,890 –> 00:26:27,230
\nprecise and beautiful and
\nprofound in its simplicity as is<\/p>\n
369
\n00:26:27,230 –> 00:26:32,472
\neverything that god ever does
\nthe serpent said to the woman <\/p>\n
370
\n00:26:32,472 –> 00:26:39,116
\nyou shall not surely die the
\nfirst lie the father of all lies<\/p>\n
371
\n00:26:39,116 –> 00:26:45,269
\nif you think about because it
\nsays that there is no <\/p>\n
372
\n00:26:45,269 –> 00:26:51,930
\nconsequence for sin and god is a
\nliar and it entered the world <\/p>\n
373
\n00:26:51,930 –> 00:26:56,649
\nbrothers and sisters in the
\nbeginning and it is not of god <\/p>\n
374
\n00:26:56,649 –> 00:27:02,436
\nand there is no truth in it
\nthere is a consequence for sin <\/p>\n
375
\n00:27:02,436 –> 00:27:07,490
\nand that’s one of the
\nfundamental messages of the book<\/p>\n
376
\n00:27:07,490 –> 00:27:12,908
\nof proverbs there is consequence
\nevil there is consequence good <\/p>\n
377
\n00:27:12,908 –> 00:27:19,701
\nthere are choices to make and
\ngod is true he is no liar so <\/p>\n
378
\n00:27:19,701 –> 00:27:24,636
\nthat’s the origination of all
\nlying and deceit in the world <\/p>\n
379
\n00:27:24,636 –> 00:27:29,800
\naround us today it began in the
\nbeginning what we’re going to do<\/p>\n
380
\n00:27:29,800 –> 00:27:33,908
\nnow is we’re going to do a
\nbiblical speed read of lying in <\/p>\n
381
\n00:27:33,908 –> 00:27:37,701
\nthe scripture and we’re going to
\nuse the epistle of john so <\/p>\n
382
\n00:27:37,701 –> 00:27:41,232
\nhopefully you will be all
\nfamiliar with every one of these<\/p>\n
383
\n00:27:41,232 –> 00:27:45,151
\nlies and i did all this before
\neven knowing that the epistle of<\/p>\n
384
\n00:27:45,151 –> 00:27:47,758
\njohn was going to be a other
\nconsideration this week all <\/p>\n
385
\n00:27:47,758 –> 00:27:50,436
\nright so i’m going to race
\nthrough these very quickly but <\/p>\n
386
\n00:27:50,436 –> 00:27:54,535
\nyou’ll see john sets out i’m
\nsure as you know a series of <\/p>\n
387
\n00:27:54,535 –> 00:27:58,630
\nlies but it gives us a lot of
\ninsight into how god thinks <\/p>\n
388
\n00:27:58,630 –> 00:28:03,450
\nabout lying and what lying is it
\ngoes far beyond the concept of a<\/p>\n
389
\n00:28:03,450 –> 00:28:06,591
\nstatement the statement’s not
\ntrue there’s an intention to <\/p>\n
390
\n00:28:06,591 –> 00:28:10,713
\ndeceive and the person receives
\nit it goes to a much higher <\/p>\n
391
\n00:28:10,713 –> 00:28:15,428
\nlevel that god is true and in
\nhim there’s no lie there is no <\/p>\n
392
\n00:28:15,428 –> 00:28:19,220
\ndarkness at all so let’s speed
\nread these first one john i’ll <\/p>\n
393
\n00:28:19,220 –> 00:28:23,470
\nput them on screen first john 1
\n5 16 i’ve tried to highlight the<\/p>\n
394
\n00:28:23,470 –> 00:28:27,136
\nactual lie in blue we lie when
\nwe say we’re in fellowship with <\/p>\n
395
\n00:28:27,136 –> 00:28:30,299
\nchrist but our walk does not
\nmatch that statement this then <\/p>\n
396
\n00:28:30,299 –> 00:28:33,800
\nis the message which we’ve heard
\nwith him and declared to you <\/p>\n
397
\n00:28:33,800 –> 00:28:37,989
\nthat god is light and in him is
\nno darkness at all he’s true <\/p>\n
398
\n00:28:37,989 –> 00:28:42,165
\nthere’s no lie no untruth in him
\nand if we say we have fellowship<\/p>\n
399
\n00:28:42,165 –> 00:28:46,016
\nwith him i’m in fellowship but
\nwe walk in darkness we lie and <\/p>\n
400
\n00:28:46,016 –> 00:28:50,710
\ndo not the truth so we lie when
\nwe say we’re in fellowship with <\/p>\n
401
\n00:28:50,710 –> 00:28:54,626
\nchrist but our walk does not
\nmatch that statement first john <\/p>\n
402
\n00:28:54,626 –> 00:28:59,984
\nchapter 1 verse 8 to 9 we lie
\nwhen we justify ourselves if we <\/p>\n
403
\n00:28:59,984 –> 00:29:05,235
\nsay we have no sin there’s our
\nlie the untrue statement i have <\/p>\n
404
\n00:29:05,235 –> 00:29:10,930
\nno sin it’s a lie we deceive
\nourselves and the truth is not <\/p>\n
405
\n00:29:10,930 –> 00:29:15,271
\nin us but if we confess our sins
\nis faithful and just to forgive <\/p>\n
406
\n00:29:15,271 –> 00:29:17,998
\nus our sins and to cleanse us
\nfrom all right unrighteousness <\/p>\n
407
\n00:29:17,998 –> 00:29:21,976
\nso we lie when we justify
\nourselves first john chapter 2 <\/p>\n
408
\n00:29:21,976 –> 00:29:28,440
\nverse 3 to 4 we lie when we say
\ni know christ but we don’t do <\/p>\n
409
\n00:29:28,440 –> 00:29:33,480
\nwhat he asks us to hereby we
\nknow that we know him if we keep<\/p>\n
410
\n00:29:33,480 –> 00:29:37,185
\nhis commandments he that says i
\nknow him there’s the lie and <\/p>\n
411
\n00:29:37,185 –> 00:29:42,180
\nkeeps not his commandments is a
\nliar the truth is not in him <\/p>\n
412
\n00:29:42,180 –> 00:29:49,369
\nfirst john chapter 2 verse 21 22
\nwe lie when we deny doctrinal <\/p>\n
413
\n00:29:49,369 –> 00:29:54,290
