God’s Diplomats: Spoiler Alert!

These six things the Lord hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to Him…
(#6)A false witness who speaks lies…

Proverbs 6:16-19 (NKJV)

A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

Proverbs 16:28 (ESV)

  • If Christians are ambassadors for Christ on missions of reconciliation, representing the Prince of peace on Earth,

  • If Earth still spins in war, strife, and hatred, where most people don’t know the God of love, resulting in pervasive confusion…

Then Christians must know and show the Answer! Namely, Jesus, in the form of a Dove: unbeatably strong, remarkably soft!

When the world fumes, rants, and raves, no surprise! When CHRISTIANS FUME, RANT, AND RAVE, they’re spoilers: spoiling their witness of the God of love!

In biblical terms, they’re false witnesses, because they misrepresent Jesus Christ to all the people who don’t know Him YET. While they bear His Name, they bare It falsely.

‘Do not bear false witness’ (Mark 10:19). ‘A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape’ (Proverbs 19:5).

Think about it:

  • To join any team, you must know the rules.

  • To live any place, you must know the rules.

  • To represent Christ, you must know HIS Rules,

  • AND strictly follow His Code of Conduct.

‘The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things, there is no law’ (Galatians 5:22-23). 

In other words, in any foreign land, even where the locals don’t know Jesus (including most fields of entertainment), this good conduct wins a thumbs-up entry!

God’s Diplomats: Spoiler Alert! (Part 3)

Carey Arban