Psalm 101:7
"No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who utters lies shall continue before my eyes."
According to Science Daily, whenever someone tells lies, the temperature around their nose and in the orbital muscle in the inner corner of their eye will increase.
Lying is as a second nature to us as is hunger and thirst. We probably inherited it from our ancestors in the Garden of Eden.
But humor aside, lies in itself is not as non-serious as it is made out to be these days.
In the Garden of Eden, the serpent, the embodiment of deceit, spun the first falsehood, causing a rift in the relationship between humanity and the Creator. The effect was immediate and devastating then, as it is today.
Throughout the Scriptures, from Genesis to Revelation, the importance of truth and the destructiveness of lies are continually emphasized.
In modern culture, we grade lies, small, big, serious etc. But a lie is a lie, isn't it? We teach our children to tell the truth yet demonstrate lies. What is most amazing is that we lie to ourselves! But our nose and our heart know. And above all, God knows.
Revelation 21:8
"But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."
So, one can see where lies is classified.
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