\ntruth i have not written unto
\nyou because you know not the <\/p>\n
414
\n00:29:54,290 –> 00:29:57,440
\ntruth but because you know it no
\nlie is of the truth who is a <\/p>\n
415
\n00:29:57,440 –> 00:30:01,103
\nliar but he that denieth that
\njesus is the christ he is the <\/p>\n
416
\n00:30:01,103 –> 00:30:04,796
\nantichrist that denies the
\nfather and the son so the untrue<\/p>\n
417
\n00:30:04,796 –> 00:30:09,614
\nstatement is that jesus is not
\nthe christ that’s connected of <\/p>\n
418
\n00:30:09,614 –> 00:30:13,395
\ncourse the second john chapter
\none verse seven many deceivers <\/p>\n
419
\n00:30:13,395 –> 00:30:16,902
\nare entered the world who are
\nconfessed that jesus not that <\/p>\n
420
\n00:30:16,902 –> 00:30:20,503
\njesus christ has come in the
\nflesh this is a deceiver and an <\/p>\n
421
\n00:30:20,503 –> 00:30:24,015
\nantichrist i’m sure as you know
\nwhat john is referring to was <\/p>\n
422
\n00:30:24,015 –> 00:30:27,525
\nthis evolving concept here that
\njesus christ wasn’t really human<\/p>\n
423
\n00:30:27,525 –> 00:30:31,317
\nhe was only divine he just
\nlooked like a human he was <\/p>\n
424
\n00:30:31,317 –> 00:30:34,510
\nreally spirit there was no
\nhumanness to him he didn’t come <\/p>\n
425
\n00:30:34,510 –> 00:30:39,036
\nin the flesh and of course that
\nlie destroys the atonement <\/p>\n
426
\n00:30:39,036 –> 00:30:45,208
\nbecause if jesus christ does not
\ncome in the flesh then he cannot<\/p>\n
427
\n00:30:45,208 –> 00:30:53,369
\ndie and declare that god is
\nright so that’s a lie and <\/p>\n
428
\n00:30:53,369 –> 00:31:00,258
\nfinally in first john chapter 4
\nverse 20 we lie when we say we <\/p>\n
429
\n00:31:00,258 –> 00:31:06,016
\nlove god but we behave badly
\ntowards others if a man say i <\/p>\n
430
\n00:31:06,016 –> 00:31:13,478
\nlove god there’s the lie and
\nhates his brother he is a liar i<\/p>\n
431
\n00:31:13,478 –> 00:31:20,555
\nsaid that was the last one but i
\nlied first john chapter 1 verse <\/p>\n
432
\n00:31:20,555 –> 00:31:25,805
\n10 to 5 these are a little bit
\nmore tricky but i think there’s <\/p>\n
433
\n00:31:25,805 –> 00:31:29,600
\nsome fantastic insight in this
\nif we don’t believe something <\/p>\n
434
\n00:31:29,600 –> 00:31:34,056
\nthat god says is true we’re
\nsaying he’s a liar that’s <\/p>\n
435
\n00:31:34,056 –> 00:31:38,735
\nbecause he said something and we
\nbelieve we’re saying it’s not <\/p>\n
436
\n00:31:38,735 –> 00:31:42,556
\ntrue and so we’re saying he’s a
\nliar so first john chapter 1 <\/p>\n
437
\n00:31:42,556 –> 00:31:48,290
\nverse 10 if we say we have not
\nsinned we make him a liar why <\/p>\n
438
\n00:31:48,290 –> 00:31:51,788
\nbecause god says we have sinned
\nso if we say we haven’t we’re <\/p>\n
439
\n00:31:51,788 –> 00:31:55,947
\nsaying that what he said is not
\ntrue so he must be a liar first <\/p>\n
440
\n00:31:55,947 –> 00:32:02,152
\njohn chapter 5 verse 10 he that
\nbelieves not god has made him a <\/p>\n
441
\n00:32:02,152 –> 00:32:06,520
\nliar because he believeth not
\nthe record that god gave of his <\/p>\n
442
\n00:32:06,520 –> 00:32:13,142
\nson oh is that an expansion of
\nthe concept he that believeth <\/p>\n
443
\n00:32:13,142 –> 00:32:20,756
\nnot god makes him a liar now
\nwe’re being told that unbelief <\/p>\n
444
\n00:32:20,756 –> 00:32:27,860
\nof a true statement or position
\nof god is making god a liar <\/p>\n
445
\n00:32:27,860 –> 00:32:35,125
\nbecause god said it is true and
\nwe don’t believe it so we must <\/p>\n
446
\n00:32:35,125 –> 00:32:39,936
\nbe saying that what he said is
\nuntrue and we follow the next <\/p>\n
447
\n00:32:39,936 –> 00:32:44,505
\nstep of the logic but god is
\ntrue so if we say god is not <\/p>\n
448
\n00:32:44,505 –> 00:32:48,835
\ntrue when he is who is the liar
\nthat extends it very insistent <\/p>\n
449
\n00:32:48,835 –> 00:32:55,200
\nto say that whenever we fail to
\nbelieve to have faith we are <\/p>\n
450
\n00:32:55,200 –> 00:33:00,250
\nstating that god is a liar
\nthat’s the implications of first<\/p>\n
451
\n00:33:00,250 –> 00:33:05,221
\njohn chapter 5 this concept
\nbecomes much more pervasive <\/p>\n
452
\n00:33:05,221 –> 00:33:10,650
\ndoesn’t it now you know in 2nd
\nthessalonians chapter 2 verse 8 <\/p>\n
453
\n00:33:10,650 –> 00:33:14,559
\nto 12 beautifully built around
\nthe terminology and the picture <\/p>\n
454
\n00:33:14,559 –> 00:33:18,100
\nand the archetype of the evil
\nman of the book of proverbs this<\/p>\n
455
\n00:33:18,100 –> 00:33:22,580
\nman of sin the wicked one the
\nevil one who would be revealed <\/p>\n
456
\n00:33:22,580 –> 00:33:27,050
\nhis inherent characteristic is
\nlying wonders deceivableness <\/p>\n
457
\n00:33:27,050 –> 00:33:31,880
\nunrighteousness because they
\nreceive not a love of the truth <\/p>\n
458
\n00:33:31,880 –> 00:33:36,072
