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LYING TO THE HOLY SPIRIT (Acts 5:1-11)
LYING TO THE HOLY SPIRIT (Acts 5:1-11)
Let me begin by saying that, as a follower of Christ, the Holy Spirit is your very best friend, and the Holy Spirit is Jesus in you. He is the one who makes manifest the life of the Lord Jesus in your mortal flesh. What a wonderful, wonderful, friend the Holy Spirit is.
In the passage of Scripture that I’m going to read to you today, we find a phrase about lying to the Holy Ghost. Let me say this, all lies are serious. Let me repeat that, all lies are serious. Sometimes we tell little lies, we exaggerate a little bit, and we think that is not quite so serious. For example, men, when your wife asks you if an outfit makes her look fat, do you tell the truth? Of course, you do.
Some lies we think are whimsical and maybe even humorous. But, a lie is a very serious thing. The Bible tells us that Jesus is known as the truth. On the other hand, the Bible tells us that Satan is the father of all lies. Therefore, when you tell the truth you give God an opportunity to work. When you tell a lie, you tell a lie because Satan has already been working in you.
God detests the sin of hypocrisy, the sin of pretense, the sin of saying we are one thing, but really being another. If you read about the ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ, you will find out that Jesus reserved his sternest words for hypocrites. There was one thing that Jesus Christ detested, and it was hypocrisy.
Let me make four observations, and four pleas with you today. Number one, if you are a child of God that sins among the saints it is more serious than sin among the lost. And, sin when God is working in revival power, is the most dangerous of all sin.
Number two, is that sin against the Holy Spirit is extremely serious. Do not tempt the Holy Spirit of God. Do not be a pretender.
Number three, I urge you to be on guard against hypocrisy in your own life. It is far better not to be what you ought to be than to pretend that you are what you are not.
Preachers, and teachers, are often tempted to do that, to exaggerate, or to pretend devotion because we think that we are setting the example. In my estimation, I want my pastor, and my teacher, just to be honest and to tell it like it is in his heart. And, I want people to be honest. And, I believe when there is a spirit of honesty, even though there is a spirit of failure, God can work.
Don’t pretend a devotion to Jesus Christ that you don’t have. Don’t lie to the Holy Ghost. And, last of all, don’t let some hypocrite keep you from getting the best out of life.
Click on the link below to hear a message on what it means to lie to the Holy Spirit.
This is a live recording of The Master’s Class Bible Study at LifeChange Church Wichita, KS.
Amen.
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LYING TO THE HOLY SPIRIT (Acts 5:1-11)
Let me begin by saying that, as a follower of Christ, the Holy Spirit is your very best friend, and the Holy Spirit is Jesus in you. He is the one who makes manifest the life of the Lord Jesus in your mortal flesh. What a wonderful, wonderful, friend the Holy Spirit is.
In the passage of Scripture that I’m going to read to you today, we find a phrase about lying to the Holy Ghost. Let me say this, all lies are serious. Let me repeat that, all lies are serious. Sometimes we tell little lies, we exaggerate a little bit, and we think that is not quite so serious. For example, men, when your wife asks you if an outfit makes her look fat, do you tell the truth? Of course, you do.
Some lies we think are whimsical and maybe even humorous. But, a lie is a very serious thing. The Bible tells us that Jesus is known as the truth. On the other hand, the Bible tells us that Satan is the father of all lies. Therefore, when you tell the truth you give God an opportunity to work. When you tell a lie, you tell a lie because Satan has already been working in you.
God detests the sin of hypocrisy, the sin of pretense, the sin of saying we are one thing, but really being another. If you read about the ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ, you will find out that Jesus reserved his sternest words for hypocrites. There was one thing that Jesus Christ detested, and it was hypocrisy.
Let me make four observations, and four pleas with you today. Number one, if you are a child of God that sins among the saints it is more serious than sin among the lost. And, sin when God is working in revival power, is the most dangerous of all sin.
Number two, is that sin against the Holy Spirit is extremely serious. Do not tempt the Holy Spirit of God. Do not be a pretender.
Number three, I urge you to be on guard against hypocrisy in your own life. It is far better not to be what you ought to be than to pretend that you are what you are not.
Preachers, and teachers, are often tempted to do that, to exaggerate, or to pretend devotion because we think that we are setting the example. In my estimation, I want my pastor, and my teacher, just to be honest and to tell it like it is in his heart. And, I want people to be honest. And, I believe when there is a spirit of honesty, even though there is a spirit of failure, God can work.
Don’t pretend a devotion to Jesus Christ that you don’t have. Don’t lie to the Holy Ghost. And, last of all, don’t let some hypocrite keep you from getting the best out of life.
Click on the link below to hear a message on what it means to lie to the Holy Spirit.
This is a live recording of The Master’s Class Bible Study at LifeChange Church Wichita, KS.
Amen.