ࡱ> kJRLRhRrRxR,TTTTWW2_4_````abadapaafffi k*ssvvvwVwXxdx{{f} ~~"~,~.~J~T~Z~€.FVFHֳ֧6CJOJQJ5CJOJQJ6CJOJQJhnH 5>*CJOJQJhnH 5CJOJQJhnH CJOJQJhnH CJOJQJhnH 5CJOJQJ5>*CJOJQJ CJOJQJ CJOJQJ;x TFHvxTHDNšr МTen Lies About God: The Source of All Lies John 8:44 INTRO. As children when we suspected someone of not telling us the truth we would chant, Liar, liar, pants on fire! Our parents instilled in us from our earliest days that liars and lying are a part of human exper- ience. They also instilled in us that we should always tell the truth because lying breaks the heart of God. Why is human life is filled with lies? Why are we unsuccessful in creating a world filled with truth? God has been dealing with mankind for more than 5,000 years of recorded history. So why are lies about God so persisent and prevalent? Each of the ten lies in Dr. Lutzers book, Ten Lies About God, have ancient historical roots. These old lies may be wearing new makeup so that they might deceive a modern audience. Yet, each one is an old lie wrapped in a new wrapper. In the message today, we will trace all lies and liars back to their origin so that we might immunize ourselves against them. In order to protect ourselves from liars and their lies about God we need to understand the source and pattern of lies. The Bible teaches that there is a father of lies and all who lie serve his purposes. Let us consider this as we think on this subject, Ten Lies About God: The Source of All Lies. (1) THE FATHER OF LIES IS THE SOURCE OF ALL LIES AND LIARS John 8:44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father, ye will do. Heabode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. Johns Gospel presents for us the identity of Jesus Christ. It also gives us the identity of the father of lies. In John 8, We see Johns presentation of Jesus as the Light of the World and Jesus claim that He came from the Father to do the will of the Father. To these claims the Jewish leaders accused Christ of being born out of wedlock (v41), of being a Samaritan (v48), and of possessing a demon (v48). The religionists cast a harsh insult against Jesus. They called Him a Samaritan and accused Him of being demon-possessed. Being a Samaritan was a charge that He was full of heresy, not worshipping the true God, but following and building up the false religion of the Samaritans Being devil-possessed was a charge that He was full of an evil spirit, a spirit that was out to destroy man and the true religion of God and its people. Jesus was telling them the Truth but they could not and would not receive it. Why? Because of who their father was, Ye are of your father the devil The Devil is the source of all lies and liars. B. Jesus turns the tables by challenging their heritage (vv. 39-44). Jesus must have astounded his enemies with such a scalding accusat- ion (v44). Picture the scene. God sent His Son into the world and man... does not recognize Him. does not recognize His words. does not recognize His works. If man were of God, that is, of the same spiritual world and dimension as Jesus, he would recognize Jesus and recognize His words and works. It would be impossible not to recognize Him. This is what Jesus was saying. He proceedeth forth and came from God, that is, from the spiritual world and dimension of heaven itself. Any man who is of God is bound to recognize Him. Any man who is truly of God will love and welcome Him, not reject and oppose Him. The man who wants nothing to do with Jesus is not of the family of God; he is not a child of God. He is a child of some father other than the Father of Jesus. Since these Jews wanted Jesus death and since they rejected the truth and embraced the lie, their family solidarity with Satan and his desires was certain (1)! Jesus accusation traces the source of all lies back to the devil himself. The devil is the enemy of life and truth. He distorts the truth and seeks to lead people away from God who is the source of truth and life (John 10:10; 2 Cors. 4:3-4) Lies about God endure because the wicked one ceaselessly promotes them. Even when these lies are disputed with decisive and persuasive answers, they bob to the surface again in the next generation with new found voices determined on proclaiming their twisted message! The father of lies is the source of all lying. All falsehood in the world owes its existence to him. Whether it be religious or secular in nature. ILLUS. In his intense study of the devices of Adolph Hitler, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill operated with one primary assumption: Any given foreign policy statement by Hitler was the exact opposite of the truth (2). Many believe