Let’s jump straight into this topic by asking the simple but important question: What is a lie? Many people think a lie is only something deliberately untrue, something spoken with intent to deceive. But biblically, that is not the full picture. A lie before God is any departure from truth, whether intentional or careless. If something is untrue and presented as truth, it is a lie. Man excuses lies based on intention, but God does not. “Lying lips are abomination to the LORD:

Pride stretches across a wide spectrum of meanings. In everyday life it can be tied to self‑worth, achievement, dignity, or even a sense of respect. Yet it also reaches into vanity, insecurity, idolatry, and the desire for praise. It touches wealth, status, reputation, and the constant concern over how one appears before others. Some forms of pride seem acceptable to society, while others are clearly destructive, but Scripture does not treat pride as harmless. The Bible overw

Fear shapes our lives far more than most people realise. It influences how we think, how we act, and how we respond to situations. The world describes fear as an emotion triggered by the perception of danger, pain, or threat — worrying about what might happen. And in everyday life, I often tell people: “don’t worry — it may never happen”. Most of what we fear never comes to pass, or it turns out nowhere near as bad as we imagined. But for a believer, fear goes much deeper tha