Lies All Lies (Pt 1)

Lies, All Lies!

Lying is such a funny thing. It has the greatest potential for the most harm, and yet people do it all the time. Often times, we lies so often, we become numb to the consequences of lies. “It’s no big deal”, we lie to ourselves. See? But, every lie, no matter how “white” it is, are all big deals. It’s so serious, that God felt it should be written on those stone tablets, right there next to murder and adultery, both of which are capital punishments. Lying is a capital punishment. You will die if you lie. Hey, pretty catchy huh?

If the consequences are so serious, then why do we still do it? I think it’s because it’s so easy to do. Just make up a story, sprinkle in some facts, and there you go: a lie. I’m not sure if I should tell you this, but the key to creating a good believable lie is ironically enough, keeping it as close to the truth as possible. Just change a few facts around, emphasis on few. If you start changing whole chunks of the story, you will only make it harder for you to remember the lie. And that is key. In order for it to be real, you have to remember it as real, and the details can’t change. If they change, and the person catches it, the whole thing falls down. Another problem with lies are that they have a way of growing. And I don’t even mean growing more and more preposterous, like a TALL tale. Those are different kinds of lies. No, often, I find that lies often are built on other lies like a fragile house of cards. When the lies become complex and intricate, it takes on a life of its own. Often those aren’t worth doing, and should only be accomplished by a master. Here let me give you an example.

Let’s say your friend Jill invites you to a party on Sat. You politely tell her you’re busy (Lie). She says ok. Then next week rolls around, and she asks you what you did last Sat. Now, obviously you can’t say sitting on your butt all day, because she would know you lied. So you start going into this story of how you went hiking with some friends. See how the lie is building? Now you need to keep track of a) where you went “hiking”, b) when you went “hiking”, and c) with whom you went “hiking”. So she tells other people about your exciting hike, and throughout the day, random people will ask you how your hike was. And you have to keep in mind all the details, because if those random people talk with each other, everything has to match. See?

The other thing about lies is to keep it as short and undetailed as possible. Who went on the hike? Oh, my college friends you don’t know. Where did you go? Pick a place you have been to before, so if they are familiar with it, you can both reminisce about it.

However, everything I’ve said, don’t do it. It’s not Christian, and remember the death punishment? It all applies. If you tell your significant other that the dress looks fine (even though it’s neon green, with enough zigzags to hypnotize people), you’re basically going to hell. I guess it’s a choice of whether to be in hell now or later, right? Of course, it’s not all gloomy, like all other sins, Jesus will forgive you if you repent. But, I still want to stress the seriousness of lying. It isn’t something to be taken lightly. And now, a word from our sponsors:
Rev 21:8
Ps 5:6
Pr 12:22
Col 3:9
Acts 5:1-5