ALL men lie: it’s part of who they are.
ALL men lie to themselves: it’s a part of what they do.
HOWEVER, during the end times–and at ALL times–lying carries a severe penalty from a holy God.
EVEN lying to one’s self.
“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”
–Revelation 21:8
“And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”
–Revelation 20:15
WHY do men lie–which is a form of deception–to themselves?
Men have their reasons–NONE of which are acceptable to God OR which alter His judgment.
1- Men lie to themselves because they want to believe that they are ‘good people.’
“(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.)”
–Romans 2:13
“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”
–Romans 3:10-12
2- Deceived men listen to their hearts, which are ‘desperately wicked.’
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”
–Jeremiah 17:9
“He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
–Isaiah 44:20
As Jesus Himself once put it:
“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.”
–Mark 7:21-23
3- Men lie to themselves because they can: it is their nature to lie and, when they are lying, who is easier to find and target?
“These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.”
–Proverbs 6:16-19
And make NO MISTAKE: lying–even to one’s self–carries a SEVERE penalty from a HOLY God.
God HATES liars and lying–even though man was created to be a liar.
“A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.”
–Proverbs 19:5
(IN CASE Proverbs 19:5 was NOT clear enough, the reader only look a few verses later.)
“A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.”
–Proverbs 19:9
Man may have been created to lie, but man was ALSO created with the capacity to overcome his defects.
Man was created from dirt–from the dust of the ground–and NO man rises above that earthy beginning.
“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”
–Genesis 3:19
Because modern man is no better than any man before him, he lies.
And because man lies, he lies to himself.
For lying–EVEN to one’s self–God demands a heavy judgment.
This judgment is FULLY carried out during the last days.
HOW OFTEN does the reader find himself lying to himself?
It is not YET too late–although time is surely running out: there is still a LITTLE time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.
DOES the reader believe he is saved?
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DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?
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THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
—1 Corinthians 15:1-8
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16
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[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: January 24, 2023.]
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