Lie to Me

Lie to Me

By

Gary Primo

July 26, 2020

Finding truth in this day and age seems to be almost impossible. Ever since man rejected the Way of Yahuwah, he has been living one big lie - that they can gain eternity by their own means, apart from Yahuwah. However, rather that searching and proving all things, man contents himself by making up his own truth, ergo so many different religions and so many sects within those religions. They can find nothing to agree upon because neither point of view is based on truth, only what the individual is comfortable believing.

When someone does come along with the truth, they are often ridiculed, beaten and/or killed. Their truth did not agree with the generally accepted lie. And, it all begins at child birth. From the day we are born, we are bombarded with all the generally accepted lies that our parents believe in. Most generally follow the religion they were born into without ever questioning their beliefs.

Of course, there are some who have broken out of the mold and are earnestly seeking all truth. The main trap we have to avoid is finding one piece of truth and believing we now have it all and quit seeking any further. In the thirty-seven years I have been at this, I have been amazed at just how many articles of truth there are to investigate. This is why it took me so long to write “The Christian Counterfeit”, I kept discovering new truths and had to add to and/or change some of my prior beliefs.

From what I have gleaned after surviving 69 years on this planet, is that the search for truth is a life-long project. We must never fool ourselves into believing that we have all the truth. That is the devil talking. When we assume things, we generally make asses of ourselves.

I will address two issues that perhaps best demonstrate my point. One is homosexuality. The general attitude we are witnessing today towards homosexuality, making “homophobia” a hate crime and having grand pride parades, must be similar to what prevailed in Sodom and Gomorrah. No sooner was it decriminalized and everyone was “coming out of the closet”. We are forced to witness their depravity in most movies, media organizations, political circles, schools and workplaces, etc., etc. Again, those who profess any degree of truth concerning this situation, becomes the liar, and the lie becomes the generally accepted truth.

Prior to the time Homosexuality was decriminalized, this condition was considered a mental illness. When US psychiatrists decided to hold a convention to rule on the matter, out of the 2500 practicing in the US, only about 15% showed up. They were under constant threat from the homosexuals that overwhelmed the convention and admitted afterward that they only voted to normalize homosexuality out of fear for their lives. My first thought when this event occurred was, “What’s next.” I figured it would be pedophilia, and I was right. Just the past week I was reading an article in the US news about pedophiles calling for the legalization of pedophilia. I am sure this must have been a societal norm in Sodom and Gomorrah as well. Will the truth heal this disease? Not in this generation.

Next is abortion. At one time Christian morals were very much against abortion. However, along with legalization and government pressure, most traditional Christians are ok with murdering thousands of unborn children. Some are even getting abortions themselves.

I can assure everyone that Yahuwah is no more accepting of abortions than He was of child sacrifice. Nor is He in anyway winking at homosexuality. Mankind is going to be punished for these two major transgressions. That is truth.

Of course, there are many other examples of lies becoming the norm, and to expose them all would take volumes of books. In this article I merely want to expose the general condition.

In this day and age, we have experts for just about everything. We should be the most knowledgeable people who have ever lived. Yet, we continue to argue over whose knowledge is truth and whose is not.

As far as I am concerned, the Scriptures are the one and only source of all truth. But that is not what the world believes. The world believes it is nothing but a collection of myths and fairy tales. And yet, I’d bet I’d become fabulously rich betting that barely any have even read the Scriptures for themselves.

I was once such a hypocrite. I scoffed at the Scriptures, and thought that made me more intelligent than believers. Thankfully, an old friend came along and challenged my beliefs and prompted me to come out of my hypocrisy and finally READ the Scriptures for myself. The result, I began to actually hear the voice of Elohim, showing me my sins revealing truths I had never before understood.

I became so obsessed with the truth that I read the entire book in about a year. One thing that became abundantly clear when finished was that none of the mainstream churches I had ever visited fit the picture of the first century assembly I had just read about. And then I asked myself, “Is there really any church today that fits the first century model?” So far, the answer to that question has been “no”. However, individually speaking, I have found many individuals earnestly seeking after that model.

Thus, I have a rather cynical view of all churches and religions. As far as I am concerned, they have all drawn a line in the sand with their church doctrines, which basically declare, “I have learned all there is to learn. I can rest from my studies now that I know everything. There is no more truth to learn.” And because they all desire to be of one mind, that is what they teach.

