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 Colossians 3:9 (KJV) Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

As Colombo would say “there’s just one more thing.” “Lie not one to another” That’s a very hard thing for us to do. We just have to from time to time, everybody does it. I understand. Let’s say you are planning a surprise birthday party for your wife. On the way home from work you stop at a bakery to order the cake. It takes a lot longer than you had expected it to. Which puts you later getting home. As you walk in the door your wife asked the question you were hoping she wouldn’t. Why are you so late? What’s your answer? Depending on how inquisitive your wife is to how your answer would be. If not too inquisitive “oh I stopped to check on something.” But if she is really inquisitive I can’t see how you aren’t going to have to lie here. I’m sorry I’m not going to be much help here because my wife is inquisitive. The reason we aren’t to lie one to another is because? “ye have put off the old man with his deeds;”  I’m glad for that word in verse 5 Mortify; put to death. To be truthful with you I’m still putting to death lying. Because if my wife would have asked me why I was so late (and she would have) I would have told her a lie. You might say I can’t believe you would do such a thing? Well what was I supposed to tell her? That I had stopped by the bakery to order a birthday cake for your surprise party this coming Saturday at 2 o’clock. I’m sorry I don’t know the answer to that. I’ll. Ask my Pastor this morning and I’ll let you know what he says. Well this thought of lying with the question above has intrigued me. I talked with 3 individuals and one said well that’s different. I was not really satisfied with that answer. Another said yes that would be lying. Once again I wasn’t really sure either. I asked one last person and this is what they said no that would not be lying because a lye is the act to deceive. Then I thought I would see what Webster had to say. Webster “To utter falsehood with an intention to deceive”  The above question was not to deceive but to temporarily hide. You’ll have to decide I’m still not sure. I can hear my kids saying thanks a lot for ruining mom's surprise. Here’s the answer, you kids pick up the cake.  Now I’m off the hook for you see 

 “Lie not one to another” see you at the party.