The Weight of Your Words
Measuring the impact of what you say.
Joseph M Stowell
2. To tell the truth
“Bread obtained by falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.”
Prov 20:17
Can you think of a single sin where non-truth isn’t a natural by-product or companion?
Beguilement
“The tendency to reach a wrong conclusion and perhaps even share our false assumptions with all who will listen.”
Can you think of any examples of beguilement?
What are the bad effects of beguilement?
How can we stop ourselves from falling into the temptation to misjudge?
Deceit
What is deceit?
Read Gen 3:1-6
How did Satan deceive Eve? How did this change Eve’s perception of God?
In what ways can Christians be tempted to deceive?
Lying
Read John 8:42-47
Many places in the Bible Christians are referred to as Children of God. In this passage the Pharisee’s are referred to as children of the devil. Why is this?
Read Colossian 3:9-10. What does this say about lying?
What situations can you think of where lying has actually been represented as a virtue?
Look at Joshua 2:1-24 and Hebrews 11:31.
Does Rahab’s lie prove that telling untruths is acceptable to God in certain situations?
False Witness
What is false witness? How is it different to beguilement?