\nthat they might be saved love of
\nwhat truth that they might be <\/p>\n
459
\n00:33:36,072 –> 00:33:42,480
\nsaved well a love of the truth
\nof the salvation in jesus christ<\/p>\n
460
\n00:33:42,480 –> 00:33:46,035
\nwhat is that well it’s what we
\ncall the atonement isn’t it and <\/p>\n
461
\n00:33:46,035 –> 00:33:49,300
\nwhat’s the atonement well it’s
\ntwo halves it’s death and life <\/p>\n
462
\n00:33:49,300 –> 00:33:56,036
\nand says acts in connection to
\nthe other we are reconciled by <\/p>\n
463
\n00:33:56,036 –> 00:34:00,410
\ndeath we are saved much more by
\nlife so it’s a more powerful <\/p>\n
464
\n00:34:00,410 –> 00:34:03,300
\ntranscending principle but you
\ncan’t have it without the death <\/p>\n
465
\n00:34:03,300 –> 00:34:09,447
\nand in the death of christ we
\ndeclare what god is right he is <\/p>\n
466
\n00:34:09,447 –> 00:34:17,889
\ntrue and they could not accept
\nthat and so it’s the spirit of <\/p>\n
467
\n00:34:17,889 –> 00:34:22,300
\nthe wicked one in the book of
\nthessalonians and for this cause<\/p>\n
468
\n00:34:22,300 –> 00:34:27,125
\nverse 11 god shall send them a
\nstrong delusion and they will <\/p>\n
469
\n00:34:27,125 –> 00:34:31,014
\nbelieve a lie what lie well the
\nlie of john that jesus christ <\/p>\n
470
\n00:34:31,014 –> 00:34:35,547
\ndid not come in the flesh he’s
\ndivine only christ is god and <\/p>\n
471
\n00:34:35,547 –> 00:34:39,985
\nthey destroy the whole principle
\nof the atonement because now <\/p>\n
472
\n00:34:39,985 –> 00:34:45,867
\njesus christ cannot declare the
\nrighteousness truth of god and <\/p>\n
473
\n00:34:45,867 –> 00:34:50,487
\nso they would all be condemned
\nto believe not that truth but <\/p>\n
474
\n00:34:50,487 –> 00:34:56,620
\nhad pleasure in unrighteousness
\nso we’ve covered a lot so let’s <\/p>\n
475
\n00:34:56,620 –> 00:35:00,989
\njust summarize what we’ve seen
\nis that god’s definition of <\/p>\n
476
\n00:35:00,989 –> 00:35:06,576
\nlying and deceit is a much more
\nextensive one it’s based on the <\/p>\n
477
\n00:35:06,576 –> 00:35:12,800
\nessential idea that god is true
\nand it’s absolute in every sense<\/p>\n
478
\n00:35:12,800 –> 00:35:19,620
\nmaterial moral everything he
\nsays and does is truth and a lie<\/p>\n
479
\n00:35:19,620 –> 00:35:24,116
\nis anything that is not true as
\ndefined that way morally or <\/p>\n
480
\n00:35:24,116 –> 00:35:30,216
\nmaterially by god it’s untruth
\nin all of its forms and it’s the<\/p>\n
481
\n00:35:30,216 –> 00:35:33,780
\ndefining characteristic of the
\ndiabolos the serpent human <\/p>\n
482
\n00:35:33,780 –> 00:35:39,940
\nnature and there’s no truth in
\nthat nature it’s the defining <\/p>\n
483
\n00:35:39,940 –> 00:35:43,368
\ncharacteristic of the evil man
\nand the strange woman in the <\/p>\n
484
\n00:35:43,368 –> 00:35:48,720
\nbook of proverbs and it’s the
\nfather of all lies the statement<\/p>\n
485
\n00:35:48,720 –> 00:35:53,840
\nthou shalt not die there is no
\nconsequence for sin runs right <\/p>\n
486
\n00:35:53,840 –> 00:35:57,644
\nthrough and if you stop and
\nthink about it that all of those<\/p>\n
487
\n00:35:57,644 –> 00:36:01,634
\ncouplets are saying the
\nconsequence of evil and that <\/p>\n
488
\n00:36:01,634 –> 00:36:08,316
\nchoice is death it’s a
\nrestatement of the truth of <\/p>\n
489
\n00:36:08,316 –> 00:36:12,660
\ngenesis over and over and over
\nagain through all the couplets <\/p>\n
490
\n00:36:12,660 –> 00:36:17,250
\nand the proverbs there is a
\nconsequence for sin thou shalt <\/p>\n
491
\n00:36:17,250 –> 00:36:23,220
\nsurely die is the essence of the
\nknowledge and understanding and <\/p>\n
492
\n00:36:23,220 –> 00:36:27,120
\nwisdom to discern good and evil
\nthat we’re presented with in the<\/p>\n
493
\n00:36:27,120 –> 00:36:31,240
\nbook of proverbs so it unlocks
\nthe book of proverbs with it <\/p>\n
494
\n00:36:31,240 –> 00:36:35,580
\ntells us that truth is at its
\ncentre at the discernment of <\/p>\n
495
\n00:36:35,580 –> 00:36:39,980
\ngood and evil God is true it’s
\nat the centre of the principles <\/p>\n
496
\n00:36:39,980 –> 00:36:45,680
\nof justice and righteousness God
\nis true it’s at the centre of <\/p>\n
497
\n00:36:45,680 –> 00:36:50,860
\njudgement deceit and lying is
\nthe core characteristic of sin <\/p>\n
498
\n00:36:50,860 –> 00:36:53,880
\nfrom the beginning and that’s
\nwhy the book of proverbs so <\/p>\n
499
\n00:36:53,880 –> 00:36:58,500
\nspends so much time there as the
\nfather explains to the son and <\/p>\n
500
\n00:36:58,500 –> 00:37:03,420
\nthe lord Jesus Christ and to us
\nall the characteristics of the <\/p>\n
501
\n00:37:03,420 –> 00:37:07,930
\nevil man and the strange woman
\ntheir deceit their lies and <\/p>\n
502
\n00:37:07,930 –> 00:37:12,525
\npresents to us the way of good
\nthe way of the path the tree of <\/p>\n
503
