The Bible says secondly that God hates a lying tongue. Where did we learn to lie? Isn’t it strange that children lie instinctively without being taught? Sins of fraud, embezzlement, slander, libel and breach of promise are the products of a lying heart. Every pastor, preacher, evangelist, or preacher's child has had to endure trial because of a lying tongue. Innocent, good church members have had to deal with the same treatment in some instances.
It is that lying tongue that makes people bitter, hateful, untrusting of others, and wary of people who are super spiritual. Chances are the most resentful people you encounter in life have been affected somewhere and somehow by a lying tongue. I know of ministers that have given up on the ministry because of falsehoods told about them and others who have suffered greatly because of those lies. If you have been falsely accused often enough it will take a toil on you physically, mentally, and most importantly, physically.
Where did this spirit of deceit come from? Jesus gave us the answer in John 8:44 when He said to those who spoke a lie in His day, “You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. Human nature was warped and twisted in the fall of Adam, but Jesus Christ, who is the truth, came saying in John 8:32, “Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
God hates a lying tongue and we should be careful to speak what is true and not what is gossip. If you've been hurt by one, don't allow yourself to become a "false accuser". Speak the truth in love and keep your tongue free from the deadly poison of lying. You have power over your speech through the Holy Ghost so invoke it and use it!
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