Do not bear false witness.
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Let’s pray
Father in heaven
we are sinners
so we need to be forgiven every day
we know we don't deserve it, we ask for mercy
forgive us
we rely on your love
the love you gave when your son died in our place
Thank you for your mercy, grace and love
so come to us and glorify your name through us.
we will worship you with all our hearts.
who is your best friend?
Have you ever heard this?
If you want to be successful, get successful friends.
If you wanna be godly, get godly friends.
If you wanna be wise, get wise friends.
If these words are true, how precious is it to be best friends with Jesus?
How much more true it is
when you become a friend of the Lord Jesus Christ.
I have earthly friends on this plain who are friends of Jesus,
and I can tell you when I get with those friends,
we talk about things of God,
new things they’ve learned,
new insights into the Word of God.
Do you have friends like that?
You ought to have friends like that.
because a friend who is a true friend will enrich you, enable you, enlarge you, lift you up.
And you should be that kind of friend too.
Nevertheless, it is much more valuable to have Jesus as a friend.
but, you can not be a friend of Jesus without having enemies.
If you tell me, “Paster Lee, I don’t have any enemies.”
I’ll tell you “Well, then I know one Friend you don’t have,
and His name is Jesus.”
There’s no way that you can say I have no enemies and have Jesus for a friend.
The Bible says that, “All who will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”
it is very clear. It is very plain.
You are not better than the Lord Jesus Christ, and His enemies will be your enemies.
the enemy is satan, devill.
When you stand up for the Lord Jesus Christ, it’s going to cost you.
What does it cost to be a friend of Jesus?
First of all, stop lying.
Be honesty and genuine!
Have you ever thought about who the father of lies is?
He is Satan himself.
John chapter 8 and verse 44,
Jesus, speaking to the unsaved Pharisees(파리시스), said,
You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Every time you tell a lie, you’re acting like the devil.
when you bear false witness, when you slander, you’re like the devil.
when you tell the truth, you’re like the Lord Jesus
whose name is truth.
The devil is the master liar and the best lies sound the most like the truth.
And every good lie has some truth in it.
A clock that doesn’t even run is right twice a day.
I want to ask you a question, talking about clocks.
What is more dangerous?
A clock five minutes wrong or a clock five hours wrong?
Now you say, “Well obviously, a clock five hours wrong,”
but not so.
When you look at a clock that’s five hours wrong, you say,
“Hey, that is wrong. Somebody tell me what time it is.”
But you look at a clock five minutes wrong, you miss your plane.
You see, the devil is a very clever liar.
And so he gets these lies that are very close to the truth
but yet so far away from the truth.
Satan will tell you that it's okay to tell little lies.
it’s okay, it’s okay tell the lie.
If you tell the truth, people will hate you. If you tell the truth, your guardian will be angry.
it's okay to tell little lies.
is it true?
who is your best friend?
Every time you tell a lie, you’re acting like the devil.
and your best friend is devil. Because you do what Satan says.
Do you want this?
Satan wants you to be abandoned by people and God.
But, Jesus Christ wants to be your best friend.
So, stop lying. tell the truth. repent your sin immediately.
Do as the Lord Jesus Christ has told you.
stop lying to your friend, to your guardians and yourself
Do not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Let’s pray.
Father thank you for your love.
thank you for giving us the Bible.
thank you for giving us our guardians.
You want be our best friend.
Lord, we want be your best friend like Moses
Please help me to be as honest as you are and not be deceived by Satan's lies.
we want to know your will more through the bible and our guardian.
Give us a passion for your will.
When we read the Bible, the Holy Spirit helps us understand the words.
Please let us do as you said.
let us experience your life.