\n00:37:12,525 –> 00:37:18,432
\nlife the way of truth alright
\nwell there’s our definition of <\/p>\n
504
\n00:37:18,432 –> 00:37:21,560
\nthe concept of truth I want to
\nspend a few moments now thinking<\/p>\n
505
\n00:37:21,560 –> 00:37:26,820
\nabout our underlying problem
\nwith deceit and lying you know <\/p>\n
506
\n00:37:26,820 –> 00:37:30,560
\none of the impacts on me of this
\nstudy is to find out I’m much <\/p>\n
507
\n00:37:30,560 –> 00:37:35,560
\nmore deceitful and much more of
\na liar than I ever believed so I<\/p>\n
508
\n00:37:35,560 –> 00:37:39,990
\nwant to spend a few minutes you
\nknow the drill now we’re going <\/p>\n
509
\n00:37:39,990 –> 00:37:44,720
\nto seek a bit of wise counsel so
\nwhat we’re going to break into <\/p>\n
510
\n00:37:44,720 –> 00:37:47,580
\nis groups of two or three and
\nsee if we can keep two or three <\/p>\n
511
\n00:37:47,580 –> 00:37:51,080
\nso the dynamics work well and
\nwe’re going to ask these <\/p>\n
512
\n00:37:51,080 –> 00:37:57,880
\nquestions what do we lie about
\nwho do we lie to why do we lie <\/p>\n
513
\n00:37:57,880 –> 00:38:01,260
\nso I’ll give you about seven
\nminutes to think through those <\/p>\n
514
\n00:38:01,260 –> 00:38:05,240
\nand to share insights and
\ncollective wisdom wise counsel <\/p>\n
515
\n00:38:05,240 –> 00:38:09,476
\nabout our problem collectively
\nwith truth and honesty what do <\/p>\n
516
\n00:38:09,476 –> 00:38:12,928
\nwe lie about who do we lie to
\nwhy do we lie I’ll give you <\/p>\n
517
\n00:38:12,928 –> 00:38:29,310
\nseven minutes all right sorry to
\ninterrupt I have to confess a <\/p>\n
518
\n00:38:29,310 –> 00:38:35,195
\nlie I said I’d give you seven
\nminutes and it’s now nine I <\/p>\n
519
\n00:38:35,195 –> 00:38:39,780
\nshould have said I’ll give you
\napproximately seven I will try <\/p>\n
520
\n00:38:39,780 –> 00:38:43,630
\nto give you seven but I said I
\nwill give you seven and I have <\/p>\n
521
\n00:38:43,630 –> 00:38:49,944
\nnot see how easy it is to lie
\nall right now I’d love to be <\/p>\n
522
\n00:38:49,944 –> 00:38:53,187
\nable to spend 20 minutes of the
\nwhiteboard and get all of that <\/p>\n
523
\n00:38:53,187 –> 00:38:56,214
\nup but we don’t have any time so
\nI’m going to share with you <\/p>\n
524
\n00:38:56,214 –> 00:38:58,920
\nagain some of the collective
\nwisdom of other brethren sisters<\/p>\n
525
\n00:38:58,920 –> 00:39:01,754
\nwho’ve done that for the
\nexercise this is some of the <\/p>\n
526
\n00:39:01,754 –> 00:39:07,660
\nreasons why we lie or deceive to
\ngain approval and acceptance of <\/p>\n
527
\n00:39:07,660 –> 00:39:11,240
\nothers so once again if you have
\nsome that aren’t here and <\/p>\n
528
\n00:39:11,240 –> 00:39:13,496
\nthey’re really important come
\nand give them to me later I’d <\/p>\n
529
\n00:39:13,496 –> 00:39:17,372
\nlove to have them we lie and
\ndeceive to gain some personal <\/p>\n
530
\n00:39:17,372 –> 00:39:24,300
\nbenefit of some form some sort
\nwe can lie to avoid a <\/p>\n
531
\n00:39:24,300 –> 00:39:29,660
\nconsequence to avoid shame or
\nembarrassment we can lie to hurt<\/p>\n
532
\n00:39:29,660 –> 00:39:34,470
\nsomeone we may lie to try and
\nprotect someone we may lie to <\/p>\n
533
\n00:39:34,470 –> 00:39:39,460
\navoid facing reality we might
\nlie to avoid a conflict we might<\/p>\n
534
\n00:39:39,460 –> 00:39:43,987
\njust lie out of habit we might
\nlie to gain control of someone <\/p>\n
535
\n00:39:43,987 –> 00:39:46,850
\nelse and there’ll be other
\nreasons many others but these <\/p>\n
536
\n00:39:46,850 –> 00:39:51,214
\nare some of the top ones and if
\nwe put that into our context of <\/p>\n
537
\n00:39:51,214 –> 00:39:57,160
\nour identities we lie to
\nourselves we create a vision and<\/p>\n
538
\n00:39:57,160 –> 00:40:02,090
\na picture of ourselves out of
\npride and we imagine we’re <\/p>\n
539
\n00:40:02,090 –> 00:40:07,272
\nsomething we are not but we also
\nlie to ourselves we can lie to <\/p>\n
540
\n00:40:07,272 –> 00:40:10,727
\nourselves and tell us that we’re
\nhopeless of no value nobody <\/p>\n
541
\n00:40:10,727 –> 00:40:17,660
\nlikes us we’re stupid I have an
\nexample of that I thought I was <\/p>\n
542
\n00:40:17,660 –> 00:40:20,507
\nterrible at mathematics as a
\nchild because I never learnt my <\/p>\n
543
\n00:40:20,507 –> 00:40:23,927
\ntime stables and I still don’t
\nknow them but I’ve learnt to add<\/p>\n
544
\n00:40:23,927 –> 00:40:27,775
\nup really fast in my head I
\nworked out later it’s because I <\/p>\n
545
\n00:40:27,775 –> 00:40:30,140
\nlearned by having structured
\ninformation if you just make me <\/p>\n
546
\n00:40:30,140 –> 00:40:33,300
\nwrote learn I cannot remember
\nstuff but if there’s a context <\/p>\n
547
\n00:40:33,300 –> 00:40:38,240
\nand a framework concept I can
\nget it and it wasn’t it wasn’t <\/p>\n
548
