Meaning of LIE

Forbidden in the Word of God (Ex. 23:7) and hated by the righteous (Prov. 13:5); punishment is announced for those who practice it (Prov. 19:5, 9).

The convert to Christ departs from his old way of living and, walking in newness of life, must cast off lies and speak the truth (Eph. 4:25; cf. Mt. 5: 33-37).

The lie par excellence is the denial and opposition to Christ, denying the testimony of God (1 Jn. 2:22; 5:10). The origin of the lie is in Satan (John 8:44), who presented a false image of God to Eve, pushing the first couple to death (Gen. 3:1-6).

Men can lie to themselves (James 1:22), confusing their own desires with reality; they can lie to each other (Lev. 19:11); They can lie to God (Acts 5:3, 4), although they certainly cannot deceive Him.

Lies are hated by God because they destroy the right understanding of reality ("we walk in darkness", cf. 1 Jn. 1:6), thereby diverting man from true knowledge and communion with God. Lies destroy trust between men, darken understanding, and lead to eternal destruction (Rev. 21:7; 22:15).

God does not lie nor can he lie (Num. 23:19), nor can he fit into Him because He is the first and last and absolute reality against which every lie attacks (cf. 1 Sam. 15:29; Tit. 1:2; Heb. 6:18).

For his part, Jesus, God himself manifested in flesh, is the same "truth", the truth about God, and the truth of what God wanted man to be, the accumulation of all perfections (cf. Jn. 14). :6).

Therefore, he who has communion with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ, exclaims from the heart: “I hate and abhor lies; I love your law” (Ps. 119:163).