What we have to decide is if we want to be of one mind with Yahuwah (the Father of all truth) or HaSatan (the father of all lies). It is HaSatan who whispers in our ear, “You can rest now. Your perfecting is complete.” When can we be assured that our perfecting is complete? When we wake up in the Kingdom. As for now, our best bet is to assume that we are not yet perfect and do not yet know everything. The day we stop searching and proving all things is the day our perfecting stops. I also believe there will be much more perfecting following the resurrection.

Ps. 120:1 - (A song of degrees) In my distress I cried unto Yahuwah, and he heard me.

2 - Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

3 - What shall be given unto you? or what shall be done unto you, you false tongue?

4 - Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

5 - Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

6 - My soul has long dwelt with him that hates peace.

7 - I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.

I could not find the meaning of “song of degrees”, but it was written by King David and seems to be a prayer of protection from liars and deceivers. It is declared here that liars hate peace and desire war.

Deut. 33:29 - Happy are you, O Israel: who is like unto you, O people saved by Yahuwah, the shield of your help, and who is the sword of your excellency! and your enemies shall be found liars unto you; and you shalt tread upon their high places.

And, oh, how our enemies love to lie about us, call us a cult and strive to belittle us. How foolish they are going to look when standing in the judgment before us. .

Ps. 5:6 - You destroy liars; Yahuwah despises violent and deceitful people.

Clearly, no liar is going to ever enter the Kingdom. Connected to lying is violence. When someone discovers that they have been lied to or about, they generally get angry; and sometimes that anger can turn to violence. Most of the deceitful people I have met seem to take a sense of victory over the person they have deceived – pulled one over on them. Anyone who derives some sense of superiority over the person they have deceived is going to be in for a very rude awakening when standing in the judgment.

However, the one thing that is worse than deceiving others is deceiving ourselves – and mostly all of us do that in one regard or another. But, of course, in most instances, we do not know that we are deceiving ourselves. That is why we must search and prove all things. That is the only way we can know we are not deceiving ourselves.

Ps. 40:4 - How blessed is the one who trusts in Yahuwah and does not seek help from the proud or from liars!

Depression is a huge problem these days. Most seek after medical attention. Instead of seeking out Yahuwah first, they will exhaust every human solution – like going to a psychiatrist or some sort to help with their problems. However, their problems are by and large spiritual problems not physical ones. Medically, one can only get pills that render a person docile and do nothing to solve the problem. Medical science is completely blind to the cause or solution of spiritual diseases.

Of course, the same can be said for any physical situation. We always strive to solve our problems by our own means rather than seek Yahuwah first. For example, I woke up this morning not knowing what I was going to write about. I said a short prayer to Yahuwah for inspiration and this article was the result.

Ps. 58 - The wicked go astray from the womb; liars err from birth.

Yes, we are indeed “born into sin”. We practice lying almost as soon as we begin to talk. We do something we know our parents don’t like, then try to lie our way out. Eventually lying becomes our first line of defense in any situation. We end up lying to teachers, police, employers, loved ones, etc., until our entire lives become one big lie.

Ps. 63:11 - But the king will rejoice in Elohim; all who swear by Him will boast, for the mouths of liars will be shut.

One day, the mouths of all liars will be shut, forever. The word of Yahuwah will prevail and no liar will be permitted to enter the Kingdom. What a glorious day that will be – one that definitely deserves to be celebrated.

Ps. 101:7 - Deceitful people will not live in my palace. Liars will not be welcome in my presence.

No liar will survive the purifying spiritual fire that is coming. As the Father makes His final approach everything and everyone who is not worthy of the Kingdom will be destroyed. Liars are definitely not to be welcomed into Yahuwah’s palace.

Ps. 116:9 - I will walk before Yahuwah in the land of the living.

10 - believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:

11 - I said in my haste, All men are liars.

12 - What shall I render unto Yahuwah for all his benefits toward me?

13 - I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of Yahuwah.

14 - I will pay my vows unto Yahuwah now in the presence of all his people.

15 - Precious in the sight of Yahuwah is the death of his saints.

Our obligation towards Yahuwah is to honor all He has done for us by living in total obedience to His every word. If we claim to be His, but do not live by His word, we are committing fraud and are liars. It is not only a sword that can kill a saint; lies can kill all hope of sainthood and eternal life.

