Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings,
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… I have something in the Bible so you can see something out of the Bible. Colossians 3.9. Do not lie to each other. That's in the Bible. That's what the Lord wants you to do. I'll know what the Lord wants you to do. I know what the Lord wants you to do. He wants you to do. Do not lie to each other. That means you have to maybe delete your whole social media account because maybe the whole thing is a lie. Maybe the whole thing is not a you. Maybe you are… How about something in the Bible? Can we do something in the Bible? Do not lie to each other. They want something out of the Bible. Give them Philippians 2.14. everything without grumbling. or arguing. Now, I want something out the Bible. I don't want to do something in the Bible, because I want God to open the grave. God is like, before we start dealing with graves, can we deal with grumbling? Because your grumbling is the grave for every good thing I'm trying to do in your life. …
… even things you don't understand, are working together toward. So Colossians chapter three, verse nine and 10, let's put off the old self with its practices. Let's put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. This is the purpose of your life, to be conformed into the image of your creator. So let this soak in. Takeaways today, man or woman, every man or woman made in the image of God, that's all of you. You have sacred dignity. So worship God with humility. You, let this soak in right where you're sitting right now. You have sacred, holy dignity. Unlike anything else in all creation, you are made in the image of God. So yes, look at the Grand Canyon to see God's glory. Look at the sunrise over the mountains. Look at the sunset over the horizon and see God's glory. Look at the billions of stars in the sky at stellar galaxies and see God's glory. But do you really want to see God's glory? …
… because I just didn't give the office the proper notice, is let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts. It comes at the very end of all this sweeping chapter on how to change, on a changed heart. And there's a parallel to it in Philippians 4. And in Philippians 4, Paul says, the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. For I have learned the secret of being content, whatever the circumstances, whether well-fed or hungry, whether in plenty or in want. Now, what's the principle here? Let me use one more illustration from Pride and Prejudice. My illustrations tend to come in clusters, if you notice. And there's a place near the end of the book where the central character, Lizzie Bennett, one of her sisters is engaged to be married. I wish you could find a man and be as happy as me. Well, now, Lizzie's response is interesting because on the one hand, it's not the traditional response. …