Hitler was possessed with Satan himself. He surely acted like his father. D. Jesus claims these religious leaders belonged to the devil because they wanted to kill him (v44b). Their lying murderous schemes were spawned in the bosom of father of lies. Look at verse 40. They claimed they were Abrahams children (v39), but their actions disputed their claims. They were rejecting the heavenly Messenger and were seeking to kill the One who told them Gods Word. Abraham did not do that; he was obedient to Gods commands (3). E. Few today see their lies as doing the devils work, yet here and again in 1 John 3:8 the Bible teaches just that. All lies trace their origin back to the father of lies. Every time a preacher gets up and proclaims one of these ten lies about God, he is doing the devils work. Every time a preacher gets up and adds to Gods perfect plan of salvation, he is doing the devils work! -78=@5p  % & + a b d n ' D y  X !"#abm,-123ûܱ5CJOJQJhnH 6CJOJQJhnH  CJhnH CJOJQJhnH CJOJQJhnH >*CJOJQJ6>*CJOJQJ CJOJQJ6CJOJQJ CJOJQJ5CJOJQJ5>*CJOJQJ5CJOJQJ55-781,~#y\ U  % & b ' -781,~#y\ U  % & b ' a  \ "#rb=[HA34C+wk ^:;           X a  \ "#rb= & Fz h & F h & F h h & F=[HA34C+w & F & F hJRLRhRrRxR,TTTTWW2_4_````abadapaafffi k*ssvvvwVwXxdx{{f} ~~"~,~.~J~T~Z~€.FVֳ֧6CJOJQJ5CJOJQJ6CJOJQJhnH 5>*CJOJQJhnH 5CJOJQJhnH CJOJQJhnH CJOJQJhnH 5CJOJQJ5>*CJOJQJ CJOJQJ CJOJQJ6 Every time one adds works to Grace, he is a liar and doing the devil s work! God s plan is perfect as it is (Eccs. 3:14). Since lies and liars have a single source, we know the source of the Ten Lies About God described by D1r. Lutzer in his book. No matter where these lies pop up in history they always seem to follow predictable patterns. (2) THE FATHER OF LIES TAKES FOUR PREDICTABLE APPROACHES A. The  father of lies first approach simply denies the Word of God. persistent Every time one adds works to Grace, he is a liar and doing the devil s work! God s plan is perfect as it is (Eccs. 3:14). Since lies and liars have a single source, we know the source of the Ten Lies About God described by Dr. Lutzer in his book. No matter where these lies pop up in history they always seem to follow predictable patterns. (2) THE FATHER OF LIES TAKES FOUR PREDICTABLE APPROACHES A. The  father of lies first approach simply denies the Word of God. He took this approach in the Garden of Eden. Notice Satan s blatant denial of God s Word in Genesis:  And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die (Genesis 3:4). Believers ought to go on  red alert every time we hear anyone deny something clearly taught in the Word of God. God had promised that the day they ate of the fruit they would surely die. The Bible is true and those who claim any part is false are liars and trace their heritage back to  the father of lies. ILLUS.  I m glad no one really believes the Bible anymore, or they d stone us. Those were the words of a gay activist, replying to Christian who was using the Bible to condemn homosexuality. The activist s argument was clear: Since the penalty for homo- sexuality in the Old Testament was death, how can you say you believe the Bible? And if you don t believe it, then don t use it to argue against homosexuality! In his book, Dr. Lutzer combats ten lies about God. The fifth of these lies is  God is more tolerant than He use to be. We need to answer the question, Is God more tolerant than He use to be? We need to consider two things when answering this question, He took this approach in the Garden of Eden. Notice Satan s blantant denial of God s Word in Genesis:  And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die (Genesis 3:4). Believers ought to go on  red alert every time we hear anyone deny something clearly taught in the Word of God. God had promised that the day they ate of the fruit they would surely die. The Bible is true and those who claim any part is false are liars and trace their heritage back to  the father of lies. ILLUS.  I m glad no one really believes the Bible anymore, or they d stone us. Those were the words of a gay activist, replying to Christian who was using the Bible to condemn homosexuality. The activist s argument was clear: Since the penalty for homo- sexuality in the Old Testament was death, how can you say you believe the Bible? And if you don t believe it, then don t use it to argue against homosexuality! In his book, Dr. Lutzer combats ten lies about God. The fifth of these lies is  God is more tolerant than He use to be. We need to answer the question, Is God more tolerant than He use to be? We need to consider two things when answering this question, 1) God never changes. His nature do not change, His Truth do not change, and His standards do not change. 