We are going to study five references in the Bible where the word diligent appears.  There are more places than these where the words diligent and diligently appear.  However, these five verses will help us identify five specific duties in our lives in which we must be diligent. Diligent inquisition...

With God, things are absolute.  A person is either saved or he’s lost.  There is no in between.  He’s either a child of God or he’s a child of the devil.  There are no other spiritual families, no matter what religion he claims to be.  He’s either going to heaven...

False Witnesses and Gossips Deut 19:16-21 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO I have seen, over the years, a terrible flaw in human nature that is prevalent even among Christians.  The flaw is intentional or unintentional lying about another person and it is often connected with gossiping.  You hear something, or you may...

Lying Lips Prov. 12:22 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Proverbs chapter 12, Solomon writes four things about lying.  There is more in the Bible about lying lips than what you find here.  But preaching on this subject out of one Proverb is handy.  It will probably make this message easier...

Ps 35:11-16 describes some things that happened to Jesus during his earthly ministry.  In Ps 35:11, David prophesied of the false witnesses that rose up against him.  In Ps 35:12 he wrote, “They rewarded me evil for good.”  Ps 35:13-14 describes Jesus’ humble and helpful attitude toward their sickness.  Ps...

A False Witness Prov. 25:18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO A false witness is one who lies – generally, he lies about someone else to cause them harm – it is against the law to be a false witness – Ex 20:16 In this passage false witnesses are called a maul [a...