The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies.The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.The wicked are estranged from the womb: They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
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… This is of all generations, a generation that must be taught to speak the truth. By the way, Psalm 58.3 says, "'The wicked are estranged from the womb. They go astray as soon as they are born,' comma, speaking lies." You have a born liar in your child. And God hates lying. And I'll tell you something, if you're a good liar, you'll commit any crime. If you're a good liar, you'll commit any crime. If you have been disciplined not to lie, there's a restraint on you. Because if you're a truth speaker and lying is alien to this child, it's going to be hard for that child to admit doing evil, and thereby the child is restrained from doing evil. You want a child who is so truthful that you know in an instant by looking at their face when they are telling you a lie. Because it's alien to them. So, teach your children to fear God. Teach your children to love and speak truth. Again, any crime is possible to a liar. …
… It doesn't take long. And just to remind you of Psalm 58.3, because some of you are saying, not my baby. So I'm going to remind you of Psalm 58.3, the wicked are estranged from the womb. They go astray as soon as they are born speaking lies. Your child is a born liar. all born liars. That is the default position of all fallen human beings. And this is consistent with how Satan operates as a liar and a hateful killer. And since the whole world lies in the power of the evil one , this infects the entire human race, and as I just quoted for you, does so from the time they come from the womb. This is the initial evidence of human depravity. But when you are converted, when you're regenerated, when you are transformed, you become truthful and loving. That's the dynamic transformation that takes place. Consistent with that transformation then comes the instruction. to verse 25, "'Therefore, laying aside falsehood, since you have learned Christ,' verse 20, "'since you have been taught in Him,' verse 21, "'since truth is in Jesus,' verse 21, "'since you have left behind your former manner of life,' since you have been,' verse 23, "'renewed in the spirit of your mind,' since you have put on a new self in the likeness of God, created in righteousness and holiness of the truth. …
It is true, we shall see them no more in this world, yet we ought to consider that we are travelling towards the same place; and why should we break our hearts that they have got there before us! We are following after them, and hope, as soon as we get to our journey’s end, to be with them again, in better circumstances. A degree of mourning for near relations when departed is not inconsistent with Christianity, but very agreeable to it; for as long as we are flesh and blood, we have animal propensities and affections. But we have just reason that our mourning should be mingled with joy. ” But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them that are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others that have no hope: ” (i. e.) that they should not sorrow as the heathen, who had no knowledge of a future happiness. This appears by the following verse; ” for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus, will God bring with him.” 2. If our lives ought to be only a journey towards heaven; how ill do they improve their lives, that spend them in travelling towards hell!—Some men spend their whole lives, from their infancy to their dying day, in going down the broad way to destruction. They not only draw nearer to hell as to time, but they every day grow more ripe for destruction; they are more assimilated to the inhabitants of the infernal world. While others press forward in the strait and narrow way to life, and laboriously travel up the hill toward Zion, against the inclinations and tendency of the flesh; these run with a swift career down to eternal death. This is the employment of every day, with all wicked men; and the whole day is spent in it. As soon as ever they awake in the morning, they set out anew in the way to hell, and spend every waking moment in it. They begin in early days. “The wicked are estranged from the womb, they go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.” They hold on it with perseverance. Many of them who live to be old, are never weary in it; though they live to be a hundred years old, they will not cease travelling in the way to hell, till they arrive there. And all the concerns of life are subordinated to this employment. A wicked man is a servant of sin; his powers and faculties are employed in the service of sin, and in fitness for hell. And all his possessions are so used by him as to be subservient to the same purpose. Men spend their time in treasuring up wrath against the day of wrath. Thus do all unclean persons, who live in lascivious practices in secret; all malicious persons; all profane persons, that neglect the duties of religion. Thus do all unjust persons; and those who are fraudulent and oppressive in their dealings. Thus do all backbiters and revilers; all covetous persons, that set their hearts chiefly on the riches of this world. Thus do tavern-haunters, and frequenters of evil company; and many other kinds that might be mentioned. Thus the bulk of mankind are hasting on in the broad way to destruction; which is, as it were, filled up with the multitude that are going in it with one accord. And they are every day going into hell out of this broad way by thousands. Multitudes are continually flowing down into the great lake of fire and brimstone, as some mighty river constantly disembogues its water into the ocean. …