Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1875-07-08
Bible Reading No. l, Ridge Spring
Baptist Church.
SUNDAY, JUNE 18TH, 1875.
Su1ject-Lying.


1st. It's O1igin.-"Ye are Of your ia
ther, the devil, and tho lusts of your
father We will do; he was q murderer
from the beginning, and abode not in the
truth, because there is no truth in him.
When he speaketh lie, he speaketh OF
his own: for he is liar, and the father
of it." John, elH.
Sand the serpent said unto the wo-
man, yo shall not surely die" Gen. 81,
"But Peter said, Ananias, why hath
Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy
Ghost, and to keep back part of the price
of the land?" Acts, 5:S.
From these passages of scripture it
would seem that Satan is not only the
author of lying, but that be told the FIRST
one himself, and instigates others to tell
them. We would naturally suspect that
lying was very bad thing from its orr
gin.
2d. Ho,c God Looks upon it.
"Lying lips are abomination to the
Lord but they that deal truly are his
delight" Prov, 1922.
"These six things doth the Lord hate:
yea. seven are an abomination unto him:
a proud look, lying tongue, and hands
that shed innocent blood, 3 heart that
deviseth wicked imaginations, fees that
be swift in running to mischief, false
witness that speaketh lies, and he that
soweth discord among brethren" Prov
erbs, Gle to 10.
It seems, then, that God hates lying.
3rd. How Gods People Regard it.
81 hate and abhor lying but thy Lord
do love-" Psalm l1e:l63.
GA righteous man hateth lying: but a
wicked man is loathsome, and cometh
to shame." Prov. 1875.
"Hc that workcth deceit shall not
dwell within my house: he that tellcth
lies shall not tarry in my sight" Psalm
lGl:7.
"hemoye far from me vanity and lies:
give me neither poverty nor riches: feed
me with food convenient for me-" Prov.
3O:S.
Naturally enough, from thcsepassages,
itappears that Gods people hate lying,
and pray 70 be kept from it.
4M. It's Character is Bad.
1st. "Thou shalt not bear false witness
against thy neighbor." Exodus, 2o:lG.
"Now the spirit speaketh expressly,
that in the latter times some shall depart
from the faith, giving heed to seducing
spirits and doctrines Of devils;
Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having
their conscience scared with q hot iron" J"
lst Ti,n., Al, 2.
2d. 1t leads to gross crimes.
"Hear the word of the Lord, ye chill
dren of Israel; for the Lord bath con-
troversy with the inhabitants of the land,
because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor
knowledge OF God in the land.
By swearing, and lying, and killing,
and stealing, and committing adultery,
they break out, and blood toucheth
bloodn Hosea, Al, 2.
5kh. at is Better to be Poor than q Liar"
"The desire of man is his kindness,
and poor man is better titan liar"
Prov, 1872.
"The getting of treasures by alyiug
tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of
them that seek DEATH" Prov, 2l:6.
f 9Th. Ro,c Does Lying Eads
aAnd there shall in no wise enter into
it anything that defileth, neither what
soever worketh abominntion, or maketh
lie: but they which are written in the
Lambs book of life" Rev. 2l:27.
g For without are dogs, and sorcerers,
and who're -mpngers, aud murderers, and
idolaters, and whatsoever loYeth and
1n.rke;h j lie.'' Tev., 22.i5.
81 false witness shall not be unpnn-
iished; and he that spcaketh lies shall
not escape.D Prov, 1875.
a,But the fearful, and unhelieving, and
| the abominahle, and murderers, and sor
! carers, and. idolaters, and all liars, shall
/ have. their part in the lake which burn
i'eth with FIRE aud brimstoi,e: which is
the seclnd death." Rev. 2l:S. q
It is therefore clear that lying excludes
| from Heaven and shuts up in He'll