General Overseer of Deeper Life Bible Church Pastor W.F Kumuyi in a sermon, advised his members to always speak the truth at all times no matter how hard it may seem.
Under the Old Testament dispensation people were allowed to take oaths as “an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife” (Hebrews 6:16). But in this new dispensation, the Lord forbids believers from the act of swearing any oaths. Their “yea” must be “yea” and their “nay” nay. That is just enough to convey whatever the believer desires to say.
Today, people tell lies often and also swear at it. But the believer is different because his God is Truth personified. He is Light and in Him is no darkness at all. Satan on the other hand is the father of lies and liars (John 8:44). His children therefore, like their father, will also live in lies and falsehood.
But why do people tell lies? Maybe because of fear of some unpleasant consequences or to gain advantage over others. Whatever the reason, the liar must understand that he can only deceive men and not God. Beyond that, he must know that “all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone…” (Revelation 21:8). It is better to tell the truth and if need be, suffer for it now than to tell lies and suffer for it later in eternity. The believer must tell the truth always because he belongs to the God of truth.
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