\n00:40:38,240 –> 00:40:42,607
\nuntil well into around about
\nfifth form so 15 I genuinely <\/p>\n
549
\n00:40:42,607 –> 00:40:46,600
\nthought I was quite stupid at
\nmathematics because everybody <\/p>\n
550
\n00:40:46,600 –> 00:40:50,507
\naround me told me at primary
\nschool nobody wanted me in their<\/p>\n
551
\n00:40:50,507 –> 00:40:54,180
\ngroup because you remember those
\nit all line up and the first <\/p>\n
552
\n00:40:54,180 –> 00:40:58,456
\nfour there’d be four times seven
\nI don’t know and whoever called <\/p>\n
553
\n00:40:58,456 –> 00:41:01,017
\nit out first got a point for
\ntheir team and you went to the <\/p>\n
554
\n00:41:01,017 –> 00:41:05,288
\nback and nobody wanted me in
\ntheir team I was stupid and I <\/p>\n
555
\n00:41:05,288 –> 00:41:09,200
\nwas told that so I came to have
\na self belief that I was useless<\/p>\n
556
\n00:41:09,200 –> 00:41:12,570
\nat it cut a long story short it
\nwas somewhere around the fifth <\/p>\n
557
\n00:41:12,570 –> 00:41:16,060
\nform and all the pennies dropped
\nI got into things and my marks <\/p>\n
558
\n00:41:16,060 –> 00:41:21,090
\nwent from about 30% to about 90%
\nand I went I actually are good <\/p>\n
559
\n00:41:21,090 –> 00:41:25,110
\nat this but for almost all my
\nlife to that point I laboured <\/p>\n
560
\n00:41:25,110 –> 00:41:27,820
\nthe impression because other
\npeople had told me I was stupid <\/p>\n
561
\n00:41:27,820 –> 00:41:32,110
\nit was a lie so we can lie to
\nourselves about who we are in a <\/p>\n
562
\n00:41:32,110 –> 00:41:34,994
\nnegative way we can lie to
\nourselves about who we are in <\/p>\n
563
\n00:41:34,994 –> 00:41:38,880
\nregards to we’re much greater
\nthan we actually are we can lie <\/p>\n
564
\n00:41:38,880 –> 00:41:42,507
\nto others because we want them
\nto believe something about us we<\/p>\n
565
\n00:41:42,507 –> 00:41:45,500
\ncreate impressions because we
\nwant them to think something <\/p>\n
566
\n00:41:45,500 –> 00:41:49,380
\nabout us but the question we’ve
\ngot to ask from this is who are <\/p>\n
567
\n00:41:49,380 –> 00:41:54,080
\nwe really from God’s perspective
\nand I’ve concluded I don’t know <\/p>\n
568
\n00:41:54,080 –> 00:42:00,610
\nI can’t even evaluate myself so
\nwe’ve got to come before the <\/p>\n
569
\n00:42:00,610 –> 00:42:03,500
\nrighteous judge before the
\nFather and the Lord Jesus Christ<\/p>\n
570
\n00:42:03,500 –> 00:42:09,320
\nand say chasten me correct me
\nshow me whether there’s any <\/p>\n
571
\n00:42:09,320 –> 00:42:12,880
\nunclean or evil thing in me
\ncleanse me of it is the spirit <\/p>\n
572
\n00:42:12,880 –> 00:42:16,720
\nwe need we need to focus on
\nGod’s perspective the only one <\/p>\n
573
\n00:42:16,720 –> 00:42:21,970
\nthat matters so how do we
\novercome excuse me overcome <\/p>\n
574
\n00:42:21,970 –> 00:42:32,400
\nlying and deceit well the
\nscriptures tell us put it off <\/p>\n
575
\n00:42:32,400 –> 00:42:37,615
\nColossians chapter 3 verse 9 and
\n10 lying has to do with the old <\/p>\n
576
\n00:42:37,615 –> 00:42:40,685
\nman that we put off when we
\nbecame baptized into Jesus <\/p>\n
577
\n00:42:40,685 –> 00:42:44,720
\nChrist when we put on the new
\nman lie not to one another he <\/p>\n
578
\n00:42:44,720 –> 00:42:48,008
\nsays in Colossians 3 verse 9
\nseeing that you’ve put off the <\/p>\n
579
\n00:42:48,008 –> 00:42:52,880
\nold man with his deeds lying was
\na characteristic of the old evil<\/p>\n
580
\n00:42:52,880 –> 00:42:57,000
\nman and we put it off at our
\nbaptism and we put on the new <\/p>\n
581
\n00:42:57,000 –> 00:43:01,240
\nman Christ and are renewed in
\nthat knowledge after the image <\/p>\n
582
\n00:43:01,240 –> 00:43:06,300
\nof the one who created him who
\nis true we need to put it off <\/p>\n
583
\n00:43:06,300 –> 00:43:08,580
\nbring the sisters that’s what we
\nsaid we’d do at our baptism <\/p>\n
584
\n00:43:08,580 –> 00:43:12,740
\nwe’ve got to stop pretending you
\nknow the Lord said this <\/p>\n
585
\n00:43:12,740 –> 00:43:16,255
\nincredible thing in Matthew
\nchapter 5 verse 33 to 37 in <\/p>\n
586
\n00:43:16,255 –> 00:43:20,615
\nregards to the practice of
\nswearing an oath now swearing an<\/p>\n
587
\n00:43:20,615 –> 00:43:23,332
\noath of chaos is an inherent
\nthing about truthfulness are you<\/p>\n
588
\n00:43:23,332 –> 00:43:25,705
\ntelling the truth or not telling
\nthe truth can I believe you or <\/p>\n
589
\n00:43:25,705 –> 00:43:28,765
\nnot believe you and of course
\nthe bigger oath and the greater <\/p>\n
590
\n00:43:28,765 –> 00:43:32,140
\nbeing or entity or thing and the
\ngold in the temple would that <\/p>\n
591
\n00:43:32,140 –> 00:43:36,180
\nthe temple itself might be the
\nbiggest thing I’ll swear on that<\/p>\n
592
\n00:43:36,180 –> 00:43:38,940
\nso you know I’m telling the
\ntruth and Christ says stop it <\/p>\n
593
