Is "Do Not Lie" in the Bible? | Torah | Exodus 20:16, 23:1-3

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🗓️ 29 June 2022

⏱️ 12 minutes

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How likely are you to tell a lie? Are white lies really a big deal? What counts as a lie? In today's episode, Jensen discusses the ninth commandment and why telling the truth matters. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Passages: Exodus 20:16, 23:1-3 Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life and the time it takes to get to work.
0:10.8	I'm Jensen Holt McNair and right now we're going through exodus.
0:16.6	When I was in grade school, probably around fourth grade, my sister got me a t-shirt for my
0:21.1	birthday. It was my favorite kind of shirt. I had a whole closet full of
0:26.0	t-shirts with sassy or clever quips on the front of them. This one though was a bit pointed.
0:32.0	It said, would this face lie to you? And it was pointed because
0:37.0	everyone in my family knew that yes in fact, this face would lie to you. I am not proud to admit it, but growing up I was known for my
0:47.3	over-exaggerated stories and embellishments on the facts. I always wanted to have the best story. I'd add in these crazy events that never
0:56.4	happened just for fun and I would twist the truth to get out of trouble whenever it suited me.
1:01.8	I had no regard for what was true or not.
1:05.6	I'd just spin a story that benefited me the most. And so, mid-July of the early 2000s,
1:12.3	I was gifted a t-shirt that called out my disregard for the truth.
1:15.7	That shirt should have made me realize that everyone knew I was lying half the time
1:22.2	so no one really knew when to believe me or not.
1:25.0	I wish it had woken me up and made me think twice about lying.
1:29.0	But in reality, it was a while before I started to be convicted by the Holy Spirit about my
1:34.8	disregard for the truth. Oddly enough, I wore that shirt proudly. I was in on the
1:40.2	joke and I didn't care if it was right or wrong. I just wanted to keep saying
1:44.3	whatever I wanted to manipulate a situation for my own good. Now if you're on
1:50.2	social media or you pay attention to political news at all, you might think that my
1:55.8	grade school disregard for the truth sounds a little too familiar.
2:00.8	Our culture thrives on taking bits of the truth and spinning a story so it best suits their own agenda.
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