The Things a Loving God Hates: "A Lying Tongue"
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The Things a Loving God Hates Introduction:
1 John 4:7–8 (NASB)
7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and...
8 ... God is love.
John 3:16 (NASB)
16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
Romans 5:8 (NASB)
8 ...God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Psalm 45:7 (ESV)
7 ...you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness...
Psalm 97:10 (ESV)
10 O you who love the Lord, hate evil! ...
Proverbs 8:13 (NASB)
13 “The fear of the Lord is to hate evil...
Amos 5:15 (NASB)
15 Hate evil, love good...
Ecclesiastes 3:8 (NASB)
8 A time to love and a time to hate...
God is love but God hates sin. He hates all sin. But there are some sins He hates even more than others.
Proverbs 6:16–19 (NASB)
16 There are six things which the Lord hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: 17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil, 19 A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.
Haughty eyes
A lying tongue
Hands that shed innocent blood
A heart that devises wicked schemes
Feet that run rapidly to evil
A false witness who utters lies
One who spreads strife among brothers
The question is, why?
Why does God hates these particular sins so much?
We are going to examine each one of the seven things listed in Proverbs 6:17-19 and define exactly what they are and discover why God hates them so much.
If we claim to love God, we are going to hate these same things too and desire repentance and rescue from the things our loving God hates.
That means that we are going to hate these things in our own lives FIRST and hate the pain and suffering they cause us and those we love.
It also means we are going to hate what God hates in in our world and desire to respond to it the way God wants us to according to His word.
Last week we looked at “Haughty Eyes”, examining why God hates pride. Today we are going to talk about...
“A Lying Tongue”
“A Lying Tongue”
***Illustration: The boy that saw the lion in the yard...
Webster’s 1828 Dictionary:
LIE, noun
1. A criminal falsehood; a falsehood uttered for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth. Fiction, or a false statement or representation, not intended to deceive, mislead or injure, as in fables, parables and the like, is not a lie
LIE, verb intransitive
1. To utter falsehood with an intention to deceive, or with an immoral design.
2. To exhibit a false representation; to say or do that which deceives another, when he has a right to know the truth, or when morality requires a just representation.
Proverbs 12:22 (NASB)
22 Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal faithfully are His delight.
Everyone lies!
(2021 Gallup poll: 91% of people admit to lying on a regular basis)
We make excuses for lies. (We don’t want to hurt feelings)
We rationalize lies (“white lies”, “withholding information”)
We tell half truths (A half truth is a whole lie)
Schools are teaching lies.
The News Media spreads lies.
The overwhelming majority of politicians wouldn’t know the truth if it came up and slapped them in the face.
There are large numbers preachers and churches that spread lies.
God hates all those lies!
We don’t hates lies like we should. But we should and my hope and prayer is that after hearing and applying the message today, we all will.
God hates a lying tongue because of WHO He is.
God hates a lying tongue because of WHO He is.
Psalm 31:5 (NASB)
5 ...God of truth.
Titus 1:2 (NASB)
2 ...God, who cannot lie...
Hebrews 6:18 (ESV)
18 ...it is impossible for God to lie...”
John 14:6 (NASB)
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
John 15:26 (NASB)
26 “When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of truth...
John 16:13 (NASB)
13 “But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth...
Psalm 89:14 (NASB)
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Lovingkindness and truth go before You.
Psalm 145:18 (NASB)
18 The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth.
John 4:24 (NASB)
24 “God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
God hates lying because of WHERE it comes from.
God hates lying because of WHERE it comes from.
John 8:44 (NASB)
44 “You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Revelation 12:9 (ESV)
9 “...the great dragon…[the] ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world...”
Adrian Rogers - “You’re never more like the Devil than when your’e telling a lie”
1 Timothy 4:1–2 (NASB)
1 ...the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, 2 by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron...
It is demonic.
2 Corinthians 11:3 (NASB)
3 ...the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness...
Satan is crafty. He most often tells half truths so he an easily deceive.
Genesis 3:1–5 (NASB)
1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” 2 The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; 3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’ ” 4 The serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die! 5 “For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
God hates a lying tongue because of WHAT it does.
God hates a lying tongue because of WHAT it does.
Proverbs 26:28 (NASB) [A lying tongue causes harm]
28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Proverbs 25:18 (NASB)
18 Like a club and a sword and a sharp arrow Is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
Proverbs 26:18–19 (NASB)
18 Like a madman who throws Firebrands, arrows and death, 19 So is the man who deceives his neighbor, And says, “Was I not joking?”
Genesis 3:13 (NASB)[A lying tongue deceives…]
13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
Luke 16:10 (ESV)
10 “One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.
John 8:32 (ESV) [A lying tongue enslaves...]
32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
“If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.” - Mark Twain
Revelation 21:8 (NASB) [A lying tongue leads to HELL]
8 “...all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
In Closing:
Psalm 119:104 (NASB)
104 From Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way.
Proverbs 12:22 (NASB)
22 Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal faithfully are His delight.
1 Corinthians 13:6 (NASB)
6 does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;
Love the truth! Jesus is the way the TRUTH and the life.
If we love the Lord, we will love the truth and we will hate the lies.
Memory Verse of the Week:
Proverbs 12:22 (NASB)
22 Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal faithfully are His delight.