\n00:43:38,940 –> 00:43:43,400
\nstop all that pretense he says
\nlet your communications be yes <\/p>\n
594
\n00:43:43,400 –> 00:43:50,320
\nyes and no no because whatever
\nis more of these comes of evil <\/p>\n
595
\n00:43:50,320 –> 00:43:57,000
\nsee the echo of Proverbs keep it
\nsimple and the Lord in brilliant<\/p>\n
596
\n00:43:57,000 –> 00:44:02,060
\nprecisis says think about
\nhonesty in terms of the very <\/p>\n
597
\n00:44:02,060 –> 00:44:07,967
\nfirst statement of truth and
\nerror yes it is true no it is <\/p>\n
598
\n00:44:07,967 –> 00:44:14,280
\nfalse let your communication be
\nsimple and clear yes and no <\/p>\n
599
\n00:44:14,280 –> 00:44:20,120
\nbecause when you complicate it
\nbeyond that then evil comes this<\/p>\n
600
\n00:44:20,120 –> 00:44:24,620
\none makes me squirm so I’m going
\nto share it with you and I’ve <\/p>\n
601
\n00:44:24,620 –> 00:44:28,300
\nframed it in terms of myself
\nwhat about good intentions so <\/p>\n
602
\n00:44:28,300 –> 00:44:31,180
\nimagine this scenario you’re
\nthere you come to me and you say<\/p>\n
603
\n00:44:31,180 –> 00:44:35,320
\nSimon I want you to do something
\nin two weeks time and I say yeah<\/p>\n
604
\n00:44:35,320 –> 00:44:39,020
\nI’ll do that and you go away
\nthinking great Simon’s going to <\/p>\n
605
\n00:44:39,020 –> 00:44:41,580
\ndo it he’s going to do it on
\ntime it’s going to be good <\/p>\n
606
\n00:44:41,580 –> 00:44:44,674
\nquality it’s going to meet the
\nexpectations that we agreed and <\/p>\n
607
\n00:44:44,674 –> 00:44:48,520
\ntwo weeks later you come to me
\nand say have you done that thing<\/p>\n
608
\n00:44:48,520 –> 00:44:52,010
\nand I go oh I’m busy look I’ll
\nget on to it I’ll be there give <\/p>\n
609
\n00:44:52,010 –> 00:44:55,080
\nme a week and I say you go yeah
\nokay Simon I’ll give you a week <\/p>\n
610
\n00:44:55,080 –> 00:44:57,680
\nbut only a week and you come
\nback in a week’s time and you <\/p>\n
611
\n00:44:57,680 –> 00:45:00,740
\nsay is it done I’m so really
\nbusy I will have it done in a <\/p>\n
612
\n00:45:00,740 –> 00:45:04,480
\nweek’s time and I finally
\ndeliver it to you not what we <\/p>\n
613
\n00:45:04,480 –> 00:45:10,115
\nagreed over time poor quality
\nand I say here it is I want to <\/p>\n
614
\n00:45:10,115 –> 00:45:16,720
\nask the question what are you
\nthinking about Simon now can I <\/p>\n
615
\n00:45:16,720 –> 00:45:21,980
\ntrust Simon but you know you’re
\nall nice people so you’re <\/p>\n
616
\n00:45:21,980 –> 00:45:24,630
\nprobably thinking look I don’t
\nknow what’s going on Simon’s <\/p>\n
617
\n00:45:24,630 –> 00:45:27,620
\nlife I’ll give him the benefit
\nof the doubt maybe maybe there <\/p>\n
618
\n00:45:27,620 –> 00:45:32,730
\nwas just some urgency things and
\nthat’s okay and so you do it a <\/p>\n
619
\n00:45:32,730 –> 00:45:34,760
\nsecond time you come to Simon
\nyou ask him to do something you <\/p>\n
620
\n00:45:34,760 –> 00:45:40,700
\nhave the same experience what
\nare you thinking now can’t trust<\/p>\n
621
\n00:45:40,700 –> 00:45:47,000
\nhim he’s not true so you see
\nthis gets pretty close to the <\/p>\n
622
\n00:45:47,000 –> 00:45:51,020
\nbone doesn’t it about the truth
\nof God this is why Christ says <\/p>\n
623
\n00:45:51,020 –> 00:45:54,100
\nand you can see the principle of
\nintegrity and diligence through <\/p>\n
624
\n00:45:54,100 –> 00:45:59,514
\nthe book of Proverbs we say it
\nwe mean it and we do it now of <\/p>\n
625
\n00:45:59,514 –> 00:46:02,700
\ncourse what if something did
\nhappen in my life and it all <\/p>\n
626
\n00:46:02,700 –> 00:46:05,127
\nfell apart and I couldn’t
\ndeliver it and I came back to <\/p>\n
627
\n00:46:05,127 –> 00:46:09,700
\nyou and I said I can’t do it
\nwhat would you say you’re nice <\/p>\n
628
\n00:46:09,700 –> 00:46:13,134
\nyou go it’s okay I understand
\nget someone else to do it but <\/p>\n
629
\n00:46:13,134 –> 00:46:17,820
\nyou’d still trust me wouldn’t
\nyou so see how important it is <\/p>\n
630
\n00:46:17,820 –> 00:46:22,120
\nthis is truth in interactions
\nwith each other Ecclesiastes <\/p>\n
631
\n00:46:22,120 –> 00:46:26,300
\nchapter 5 verse 4 says when you
\nvow vow to God defer not to pay <\/p>\n
632
\n00:46:26,300 –> 00:46:30,520
\nit he has no pleasure in fools
\npay that which thou hast vowed <\/p>\n
633
\n00:46:30,520 –> 00:46:35,330
\nsee this is truth and practice
\nin our life we need to stop <\/p>\n
634
\n00:46:35,330 –> 00:46:39,060
\nlooking for status we all know
\nthe Ananias and Sapphira story <\/p>\n
635
\n00:46:39,060 –> 00:46:42,420
\nwe’ve taught it to Sunday school
\nkids it’s a brilliant story <\/p>\n
636
\n00:46:42,420 –> 00:46:48,000
\nbecause we can say to them
\nyou’re not lying to men you’re <\/p>\n
637
\n00:46:48,000 –> 00:46:54,180
\nlying to God but of course the
\nwhole lie of Ananias and <\/p>\n
638
\n00:46:54,180 –> 00:46:58,460