2) God s dealings with man does change. In the Old Testament, God dealt with man according to the Law. But in the New Testament, when Jesus died for us and rose again, God now deals with man according to Grace. God is not more tolerant than He use to be. But because of Grace, God is patient with sinful men. Why? Because He desires all men to be saved (1 Timothy 2: 4; 2 Peter 3:9; Roman 2:4) Today God allows sins to accumu- late and delays their judgment. But we should never interpret the silence of God as the indifference of God God s long- suffering is not a sign of either weakness or indifference; it is intended to bring men to repentance (4). B. The  father of lies second approach misuses the Word of God. Satan used this approach when he tempted Jesus to throw himself off the pinnacle of the temple by quoting Psalm 91 (Luke 4). Jesus countered by citing Deuteronomy 6, which emphasizes trusting God not testing Him. We, as Believers, are responsible for listening care- fully and evaluating supposed Bible teachers in the light of the whole counsel of God. The problem today is that in our Churches many are literally starving spiritual because of a lack of spiritual knowledge. (Hosea 4:6). Many today know not what they believe. This is why false teachers are so effective. We need to be more like the Bereans who the Apostle Paul commended because,  They..searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so. (Acts 17:11). ILLUS.  If all the neglected Bibles were dusted simultaneously, we would have a record dust storm, and the sun would go into eclipse for a whole week. -David F. Nygren (5) C. The  father of lies third approach removes the Word of God. Jesus points out this in a story about soils. In Luke 8, the Word of God comes to some people who do not receive it. They offer no resist- ance when the  father of lies snatches the Word of God from their conscious thoughts. Their minds appear numb to the entire proceed- ing. Believers ought also to beware and remember that the man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read. Be wary of anything that steals time for reading and obeying God s Word. D. The  father of lies fourth approach dilutes the Word of God with competing concerns. In Matthew 13, Jesus shows us this. dabbBccd6eeff2gghwwzxyyjz {{R||},~.~~|P<܃x/ =!"#`$`% Every time one adds works to Grace, he is a liar and doing the devil s work! God s plan is perfect as it is (Eccs. 3:14). Since lies and liars have a single source, we know the source of the Ten Lies About God described by Dr. Lutzer in his book. No matter where these lies pop up in history they always seem to follow predictable patterns. (2) THE FATHER OF LIES TAKES FOUR PREDICTABLE APPROACHES A. The  father of lies first approach simply denies thex \KKL6MMN*OOpPQQJRLRRS2T4TTnUVVZW@^^2_4_``bada34CM#B  P3R3 5 55~55556:::"=>?HGGJJJZK\KtKvLLOPQ(R,R@RJR鿷鷣6CJOJQJ5CJOJQJ6CJOJQJhnH 5CJOJQJ CJOJQJ5>*CJOJQJhnH 5CJOJQJhnH CJOJQJhnH CJOJQJhnH  CJhnH  CJhnH =k ^:;1^23P3R3 5 555 66`7 88T9 Word of God. He took this approach in the Garden of Eden. Notice Satan s blantant denial of God s Word in Genesis:  And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die (Genesis 3:4). Believers ought to go on  red alert every time we hear anyone deny something clearly taught in the Word of God. God had promised that the day they ate of the fruit they would surely die. The Bible is true and those who claim any part is false are liars and trace their heritage back to  the father of lies. ILLUS.  I m glad no one really believes the Bible anymore, or they d stone us. Those were the words of a gay activist, replying to Christian who was using the Bible to condemn homosexuality. The activist s argument was clear: Since the penalty for homo- sexuality in the Old Testament was death, how can you say you believe the Bible? And if you don t believe it, then don t use it to argue against homosexuality! In his book, Dr. Lutzer combats ten lies about God. The fifth of these lies is  God is more tolerant than He use to be. We need to answer the question, Is God more tolerant than He use to be? We need to consider two things when answering this question, 1) God never changes. His nature do not change, His Truth do not change, and His standards do not change. 