{"id":61377,"date":"2023-06-13T10:31:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T15:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?page_id=61377"},"modified":"2023-06-13T10:33:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T15:33:19","slug":"what-does-the-bible-say-about-lying","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/what-does-the-bible-say-about\/what-does-the-bible-say-about-lying\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does the Bible Say About Lying?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h1>What Does the Bible Say About Lying?<\/h1>\n<h2>Lying Is a Sin<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<em>Therefore, laying aside falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, for we are members of one another<\/em>&#8221; (Ephesians 4:25).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<em>But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and <strong>all liars<\/strong>, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death<\/em>&#8221; (Revelation 21:8).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<em>A righteous man hates falsehood, but a wicked man acts disgustingly and shamefully<\/em>&#8221; (Proverbs 13:5).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/little-lies\/\">Little Lies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What Constitutes a Lie?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-you-change-your-mind\/\">Can you change your mind?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-it-wrong-to-say-something-that-is-not-true-when-joking\/\">Is it wrong to say something that is not true when joking?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Is it a sin to not tell a child that they are adopted?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-it-a-sin-to-not-tell-a-child-that-they-are-adopted\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Is it a sin to not tell a child that they are adopted?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-it-a-lie-if-he-doesnt-know-i-lied-to-him\/\">Is it a lie if he doesn&#8217;t know I lied to him?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/am-i-lying-if-i-tell-someone-sorry-or-i-love-you-when-i-dont-feel-it\/\">Am I lying if I tell someone &#8220;sorry&#8221; or &#8220;I love you&#8221; when I don&#8217;t feel it?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-it-wrong-to-leave-out-some-of-my-employment-history-on-a-resume\/\">Is it wrong to leave out some of my employment history on a resume?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Why Do People Tell Lies?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-do-people-lie\/\">Why Do People Lie?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>To gain wealth &#8211; Proverbs 21:6<\/li>\n<li>To get an advantage over others &#8211; Hosea 12:7<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/it-was-only-a-small-fib-2\/\">It Was Only a Small Fib<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/lying-cheating-and-stealing\/\">Lying, Cheating, and Stealing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Did God Approve Lying?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/did-the-hebrew-midwives-lie\/\">Did the Hebrew midwives lie?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/doesnt-rahabs-example-prove-that-lying-is-acceptable-in-some-situations\/\">Doesn&#8217;t Rahab&#8217;s example prove that lying is acceptable in some situations?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-all-lying-bad\/\">Is all lying bad?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-it-acceptable-to-lie-about-being-in-a-communist-country-to-teach-the-gospel\/\">Is it acceptable to lie about being in a communist country to teach the gospel?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Pressure to Tell Lies<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/lies-people-protect\/\">Lies People Protect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/should-we-have-lied-about-my-daughters-depression\/\">Should we have lied about my daughter&#8217;s depression?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-there-be-such-a-thing-as-a-good-lie\/\">Can there be such a thing as a good lie?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/what-does-the-bible-say-about\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat Does the Bible Say?\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Does the Bible Say About Lying? Lying Is a Sin &#8220;Therefore, laying aside falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, for we are members of one another&#8221; (Ephesians 4:25). &#8220;But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":61332,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-61377","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":61393,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/what-does-the-bible-say-about\/what-does-the-bible-say-about-transgenderism\/","url_meta":{"origin":61377,"position":0},"title":"What Does the Bible Say About Transgenderism?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 13, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"What Does the Bible Say About Transgenderism? 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People don't want to hear that their actions are wrong; Their consciences bother them enough, thank you very\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":65816,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/searching-for-my-friend\/the-worse-lies\/","url_meta":{"origin":61377,"position":4},"title":"The Worse Lies (Searching)","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 12, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The Worse Lies by Jeffrey W. Hamilton \"The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what we do, even what we think. We do this because we're afraid. We fear we will not find love, and when we find it we fear we'll lose\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":65234,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/fundamentals-of-christianity\/worship\/","url_meta":{"origin":61377,"position":5},"title":"Worship (Fundamentals)","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 30, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Worship I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What is worship? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Worship is \u201can active response to God whereby we declare His worth.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In fact, the word \u201cworship\u201d is a modification of an older word, \u201cworthship.\u201d Worship means \u201cto attribute worth\u201d to something or someone. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0When we say \u201che worships his money\u201d or \u201cshe worships her grandchildren\u201d,\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61377\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}