FALSE ACCUSATIONS

Today and probably tomorrow we are going to be talking about a subject that is really hurting my heart.
Exodus 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
Matthew 19:18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Matthew 26:59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
Luke 3:14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

False(ly) is mentioned 87 times, including the 5 listed above, in the Bible.

It is the heart that is desperately wicked for there is no sin in word or deed, which was not first in the heart. Thousands of instances of disobedience in thought, word, and deed, are marked against them in the book of God. It is required of us in following Christ, that we duly attend his ordinances, strictly follow his pattern, and cheerfully submit to his disposals; and this from love to him, and in dependence on him. Now the Scriptures were fulfilled, which said, False witnesses are risen up against me. Christ was accused, that we might not be condemned; and if at any time we suffer thus, let us remember we cannot expect to fare better than our Master.

By false accusations, we use the actions and misdeeds of others to cover a multitude of our own sins. How easy it is to look beyond ourselves, to only see what we want to see. To be so quick to speak falsehoods against those around us. The second we realize that what we are doing we should, as Paul did after denying Christ, is to fall on our faces and repent with all bitterness and refrain from continuing on in the paths of sinfulness.

Let us all distrust our own hearts, and rely wholly on the Lord.

God's blessings to each of you,
LJG