2) God s dealings with man does change. In the Old Testament, God dealt with man according to the Law. But in the New Testament, when Jesus died for us and rose again, God now deals with man according to Grace. God is not more tolerant than He use to be. But because of Grace, God is patient with sinful men. Why? Because He desires all men to be saved (1 Timothy 2: 4; 2 Peter 3:9; Roman 2:4) Today God allows sins to accumu- late and delays their judgment. But we should never interpret the silence of God as the indifference of God God s long- suffering is not a sign of either weakness or indifference; it is intended to bring men to repentance (4). B. The  father of lies second approach misuses the Word of God. Satan used this approach when he tempted Jesus to throw himself off the pinnacle of the temple by quoting Psalm 91 (Luke 4). Jesus countered by citing Deuteronomy 6, which emphasizes trusting God not testing Him. We, as Believers, are responsible for listening care- fully and evaluating supposed Bible teachers in the light of the whole counsel of God. The problem today is that in our Churches many are literally starving spiritual because of a lack of spiritual knowledge. (Hosea 4:6). Many today know not what they believe. This is why false teachers are so effective. We need to be more like the Bereans who the Apostle Paul commended because,  They..searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so. (Acts 17:11). ILLUS.  If all the neglected Bibles were dusted simultaneously, we would have a record dust storm, and the sun would go into eclipse for a whole week. -David F. Nygren (5) C. The  father of lies third approach removes the Word of God. Jesus points out this in a story about soils. In Luke 8, the Word of God comes to some people who do not receive it. They offer no resist- ance when the  father of lies snatches the Word of God from their conscious thoughts. Their minds appear numb to the entire proceed- ing. T99::P;<<Z= >>~?,@@A(BBpCDDfEFFbGHHtI0JJJ\K1) God never changes. His nature do not change, His Truth do not change, and His standards do not change. 2) God s dealings with man does change. In the Old Testament, God dealt with man according to the Law. 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Their minds appear numb to the entire proceed- ing. Believers ought also to beware and remember that the man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read. Be wary of anything that steals time for reading and obeying God s Word. D. The  father of lies fourth approach dilutes the Word of God with competing concerns. In Matthew 13, Jesus shows us this. If the  father of lies can circulate enough lies about God, the truth appears as only one option among many. If lying become common, some will despair of ever finding the truth. Others may even wonder if truth exists. This last condition surely reflects our post-modern mind-set. 2 Timothy 3:7,  Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. We, as God s Children, ought to be concerned when God and His Word wind up on our  to do list rather than being the central part of our lives. The first and great commandment is to love God with all our heart, mind, and strength. Confusion is the rule when  the father of lies sows his twisted message. He denies, misuses, removes, or dilutes the Word of God when needed to suit his purposes. The world has been flooded with defective religious clones to keep people from finding the truth.  The father of lies succeeds with these approaches because both he and his messengers appear as angels of light. (3) THE FATHER OF LIES USES AN EFFECTIVE DISGUISE TO FOOL MANY A. The Apostle Paul posts a warning for us in 1 Corinthians 11. Notice how Paul lumps Satan and his messengers into one ugly lump in these verses. Satan and his servants can deceive us by appearing attractive, good-looking, and moral. Many unsuspecting people follow smooth-talking, Bible-quoting leaders into cults which alienate them from their families and practice immorality and deceit (6). Satan s most effective weapon is imitation. ILLUS. According to Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28, Satan desires to be like God. In his book about the devil, J. Oswald Sanders offers this interesting description of the counterfeit nature of Satan s schemes: Satan has his own trinity-the devil, the beast, and the false prophet (Revelation 16:13). Satan has his own church- a synagogue of Satan (Revelation 2:9). Satan has his own ministers- ministers of Satan (2 Corinthians 11:4-5). Satan has formulated his own system of doctrine- doctrines of demons (1 Timothy 4:1). Satan has established his own sacrificial system- The Gentile& sacrifice to demons (1 Corinthians 10:20). Satan has his own communion service- The cup of demons& .The table of demons (1 Corinthians 10:21). Satan s ministers proclaim his own gospel- a gospel contrary to that which we have preached unto you (Galatians 1:7-8). B. To the public, these false apostles present themselves as church workers and ministers of righteousness. In some cases, we may not their real identity until we stand in the presence of God himself who discerns both faith and motive of heart. Our impressions alone are not an accurate guide of who is and who is not a follower of Christ; so it helps to ask these questions: 1) Do their teachings confirm Scrip- ture (Acts 17:11)? 