Prov 2:12 - To keep you from the way of evil and the evil man, from the man who speaks perverse things;

The meaning of perverse is as follows:

Perverse - adjective

willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary.

characterized by or proceeding from such a determination or disposition: a perverse mood.

wayward or cantankerous.

persistent or obstinate in what is wrong.

turned away from or rejecting what is right, good, or proper; wicked or corrupt.

I underlined the words that basically sum up the meaning – “wicked or corrupt”. I am sure we have all encountered someone of such character at some point in our lives. They speak wickedly against Elohim and those who serve Him. They speak great lies about Yahuwah and His children. All they know is lies because they hate truth. To see such a one converted is a most wonderful thing. And, I have seen that happen. In fact, I was one such person.

Isa 30:9 - That a rebellious people is this, sons -- liars, Sons not willing to hear the law of Yahuwah.

If one is not willing to hear the law of Yahuwah, they will never know what truth is. There is no truth aside from Yahuwah’s law. It is the mainframe of our entire spiritual being. Any who fail to incorporate these laws into the very fabric of their being, will not be found fit for the Kingdom. And, we are not to be merely hearers of the law, we must be doers of the law. This is how we train for our future roles as full Elohim in the Kingdom of almighty Yahuwah.

Isa. 44:24 - Thus said Yahuwah, your redeemer, and he that formed you from the womb, I am Yahuwah that makes all things; that stretches forth the heavens alone; that spreads abroad the earth by myself;

25 - That frustrates the tokens of the liars, and makes diviners mad; that turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish;

26 - That confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers; that said to Jerusalem, you shall be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, you shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:

Of course, all liars become frustrated when their lies are exposed. The only way to expose a lie is to reveal the truth. That is what the prophets of old did when their prophesies came true, and the grand lies of the false prophets were exposed and revealed. The time is coming when all liars will be revealed. Does it not make more sense to drive all lies from our being before that day comes?

Isa 57:4 - Who is it you are mocking? Who is it you are opening your mouth and sticking out your tongue at? Isn’t it you, you rebellious children, you race of liars,

Who were they mocking? The prophets of Elohim! First, they called the prophets liars. Then, when the truth was revealed, they called the prophets demons. Being a prophet was a pretty dangerous job, but their service is going to be greatly rewarded.

Is it true, that we are a race of liars? I’m afraid so. That is what mankind became the day that Adam rebelled. That is the problem with sin, in giving in to it, we eventually become sin. The only way to change our character is to bring ourselves into obedience to and performing every word of our Heavenly Father.

Jer 50:36 - A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.

All who live their lives contrary to the word of Yahuwah are liars and do their best to get everyone else to believe their lies. What they do not realize is that they are already (to borrow the phrase) “dead men walking”; meaning that they have already been judged and ready for the fire. They will indeed be dismayed when that day comes.

Zech. 5 - He responded to me, "This is the curse that is going out over the surface of the whole earth, because, according to this side of the scroll, all thieves will be ejected, and according to the other side of the scroll, all liars will be ejected."

Yes, thieving and lying is indeed a global curse. Sometimes we may find something of interest just lying there on the ground with no one around, is it stealing if one does not exhaust all efforts to find the owner?

We have perfected the art of lying since birth, and tiny weeny lies escape our mouths like the water going over Niagara Falls. It is the first line of defense. We tell little white lies all the time, so as not to hurt someone’s feelings. We tell our children outrageous fairy tales just to keep them amused. We lie to our bosses as to why we didn’t show up for work. We lie to the tax man, etc. What we read in Ps. 116:11 is absolutely true; all men are indeed liars.

John 8:44 - You are of your father the Devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of liars.

When Adam rejected Yahuwah as his Elohim, he automatically adopted HaSatan. However, that is not all that was changed or altered; man’s nature was changed/altered as well. The minute the nature of disobedience entered Adam; the nature of Yahuwah departed. Adam made his choice, and we have all had to live with it. This is the exact same nature/spirit we receive following baptism. Can we can again lose it if we are not dedicated to obeying every word of Elohim. Lying is perhaps the most difficult sin to overcome, but overcome we must if we expect to see the kingdom. .

