LIE: It is my life, my body, and it is no one else’s concern what I do with it.
TRUTH: You are not your own; you are bought with a price, you are the temple of God. 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 You should not live to yourself but unto him who died for you. 2 Corinthians 5:15 Achan sinned, and the anger of the Lord was kindled against the children of Israel. Joshua 7:1
LIE: Worry about all the possible things that could go wrong, and that will protect you and help you prepare.
TRUTH: Take no anxious thought for tomorrow; you have enough problems in the here and now; deal with them. Matthew 6:34 Be content, for God will never leave you or forsake you and will be there to help you, so don’t worry about what people shall do to you. Hebrews 13:5,6
LIE: I have a personal walk with God and do not need to get with other believers. I am fine alone.
TRUTH: Consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another. Hebrews 10:24,25 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I. Matthew 18:20
LIE: Stay bitter; it will protect you from further hurt, it will make sure the perpetrators are properly punished, and it will make you strong. Let ALL bitterness, anger, yelling, plotting revenge, and bad-mouthing be put away from you. Ephesians 4:31 Accept the grace of God to let go of bitterness, or your insides will become ugly and defiled. Hebrews 12:15
LIE: I can’t be expected to help others, pray out loud, share my understanding of the Bible, sing out loud, witness, etc. You see, I am just too shy, weak, unskilled, and would just look foolish.
TRUTH: God doesn’t call many capable people because of their pride. Rather, he chooses the seemingly foolish, weak, low down, despised, so that the glory will be his. 1 Corinthians 1:26-28 If you “seem” weak, then (like it or not) you are much more necessary to the work of God. 1 Corinthians 12:22
LIE: I will leave it to the Pastor or video teachers to meditate and interpret the Bible for me. I just don’t have the skill.
TRUTH: It is noble not to just swallow what others teach. Even if they are as wise as the Apostle Paul. NO, search the Scriptures daily and test every idea to see if it comes directly from the Bible. Acts 17:11. Meditate on God’s words day and night. Psalm 1:2,3
