A Big Deal

(Pro 19:5 KJV) A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

Lying is a big deal.  We find all sorts of synonyms to take away the stigma.  Our culture seems to accept it and many of the cultures blending with the American stream seem to have no problem with it.  In spite of that, lying is a big deal.  It is one of the corrosive agents that is breaking down the fiber of our society.  Yet we still don’t like to call it out.

Think about the consequences of even little lies.  It means that we cannot trust the other person.  We cannot take their descriptions of events or the quality of their work.  Lies weaken the ties that hold us together.

So?  It is not mystery about why truth is so important to God’s kingdom and any earthly political entity that wants to prosper.