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Oh be careful little tongue… (no lying), Exodus 20:16

August 24, 2014 Leave a Comment

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Text: Exodus 20:16

What is forbidden?

The commandment specifically forbids speaking falsely to the detriment offer neighbor.

  • This would include giving false testimony about others in a court of law.
  • This would include slander.
  • The selling of inferior goods (Amos 8:4-6)
  • The devouring of widows’ houses (Mark 12:40)

What is the theological foundation?

We are stewards. Our money is not our own to do with as we please.

What about lying in the scripture?

  • The Hebrew midwives refused to kill the newborn Hebrew babies and lied about it to Pharaoh (Exodus 1:18-21)
  • Rahab the Canaanite hid the Hebrew spies and lied about it officials (Joshua 2:3-4)
  • David (before he was king) lied to the priests about his status before King Saul (1 Samuel 21:2)

Is lying ever permissible? NO!

  • Saul and Gibeonites (Joshua 9:1-27; 2 Samuel 21:1-14)
  • Ananias and Sapphira and the early church (Acts 5)

What is really going on when we life

  • Lying is antithetical to the character of God (Leviticus 19:11-12, Psalm 5:6)
  • Lying usually involves an attempt to make ourselves look good at someone else’s expense.
  • Lying destroys unity and trust (Ephesians 4:25)
  • Lying reveals a lack of

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Filed Under: Sermon Recaps Tagged With: Exodus, Lying, Riding the Rails, The Ten Commandments

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