originally posted by: NoCorruptionAllowed
a reply to: Disgusted123
You are just another LIAR. Just like the devil.
Who isn't?
“But let God be found true, even if every man be found a liar.” (Romans 3:4)
Of course, there's a slight difference in deliberately and habitually telling lies while knowing better, and believing a lie and then spreading it
further not knowing any better. And there are those who wilfully remain ignorant that something they believe is a lie (cause they don't want to hear
it, as described at 2 Tim 4:3,4, they don't want to "listen" and "believe" it when someone is telling them the truth about it, John 8:42-47, "they
have heard without response, and they have shut their eyes, so that they might never see with their eyes and hear with their ears and get the sense of
it with their hearts", Matt 13:13-15, and because they "have loved the darkness rather than the light"*, John 3:19), and consequently keep spreading
it, but then it's more their fault (or they could have done more to prevent it). *: in that case lies/falsehoods would be spiritual or figurative
"darkness" and truth would be that "light".
The endresult in all cases is the same though: the lies keep on spreading.
So what can we do personally to avoid falling into these traps? Well, get your information, the truth, from a more reliable source, bringing us back
to Romans 3:4 quoted above. God in his inspired Word, the Bible, has shared a lot of tips, advice and instructions on how to prevent from being
deceived (so that takes care of the latter 2 scenarios described above), it also has many teachings that can help prevent the first scenario, or
habitual attitude (usually by addressing how to guard our figurative heart, and what it is that should mold us into people who prefer light rather
than darkness, truth and honesty rather than lies or falsehood). This includes detailed descriptions how to recognize lies and deception and those
telling them or employing it (either wittingly or unwittingly). Along with detailed instructions for self-analysis, like looking in a mirror.
James 1:19-25
Know this, my beloved brothers: Everyone must be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger, for man’s anger does not bring about God’s
righteousness. 21 Therefore, put away all filthiness and every trace of badness,* [Or possibly, “and the abundance of badness.”] and accept with
mildness the implanting of the word that is able to save you.* [Or “your souls.”]
22 However, become doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves with false reasoning. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not
a doer, this one is like a man looking at his own face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself, and he goes away and immediately forgets what sort of
person he is. 25 But the one who peers into the perfect law that belongs to freedom and continues in it has become, not a forgetful hearer, but a doer
of the work; and he will be happy in what he does.
There's one crucial ingredient that is needed though, being receptive to God's spirit, his active force. For many people this is an obstacle, "for the
heart of this people has grown unreceptive" to this spirit, which is also "the spirit of truth, which the world cannot receive, because it neither
sees it nor knows it." (Matt 13:13-15; John 14:17) Cause they don't want to as discussed in the other texts I've been quoting or referring
to.
edit on 16-4-2024 by whereislogic because: (no reason given)