How to Hold to the Truth | Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor

91% of Americans admit to lying regularly. 20% say they do it every day. And most of us still think of ourselves as honest people. So what’s actually going on?
In this message, guest speaker Mike Moses walks through the ninth commandment and makes the case that lying isn’t just a behavior problem — it’s a heart problem. And the solution isn’t just trying harder to tell the truth.

1. Three types of lies that show up in everyday life: flattery (manipulation dressed up as praise), silence (choosing not to speak out of cowardice or cunning), and reviling (trying to increase our own value by tearing someone else’s down)
2. The commandment as a window: what “you shall not give false testimony” reveals about the character of a God who is truthful, and why that means he cares deeply about honesty between people
3. The commandment as a mirror: what it shows us about ourselves, and why the Bible connects lying not to bad habits but to the condition of the human heart
4. The commandment as a map: pointing us toward the one who doesn’t just tell the truth but is the truth — Jesus, who came full of grace and truth, and who is the only one who can actually change us from the inside out

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