tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21812013.post-45545191328131123302007-12-05T10:27:00.000-05:002007-12-05T11:20:40.741-05:002007-12-05T11:20:40.741-05:00Wait! Don't leave in disgust just yet. I believe the Bible is trustworthy and true. I believe 2&nbsp;Timothy 3:16-17 when it says, "<span style="font-style: italic;">All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, </span>¹⁷<span style="font-style: italic;">so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work</span>." But the Bible still contains many different lies. The first is the serpent's lie to Eve in the garden, "<span style="font-style: italic;">Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden</span>'?" (Genesis 3:1). God had told them they could eat from <span style="font-weight: bold;">all the trees</span> in the garden, except one, the tree of knowledge of good and evil. The next lie is found only three verses later when the serpent tells Eve, "<i>You will not surely die, For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil</i>" (Genesis 3:4-5).<br /><br />And I think of several more, just in Genesis. Abraham lied repeatedly about Sarah being his sister rather than his wife. Jacob lied to his father, Isaac, in order to steal the blessing of his brother, Esau. Joseph's brothers lied to their father, Jacob, when they told their father that they had found Joseph's bloody garment in the field. Potiphar's wife lied to her husband about Joseph trying to rape her.<br /><br />This got me to thinking about a book, or maybe just a series of Bible studies or sermons on all the lies of the Bible. Please <a href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21812013&amp;postID=4554519132813112330&amp;isPopup=true">leave a comment</a> and tell me some of the lies recorded in scripture that come to your mind.Mike Hardinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01671989505311713274noreply@blogger.com10