1 Tim. 1:8 - But we know that the law is good, if a man uses it lawfully;

9 - Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

10 - For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

11 - According to the glorious gospel of the blessed Elohim, which was committed to my trust.

There are indeed some who seem to be righteous by nature. I am not sure how this happens, but it does. I like to hold my own father up as an example. He may not have known the true Elohim as we do, but he was a good and honest man had an unshakable moral character. You too have likely known such, who are simply good by nature. Against such a nature, there is no law. If not for the unlawful there would be no need for the law.

1 Tim 4: 1 - Now the Spirit speaks expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

2 - Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

3 - Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which Elohim has created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

The seeds of apostasy soon found fertile ground within the assemblies with some claiming a higher moral ground by abstaining from certain outward elements such as meats. These were not doctrines introduced by Yahushua or His disciples, but were made up doctrine, lies, and therefore, doctrines of devils.

Today, all worldly religions value their traditions and manmade doctrines over the basic tenants of whatever faith they practice. That is simply human nature to do so. They cannot stand any form of truth.

Rev 2:2 - I know your works, and your labor, and your patience, and how you cannot bear them which are evil: and you have tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and have found them liars:

3 - And have borne, and have patience, and for my name’s sake have labored, and have not fainted.

4 - Nevertheless I have somewhat against you, because you have left your first love.

These verses are talking to the church in Ephesus. In most regards they did quite well and were praised for. However, there was one issue they were not doing too well with – they had lost their first love. What does that mean?

https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/jamieson-fausset-brown/revelation/revelation-2.html

This epistle was written under Domitian, when thirty years had elapsed since Paul had written his Epistle to them. Their warmth of love had given place to a lifeless orthodoxy. Compare Paul's view of faith so called without love, 1 Corinthians 13:2 .

Is this what has happened to the faith today? Has the warmth of love given place to lifeless orthodoxy? I believe it has! Too many people are thinking that “Yahushua delays His coming”. We have become spiritually lazy and complacent and could end up paying a very high price for our transgressions.

Rev 3:9 - I will cause some belonging to Satan's synagogue who say that they themselves are Jews, and are not, but are liars--I will make them come and fall at your feet and know for certain that I have loved you.

The following explains what this verse is referring to:

https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/jamieson-fausset-brown/revelation/revelation-3.html

This is an instance of how Christ set before her an "open door," some of her greatest adversaries, the Jews, being brought to the obedience of the faith. Their worshipping before her feet expresses the convert's willingness to take the very lowest place in the Church, doing servile honor to those whom once they persecuted, rather than dwell with the ungodly.

Rev 21:8 - But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Nothing that is corruptible will survive this lake of fire. All corruption begins with a lie. One lie turns into two. A small lie grows into a bigger lie. It is a disease that just does not know when to quit.

Conclusion

Well, this study has certainly sparked a fire under my backside in which I plan to try to take note of every time a lie slips out of my mouth and mark it on a calendar, just to see how often I allow this dark side of my nature to control me. I also plan to try thinking before I speak so that I can become more aware when planning to lie and stop myself from doing it.

If we do not take the first step to remove lying from our nature, we likely never will. Well, from what we have learned in this study, such an attitude will likely be the nail in our coffin as far as salvation goes. And, I am quite certain none of us want that. If anyone has a method of catching oneself before committing this sin, please share it with the rest of us.

Of course, the one we tell the most and biggest lies to is ourselves. We might look in the mirror and think, “I really don’t look that fat yet, I can wait to go on a diet.” Or, “if I do the Donald thing with my hair, no one will know how really bald I am. (I just wear a baseball cap, lol). So perhaps this is the best place to start. Stop lying to ourselves.

Of course, we can take truth telling a little too far also and cause a great deal of offence, if we are not careful. In many cases we can simply refrain from saying anything at all. But when one’s kid comes home with spiked purple hair and tattoos from nose to eying yang, one usually cannot refrain from speaking one’s mind.

And when we speak the truth about Yahuwah, we had better be prepared to be attacked. The world is like the three monkeys, only instead of hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil, it is hear no truth, see no truth, speak no truth. If they are not even aware of what the truth is, how can they not do any of these things.

The bar is high for entering Yahuwah’s Kingdom and many are much too casual about it. Let it not be so with us. Let us pursue total incorruption in our lives; and let us be glorified in Yahuwah’s Kingdom.

Yahuwah Bless

G.P.