Perjury
Acts 6:13
“They produced false witnesses, who testified, “This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.”
I try not to be cynical but there’s a lot of people claiming a lot of things which are just not true.
Well now that’s not a surprise is it? We live in a world where we are conditioned now by certain claims that make us smile.
9 out of 10 dentists, cats, budgies prefer, say, want ….
The deluxe range (which is the same product as the non-deluxe range).
“Spending makes you HAPPY.”
I love this old advert: “Give your throat a vacation, smoke a fresh cigarette, smoke CAMELS.”
Jonathan Aitken, Jeffrey Archer, Lil Kim (American rapper), Lewis Libby (assistant to GW Bush) Marion Jones (athlete) all share the same thing in common. They committed perjury in court. They were false witnesses.
If you love films, then you must watch ‘True story’. It tells the story of Michael Finkel who through a lot of cost to himself learnt the importance of telling true stories.
Within missions I am astounded at the lies that I hear even from very famous people on the Christian circuit. Well they are of course never told as lies, just exaggerations in order to get much needed money. False witnesses.
You can always find someone to back an argument. There is always someone who will come forward.
Just because the story is amazing.
Just because the storyteller is charismatic and amazing.
Just because you desire to part of the amazing.
It doesn’t make it true.
Next time it sounds unbelievable well just slow things down and check out the facts. The witnesses may be false.
Missions Paul 