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NASB | Hebrews 6:18 so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 6:18 so that by two unchangeable things [His promise and His oath] in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled [to Him] for refuge would have strong encouragement and indwelling strength to hold tightly to the hope set before us. |
Subject: Does the Bible ever lie? |
Bible Note: Dear brother Praise Master I would suggest that God's Word is true in its report of Satan, his lies and his distortion of the truth. I agree that the words of Satan and his followers are lies. The Bible exposes him and records his treachery. Satan is one of the most under-estimated evil powers of whom we are warned over and over again, "we are not ignorant of his devices" (1 Cor. 2:11) In Gen. 3 we are introduced to Satan in the from of the subtle serpent who questions the Word of God: "hath God said?" In Job we see him as the accuser of God's servant. He challenges God regarding Job's motives for loving God and walking in his ways. We know that this was a lie. However, God allowed Job to suffer terrible persecution, only to prove to Satan in the words of Job " Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him..."Job 13:15 In the New Testament we have Satan quoting scripture to the Lord Jesus the Son of God trying to trip him up and mar him as the perfect man. This of course shows that Satan does not know all and he most certainly did not know Christ. The Lord Jesus simply quoted the appropriate scripture back to him and shut his mouth. The warnings by the Lord Jesus and the apostles regarding the work and attacks of Satan must be heeded and yet the Christian should not despair. John teaches "greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world." (1 John 4:4) In other words when we are saved we are given the Holy Spirit within who is greater than Satan. We have also been given the armour of God to withstand the wicked one. We could discuss his many guises etc, but that is a different topic, howbeit necessary in these evil days. The truth of the Word of God is seen in the way it reports and exposes the sins of humans through the centuries and the disobedience of his own people along with the short comings of those who are saved. The Bible does not lie, but it reports those that do and shows their folly with the hope that we who read it would benefit from it. God's blessings to you Robert |