2) Do these teachers affirm and proclaim that Jesus Christ is God who came into this world as a man to save people from their sins (1 John 4:1-3)? 3) Is their lifestyle consistent with Biblical morality (Matthew 12:33-37)? (8) C. From our prospective, all we have is the Word of God to test any- one s teaching. That is why controversy swirls around the Bible. If  the father of lies can throw even dirt in the air to create confusion over the veracity of God s Word, some will not take it seriously. ILLUS. The distinctive mark of theology today is its dreadful ambiguity. The chaos of American theology today can be traced back to its roots in the rejection of biblical infallibility. Preaching is not the act of unfolding our personal convict- ions. It is the duty of informing men of all that God has spoken (9). The preacher s responsibility is not  Thus I say, but  Thus saith the LORD! D. The  father of lies performs the ultimate lie when he presents himself as an  angel of light. Satan is the prince of darkness and brings no light at all to help people discover the truth. When people report seeing a bright light during their near death experience, as Bette Eadie and others, why do many believe their report? They interpret the light to be God or Jesus. Yet they reject the truth of Jesus death for their sins and His resurrection from the dead on the third day. E. The  father of lies plans one future and final deception according to 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11. In those verses, Paul warns about counterfeit miracles, signs, and wonders. These serve to validate the false message being presented by  the lawless one who is empowered by Satan himself. People who believe his lie refuse to love the truth and the delight in wickedness. The coming of the antichrist will be after the working of Satan. This means... that he will be the very embodiment of Satan himself. that he will carry on all the lying power and signs and wonders of Satan. that he will carry out the very activity and work of Satan on earth. The point to see is that Satan will have complete control over the life of the antichrist. He will be totally surrendered to Satan, and Satan will be energizing him. What will this final great lie be? Could it be: That God is an evil tyrant and Satan is the freedom fighter for mankind? That God s offer of eternal life with Him enslaves man while  the father of lies offers some kind of immortal physical life, which will allow you to retain your  free will ? F. Whatever the lie, you can rest assured it will be persuasive. Influential leaders will make this evil idea appear harmless as a lamb and obvious as the sky. They will validate in with miracles, signs, and wonders. The Antichrist will be turning as many as he possibly can away from God. Teeming millions will be listening, watching, and following the antichrist and his government upon the earth. Masses of people will believe this blatant lie is actually the truth. Men would rather believe a lie than the truth! The lost will be deluded and end up in hell because they will believe the lie and worship and serve the creature instead of the creator! They will will be sucked into the same mistake that Adam and Eve made in the Garden . The  father of lies will attack the very trustiworthi- ness of God. CLOSING: In the epilogue of his book, Dr. Lutzer deals with the ultimate question about God,  Can WE Trust Him? (10). If we begin to believe that we cannot trust God, we will be deceived by the worst lie of all.  The father of lies will have accomplished his purpose. Let us ask God to fulfill Jesus prayer for us on the night he was betrayed. In John 17:17 He prays the Father,  Sanctify them by thy Truth. Then so we would not misunderstand. He adds,  Thy Word is Truth. NOTES: 1. John F. Walvoord & Roy B. Zuck. The Bible Knowledge Commentary-New Testament. Pg. 305. 2. Robert J. Morgan. Nelson s Complete Book of Stories, Illustrations, & Quotes. Pg. 68. 3. Walvoord & Zuck. Pg. 305. 4. Erwin Lutzer. Ten Lies About God. PP. 40-60. 5. Morgan. Pg. 62. 6. Living Letters from the Life Application Bible. Pg. 96. 7. Morgan. Pg. 683. 8. Living Letters. Pg. 96. 9. Charles R. Swindoll. The Tale of the Tardy Oxcart and 1501 Other Stories. Pg. 49. 10. Lutzer. 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