Is it always sinful to tell an untruth? (Part 1)

Legalists and Pharisees reason from the ninth commandment that it is always a sin to utter a lie. And because Pharisaic types do not interpret God's Word with the Spirit, they end up with gnat-straining rules which they impose on others, resulting in ludicrous strictures and condemnations. For example, some of them make an inordinate distinction between uttering a lie and… Continue reading Is it always sinful to tell an untruth? (Part 1)

How God empowers us to respond to the grievous truth

Ezekiel 2:1-3:15 (ESV) And he said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.” And as he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. And he said to me, “Son of man, I send… Continue reading How God empowers us to respond to the grievous truth