Exodus 20:2–3 (NLT)

2 “I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery. 3 “You must not have any other god but me. 

God says, “I am . . . Therefore, You shall . . .”

Genesis 1:1 (NLT)

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 

Matthew 28:18 (NLT)

18 Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth."

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT)

17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! 

The greatest offense of sin is not what it does to me or you, but what it does to God.

Genesis 6:6 (NLT)

6 So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart. 

Genesis 1:26 (NLT)

26 Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. 

Matthew 3:17 (NLT)

17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.” 

• Western Individualism—I am myself as I stand apart from you.
• Christian view—I am myself as I stand in relationship to you.

Exodus 20:16 (NLT)

16 “You must not testify falsely against your neighbor. 

“Just about everyone lies—91 percent of us lie regularly. The majority of us find it hard to get through a week without lying. One in five can’t make it through a single day—and we’re talking about conscious, premeditated lies.”

Acts 5:3–4 (NLT)

3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself. 4 . . . How could you do a thing like this? You weren’t lying to us but to God!” 

John 8:44 (NLT)

44 For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies. 

1. It discloses God’s displeasure with sin.
2. It marked the Church as distinct from culture.
3. It reveals God is active in the Church.

We will never speak the truth until we know the truth. We’ll never live the truth until we embrace the truth.

Psalm 19:14 (NLT)

14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.