Jeremiah TiptonFounder in president of David Hernandez ministries

A sign of weakness…

6 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief sermon, the speaker examines why believers often tell small lies, attributing the behavior to a desire to avoid confrontation, conflict, or uncomfortable reactions. He emphasizes that even these minor deceptions are fully known to the Holy Spirit, who sees every intention behind the lie. The speaker argues that such behavior reflects a lack of honor, character, and surrender to the Spirit. He calls listeners to pursue absolute honesty—no exaggerations, understatements, or deceptions—as the proper Christian response.

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Why do believers lie sometimes? Believers lie many times because they want to avoid confrontation. They make up just a little lie because they didn't wanna deal with a conversation. They didn't wanna deal with potentially upsetting someone. So what do they do? They deal in these little lies, thinking they're avoiding controversy, when all the while the Holy Spirit sees everything. He knows when you tell those little lies just because you wanted to avoid a simple conflict. He knows when you tell those little lies just because you didn't wanna be called on something. He knows when you tell those little lies just because you're afraid how the other person might react to you. That is not honorable. That's not character. That's not surrender to the Holy Spirit. No exaggerations, no understatements, no deceptions. Pure honesty. That's how we ought to deal.