\nSapphira was a status one
\nBarnabas just gave a whole lot <\/p>\n
639
\n00:46:58,460 –> 00:47:02,180
\nof money other brethren and
\nsisters are doing this oh I want<\/p>\n
640
\n00:47:02,180 –> 00:47:05,280
\nto be like that I sold a
\npossession get back part of the <\/p>\n
641
\n00:47:05,280 –> 00:47:09,690
\nprice put it there and project a
\nlie an impression an image that <\/p>\n
642
\n00:47:09,690 –> 00:47:15,990
\nthis is true and immediately in
\nActs chapter 5 verse 4 Peter <\/p>\n
643
\n00:47:15,990 –> 00:47:20,840
\nsays why have you conceived this
\nthing in your heart you’ve not <\/p>\n
644
\n00:47:20,840 –> 00:47:25,200
\nlied to men but unto God and of
\ncourse later on when Sapphira <\/p>\n
645
\n00:47:25,200 –> 00:47:29,020
\nturns up he asks the question
\nverse 9 how was it that you’ve <\/p>\n
646
\n00:47:29,020 –> 00:47:32,530
\nagreed or he says did you spend
\nor did you sell the land for so <\/p>\n
647
\n00:47:32,530 –> 00:47:36,040
\nmuch in verse 8 and she says yes
\nfor so much so she lies and <\/p>\n
648
\n00:47:36,040 –> 00:47:39,010
\nPeter said to her how is it
\nyou’ve agreed together to but <\/p>\n
649
\n00:47:39,010 –> 00:47:44,180
\nlisten to this test the spirit
\nof God the spirit of the Lord <\/p>\n
650
\n00:47:44,180 –> 00:47:49,310
\nbecause God’s true and it’s an
\nabomination to him it’s <\/p>\n
651
\n00:47:49,310 –> 00:47:53,940
\ndisgusting when he sees a lie
\nbecause what were they really <\/p>\n
652
\n00:47:53,940 –> 00:48:01,600
\nsaying God cannot see I can lie
\nto my brethren and sisters and <\/p>\n
653
\n00:48:01,600 –> 00:48:05,160
\ncreate an impression God cannot
\nsee we need to stop looking for <\/p>\n
654
\n00:48:05,160 –> 00:48:09,960
\nstatus as one of the drivers of
\nour lives or the lauderdale <\/p>\n
655
\n00:48:09,960 –> 00:48:12,680
\nproblem have you seen that
\nthere’s a lie at the centre of <\/p>\n
656
\n00:48:12,680 –> 00:48:17,510
\nit which is why the Lord says in
\nRevelation 3 verse 14 to 17 he <\/p>\n
657
\n00:48:17,510 –> 00:48:23,600
\nuses the title the amen the true
\nthe faithful the true witness I <\/p>\n
658
\n00:48:23,600 –> 00:48:29,060
\nknow your works you’re neither
\ncold nor hot you’re not yes or <\/p>\n
659
\n00:48:29,060 –> 00:48:33,610
\nno you’re not yea or nay so then
\nbecause they are lukewarm and <\/p>\n
660
\n00:48:33,610 –> 00:48:36,220
\nneither cold nor hot I’ll spew
\nyou out of my mouth I’ll find <\/p>\n
661
\n00:48:36,220 –> 00:48:40,840
\nyou an abomination disgusting
\nbecause you say I am rich and <\/p>\n
662
\n00:48:40,840 –> 00:48:43,400
\nincreased with goods and have
\nneed of nothing and you have a <\/p>\n
663
\n00:48:43,400 –> 00:48:48,550
\nself perception of yourself but
\nreally this is how God sees you <\/p>\n
664
\n00:48:48,550 –> 00:48:52,900
\nyou’re wretched and miserable
\nand poor and blind and naked and<\/p>\n
665
\n00:48:52,900 –> 00:48:55,360
\nof course that’s the problem of
\nmaterialism isn’t it brethren <\/p>\n
666
\n00:48:55,360 –> 00:48:58,880
\nsisters it creates a false
\nimpression that God’s blessed us<\/p>\n
667
\n00:48:58,880 –> 00:49:02,960
\nand we are all of these things
\nand we’re blinded to the truth <\/p>\n
668
\n00:49:02,960 –> 00:49:09,380
\ndo you know confession is
\ninherently a truth concept it’s <\/p>\n
669
\n00:49:09,380 –> 00:49:14,240
\na truth saying first on chapter
\n1 verse 8 if we say we have no <\/p>\n
670
\n00:49:14,240 –> 00:49:18,447
\nsin we deceive ourselves and the
\ntruth is not in us but if we <\/p>\n
671
\n00:49:18,447 –> 00:49:24,700
\nconfess now what is confession
\nit’s a statement about the truth<\/p>\n
672
\n00:49:24,700 –> 00:49:31,407
\nof our position before God and I
\nlove this title this phrase if <\/p>\n
673
\n00:49:31,407 –> 00:49:37,080
\nwe confess our sins if we state
\nthe truth about our sins he is <\/p>\n
674
\n00:49:37,080 –> 00:49:47,420
\nfaithful and just to forgive us
\nsee our Lord Jesus Christ is our<\/p>\n
675
\n00:49:47,420 –> 00:49:54,470
\njudge he’s faithful he’s just he
\nperceives good and evil he’s <\/p>\n
676
\n00:49:54,470 –> 00:50:00,570
\nperfect and he is our judge and
\nwe come to him to confess our <\/p>\n
677
\n00:50:00,570 –> 00:50:05,280
\nsins and he’s faithful and just
\nto forgive us and cleanse us <\/p>\n
678
\n00:50:05,280 –> 00:50:11,100
\nfrom all unrighteousness so
\nliving the truth brothers and <\/p>\n
679
\n00:50:11,100 –> 00:50:14,710
\nsisters means we need to come to
\nthe light the word of God his <\/p>\n
680
\n00:50:14,710 –> 00:50:17,240
\nknowledge is wisdom and
\nunderstanding is the sermon of <\/p>\n
681
\n00:50:17,240 –> 00:50:23,760
\ngood and evil to see with our
\ndeeds our truth we need to <\/p>\n
682
\n00:50:23,760 –> 00:50:30,240
\nconfess and admit that God is
\ntrue and we are sinners we need <\/p>\n
683
