God gave us a conscience to protect us from harmful actions together with thoughts...
"When God made you, He gave you lot a built-in 'firewall' to protect you lot from making destructive decisions...This firewall is known equally the human conscience."
Dan Delzell
According to the interrogation of psychologist Robert Feldman, yesteryear historic menstruum iii most children "understand the short-term benefits of deception," together with the average adult lies thirteen times a week.
Feldman says the "most troubling finding" from his interrogation is how easily or together with thus people prevarication together with how speedily they forget that they lied.
Psychologist Dan Ariely agrees, explaining that what separates harmless from harmful liars is how they "rationalize their dishonesty."
Apparently, harmful liars are those who convey lied together with thus oftentimes that they induce to believe their ain lies. 1 Timothy 4:2 describes them equally "liars whose consciences are seared.”
Today let's intend carefully together with prayerfully nigh our record: Are nosotros careful to tell the truth together with quick to acknowledge together with repent of lies? It's the exclusively means to keep our God-given firewall.
Source: "Liar, Liar" yesteryear Sarah Jio, Oprah Magazine, July 2013, page 77-80.
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