What’s the Difference Between Lying and Kidding?
Nothing!
Has someone ever insulted you or said something that you dislike, then said that he was kidding? Did you know that this is actually a form of lying?
Here is what the Bible says about the subject:
“It’s no crazier to shoot
sharp and flaming arrows
than to cheat [lie to] someone and say,
‘I was only fooling!’ ” – Proverbs 26:18-20 CEV
Remember, kidding = lying!
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The Ten Commandments
“God said to the people of Israel:
2 I am the Lord your God, the one who brought you out of Egypt where you were slaves.
3 Do not worship any god except me.
4 Do not make idols that look like anything in the sky or on earth or in the ocean under the earth. 5 Don’t bow down and worship idols. I am the Lord your God, and I demand all your love. If you reject me, I will punish your families for three or four generations. 6 But if you love me and obey my laws, I will be kind to your families for thousands of generations.
7 Do not misuse my name. I am the Lord your God, and I will punish anyone who misuses my name.
8 Remember that the Sabbath Day belongs to me. 9 You have six days when you can do your work, 10 but the seventh day of each week belongs to me, your God. No one is to work on that day—not you, your children, your slaves, your animals, or the foreigners who live in your towns. 11 In six days I made the sky, the earth, the oceans, and everything in them, but on the seventh day I rested. That’s why I made the Sabbath a special day that belongs to me.
12 Respect your father and your mother, and you will live a long time in the land I am giving you.
13 Do not murder.
14 Be faithful in marriage.
15 Do not steal.
16 Do not tell lies about others.
17 Do not want anything that belongs to someone else. Don’t want anyone’s house, wife or husband, slaves, oxen, donkeys or anything else.” – Exodus 20:1-17 CEV
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Types of Friends
There are many types of friends out there. Some are friendlier than others. A few are really not friends, but pretend to be. Others try to be a friend, but maybe it just doesn’t work out. Let’s talk about the different types of friends.
Just Around: These types of “friends” are really not friends, but just people that you see while you are at an activity. For example – A person you talk to who sets the scoreboard up at a small basketball game.
Acquaintances: These people you know by name (usually by someone introducing you to that person) and you really have only talked to them maybe once or twice. This person could volunteer to help you out with a problem, but more than likely you might just get advice from this type of friend. For example – A person who explains to you what is the best way to make a payment, without helping you make the payment.
Sort-of There: These types of friends you usually see at least once (maybe twice) a week. You talk to them occasionally. You know a little about them, and they know a little about you. You might even go on a trip as a group with that person.
There to Help: This type of friend is there to help you with different things. You may need your lawn mowed, and you cannot get it done yourself because you have a sprained ankle. This person would help you out with the lawn mowing for the two weeks you are hurt. For example – next-door neighbor
Beside You: This type of friend is right next to you whenever you need them. Just lost your house due to a fire? This friend will let you stay with them and help you look for a new house, help you buy a new house, help you buy things for the new house (because all of the previous belongings were burned up), etc. For example – family or someone at your church
WARNING!!!
PRETEND FRIENDS: Look out for this type of people. These people WILL pretend to be your friends, but they are really looking for a way that you can serve their purpose. They hurt you, pretend to be sorry, and then hurt you again (without giving a care). You have money? They will try to get it from you. Have fame? They will try to get into the spotlight. Have great abilities? They will abuse your abilities for their own purpose. You might even help them hurt someone else without you ever knowing much less meaning to, but the one thing they all want from you no matter what is: YOUR TIME. They will sit down with you and explain (the amount of time they take to explain their idea to you could be five minutes or five hours) why you should do it their way, but what they are really explaining to you is how you can make them money, famous, powerful, in a better position, etc.
The Bible warns people to not hang around with bad people, because they will influence you into doing the evil stuff they are already doing.
“Don’t fool yourselves. Bad friends will destroy you.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33 CEV
Remember to watch out who you are friends with!
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Doing Good Works will not Get You to Heaven
I do believe that doing good works is good, but doing good works will not save anyone.
Someone could spend fifty years in the medical field, be good as what he or she does, and be helpful to people. Does this mean, even though the doctor knows a lot about the human body, medicines, illnesses, and has helped a lot of people, that the doctor can go to Heaven, just because he or she has done several good works throughout his or her life? Not at all.
The Bible says:
“We are unfit to worship you;
each of our good deeds
is merely a filthy rag.
We dry up like leaves;
our sins are storm winds
sweeping us away.” – Isaiah 64:6 CEV
Jesus Christ is the only way to the Father, and, of course, the only way to get to Heaven.
” ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life!’ Jesus answered. ‘Without me, no one can go to the Father.’ “ – John 14:6 CEV
Remember that doing good works is great. However good works will not get to you Heaven. Only accepting Jesus Christ as your savior will get you to Heaven.
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