\n00:50:30,240 –> 00:50:33,040
\nto create a habit of
\ntruthfulness in our life and <\/p>\n
684
\n00:50:33,040 –> 00:50:35,730
\nbreak all the habits of deceit
\nthat we’ve learnt from two years<\/p>\n
685
\n00:50:35,730 –> 00:50:39,960
\nold we need to practice truth as
\na way of life we need to model <\/p>\n
686
\n00:50:39,960 –> 00:50:44,980
\nit to our children and train our
\nchildren to be true and not lie <\/p>\n
687
\n00:50:44,980 –> 00:50:49,400
\nwe’ve got to be tellers of truth
\nwe’ve got to think in truth and <\/p>\n
688
\n00:50:49,400 –> 00:50:53,980
\nwe’ve got to understand the
\nimmense power not of two but of <\/p>\n
689
\n00:50:53,980 –> 00:50:58,690
\nthe words that we speak I don’t
\nknow why it says two there the <\/p>\n
690
\n00:50:58,690 –> 00:51:05,590
\nimmense power of the words that
\nwe speak the influence and <\/p>\n
691
\n00:51:05,590 –> 00:51:10,280
\nimpact they have on others so
\nthat our communication is true <\/p>\n
692
\n00:51:10,280 –> 00:51:16,480
\nwe need to in Ephesians 4 24 to
\n25 and I’ve got this from the <\/p>\n
693
\n00:51:16,480 –> 00:51:19,980
\nnew King James put us a little
\nbit of clarity to it we need to <\/p>\n
694
\n00:51:19,980 –> 00:51:24,220
\nput on the new man we put off
\nthe old man with the lying <\/p>\n
695
\n00:51:24,220 –> 00:51:29,160
\ndeceit the new man created
\naccording to God and true <\/p>\n
696
\n00:51:29,160 –> 00:51:37,100
\nrighteousness and holiness and
\nput away lying and speak one of <\/p>\n
697
\n00:51:37,100 –> 00:51:42,280
\nus and each one of us speak
\ntruth to our neighbor because we<\/p>\n
698
\n00:51:42,280 –> 00:51:47,760
\nare members of one another
\ntruthfulness honesty and a <\/p>\n
699
\n00:51:47,760 –> 00:51:51,780
\nculture of truth and honesty at
\nthe heart of an ecclesia is <\/p>\n
700
\n00:51:51,780 –> 00:51:57,380
\nessential to its functioning
\nEphesians chapter 4 verse 15 we <\/p>\n
701
\n00:51:57,380 –> 00:52:03,320
\nmust speak the truth in love
\nthat we may all grow up in all <\/p>\n
702
\n00:52:03,320 –> 00:52:08,410
\nthings which is the head even
\nChrist speaking the truth to <\/p>\n
703
\n00:52:08,410 –> 00:52:13,740
\neach other in love so it’s a
\nhigh calling isn’t it when we <\/p>\n
704
\n00:52:13,740 –> 00:52:18,920
\nbegin to glimpse the enormity of
\nthe principle that God is true <\/p>\n
705
\n00:52:18,920 –> 00:52:23,920
\nin him there’s no variableness
\nor shadow of turning there is no<\/p>\n
706
\n00:52:23,920 –> 00:52:29,990
\nuntruth and so the book of
\nProverbs presents to us that <\/p>\n
707
\n00:52:29,990 –> 00:52:33,867
\noverarching principle and
\ncharacteristic of the wise that <\/p>\n
708
\n00:52:33,867 –> 00:52:41,890
\nthey are true they eschew the
\nevil of untruth of lies and <\/p>\n
709
\n00:52:41,890 –> 00:52:47,580
\ndeceit they love the truth so
\nI’m going to finish with just <\/p>\n
710
\n00:52:47,580 –> 00:52:52,120
\ntwo passages one’s taken from
\nthe epistle of John because all <\/p>\n
711
\n00:52:52,120 –> 00:52:55,800
\nthe conclusions of the book of
\nProverbs end up dovetailing with<\/p>\n
712
\n00:52:55,800 –> 00:53:00,940
\nthose of John and I’ll put these
\non the screen this really is the<\/p>\n
713
\n00:53:00,940 –> 00:53:05,340
\nlesson of the book of Proverbs
\nfor us in the words of John all <\/p>\n
714
\n00:53:05,340 –> 00:53:11,540
\nunrighteousness is sin there is
\na sin not unto death but we know<\/p>\n
715
\n00:53:11,540 –> 00:53:18,360
\nthat whoever is the son of God
\nborn of God sinneth not but he <\/p>\n
716
\n00:53:18,360 –> 00:53:23,460
\nthat is begotten of God keepeth
\nhimself and that wicked one the <\/p>\n
717
\n00:53:23,460 –> 00:53:26,780
\nevil one the wicked one of the
\nbook of Proverbs touches him not<\/p>\n
718
\n00:53:26,780 –> 00:53:32,020
\nand we know we have the
\nknowledge that we are of God and<\/p>\n
719
\n00:53:32,020 –> 00:53:37,380
\nthe whole world lies wickedness
\nwe know we have the knowledge <\/p>\n
720
\n00:53:37,380 –> 00:53:42,580
\nthat the son of God has come and
\nhas given us an understanding <\/p>\n
721
\n00:53:42,580 –> 00:53:50,080
\nthat we may know him that is
\ntrue and we are in him that is <\/p>\n
722
\n00:53:50,080 –> 00:53:57,250
\ntrue even in his son Jesus
\nChrist this is the true God and <\/p>\n
723
\n00:53:57,250 –> 00:54:04,400
\neternal life for without faith
\nwithout a belief in the truth of<\/p>\n
724
\n00:54:04,400 –> 00:54:09,380
\nGod it is impossible to please
\nhim for he that comes to God <\/p>\n
725
\n00:54:09,380 –> 00:54:17,740
\nmust believe in the truth that
\nhe is and that he is a rewarder <\/p>\n
726
\n00:54:17,740 –> 00:54:23,930
\nbeyond our wildest imaginations
\nfar beyond what we deserve to <\/p>\n
727
\n00:54:23,930 –> 00:54:43,600
\nthose who diligently see him
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