Untruthfulness
Strife, Unforgiveness, and Untruthfulness Cause Bad Relationships
Bible Summary. Many times strife starts off with a simple pat or tease, but then turns into a slap or insult. We need to show love and forgiveness as God loved us first and has forgiven us. Lying and keeping secrets from one another are causes for a bad relationship. See below for Biblical commentary and scriptures concerning bad relationships.
How to Stop Being Lazy – Stop Promising and Do It
Matthew 21:30. One of the ways on how to stop being lazy is to stop talking about doing something and just do it. In the book of Matthew Jesus tells us of the parable of the two sons. The father told both sons to go to work in his vineyard. One son said no, but later he repented and went to work in the vineyard. The other son was lazy.
God Can See the Future Because He Is All Powerful to Fulfill All His Promises
Numbers 23:19. God can see into the future because what He promises comes true. What He sees and promises always comes true. God is not a man that He can lie. What He promises about the future and what He says about the future always comes true.
The Devil is a Distractor and Not a Worthy Opponent in Spiritual Warfare
Summary. When it comes to spiritual warfare the devil has no capability to do us direct harm. He can only do us harm by trickery. The Bible tells us that the devil is the father of lies. We must resist these lies and seek God's truth. Victory in spiritual warfare comes from us submitting to God.
Spiritual Warfare – The Devil is a Liar and Nothing Else
John 8:44. Spiritual warfare is a battle of our mind and the only weapon the devil has against us is lies and trickery. In Greek the definition of the devil (diabolos) is “adversary, slanderer, accuser”. The Bible tells us that the devil is the father of lies (John 8:44, "Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do.
Fools, Scammers and Liars Call Evil Good
Bible Summary. The Bible is rich with examples where mankind will call evil good. We call evil good for many reasons. We do it to scam people. We call evil good to seek self-gratification without the constraint of God's truth. We do it in the hope of false promises. We call evil good to obtain ill-gotten gains through intimidation, deceit, or scams.
Woe Unto Them That Call Evil Good
Isaiah 5:20. It is so tempting to call something evil good, but in the end it will end in calamity and God's judgment. Isaiah 5:20 says, "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" We must seek God's truth in everything we do.
Lack of Good Values is a Sign of Unbelief in God
Romans 1:31. From a Christian perspective, good values are valuing the things of God. A lack of good values is a sign of having unbelief in God. Godly values are spiritual things such as love, truth, righteousness, and goodness to name a few. When we love material things over the things of God, we are lacking in good values. We have unbelief in God.
Nature vs Nurture Debate - What About God's Supernatural Power and Free Will?
Romans 1:25. It is usually the wise that get caught up in the nature vs nurture debate. But in reality we are fools if we take a strong position on either side of this debate (Romans 1:22, “Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools”).
Worshiping Things Rather Than God is A Wrong Choice
Romans 1:25. Many of us may worship God for a season, but then we make wrong choices by putting other things above God. When we lust and worship things above God, we are basically idol worshiping. God made it part our human nature to worship. The problem is that instead of worshiping God we will worship the other woman, our job, our car, or even ourselves.
Without Truth In Your Life You Are Separated From God
John 8:44. You can know God, but still be separated from God. Besides knowing God, God expects you to act on His truth (Titus 1:16, "They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.").
Is There A God If We Define What Is Right And Wrong?
Romans 1:25. Our sin nature continues to ask the question, is there a God, because we want to be disobedient to God. We desire to be wise and define what is right and wrong (Romans 1:22, "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools").
Fix A Bad Relationship and Resolve Conflict Through Removing Envy In Our Heart
James 3:14. How can you fix a bad relationship when envy is in your heart?
Face Death That Is Eternal
Revelation 21:8. The third type of death is Eternal death. Eternal death is eternal separation from God. If we have not accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, we will face death that is eternal on Judgment Day. Eternal death happens because man chooses sin (disobedience to God), and thus, we choose to be separated from God.
Definition of Deception – Hope In Temporary Things and Not In Things Eternal
Job 27:8. Another aspect of the definition of deception is that it is only temporary. A deception is only a deception until it is found out. It is temporary. On the other hand, truth is eternal. Many of us use deception to fool others as well as ourselves. Most of us put our hope in material things such as money, other people, or our own abilities.
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