7月27日

標　　題：棄絕謊言

經　　節：所以，你們要棄絕謊言，各人與鄰舍說實話，因為我們是互相為肢體。（以弗所書四章25節）

因為你是基督徒，你的生命一定要被真理所充滿。在你重生的那一刻，神把真理的靈放置你的心中（約翰福音十六：13）。聖靈的角色是引導你進入所有的真理。聖靈要以所有真實的事，充滿你的心思意念（腓立比書四：8）。如果你願意讓聖靈以神的真理充滿你，你的行事為人、與人相交，都會很真誠。根據耶穌的意思，這就是：你們的話，是，就說是；不是，就說不是（馬太福音五：33∼37）。

世人認為真理是可有可無。欺詐充滿社會每個角落，因為世界的王子是撒謊的首創者，也是謊言之父（約翰福音八：44）。從它第一次與人類接觸，撒但就開始欺騙人類，引誘他們拒絕真理，活在虛謊之中。

世界要你妥協真理。你可能以為隱瞞真理能達成更佳果效。這是一種狡詐的瞞騙。你不能夠以欺詐創建神的王國！神拒絕以罪惡的方式，達成祂神聖的目的。你可能想要創建自己虛妄的形像，而活在謊言中。耶穌說這是假冒為善（路加福音十二：56）。當你犯罪，你會想隱瞞實情；然而，惟有你承認事實真相，才能被饒恕與釋放（雅各書五：16）。

你口中所說的話，反應你的心靈實況（馬太福音十二：34）。倘若你的心被欺詐所充滿，你口中就說出虛謊的話。求神以祂的真理充滿你，好讓你能見到生命中每一種虛偽可鄙的形式。

Put Away Lying

Therefore, putting away lying, "Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor," for we are members of one another. (Ephesians 4:25)

Because you are a Christian, your life ought to be permeated with truth. When you were born again, God put the Spirit of truth in you (John 16:13). The Spirit’s role is to guide you into all truth. The Spirit wants to fill your mind with whatever is true (Phil. 4:8). If you allow the Spirit to fill you with God’s truth, you will be truthful in your actions and in your relationships. According to Jesus, this means that your yes will always be yes, and your no will always mean no (Matt. 5:33–37).

The world considers truth optional. Deception permeates every corner of society because the prince of this world is the author and father of lies (John 8:44). From his first contact with people, Satan has been lying to them and persuading them to live in falsehood rather than in truth.

The world will tempt you to compromise the truth. You may be fooled into thinking that you can accomplish greater good by withholding the truth. That is a demonic deception. You cannot use deception to build the kingdom of God! God refuses to use sinful means to accomplish His holy purposes. You may be tempted to live a lie by projecting a false image of yourself. Jesus condemned this as hypocrisy (Luke 12:56). When you sin, you will be tempted to conceal the truth; yet only as you confess the truth will you be forgiven and set free (James 5:16).

What you say reflects what is in your heart (Matt. 12:34). If your heart is filled with deception, your mouth will speak falsehood. Ask God to permeate you with His truth so that you find falsehood, in any form, abhorrent.