CAPTAIN BIBLE IN DOME OF DARKNESS

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BUILDING A - Round Tubes with Fireballs - Relative Moralist


#01
CYBER LIE:
If you want something, just take it.
PARAPHRASE:
Don't take things that don't belong to you.
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that we can't use anything made of steel or other iron
alloys?
WRONG GUESS:
It talks about stealing, but can't I "borrow" something without
asking, and "forget" to bring it back?
WRONG GUESS:
Okay, don't steal, but if I feel that it really should belong to me,
then I can go ahead and take it?
WRONG GUESS:
Stealing doesn't mean that I can't take something if I need it real
bad.
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that I should respect other people's property, and not
take something that doesn't belong to me?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
When the Bible said "Do not steal", it meant exactly what it said. 
It's easy to make excuses, and pretend that it isn't really doing
something wrong, but stealing is stealing.  Remember, you wouldn't
want anyone to steal from you.
VERSE:
Exodus 20:15 - You shall not steal.

#02
CYBER LIE:
The government will eventually solve the problems of the poor, so you
don't have to care about them.
VERSE:
Deuteronomy 15:11 - There will always be poor people in the land. 
Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your brothers and
toward the poor and needy in your land.

#03
CYBER LIE:
God doesn't care if married people get time alone with each other.
VERSE:
Deuteronomy 24:5 - If a man has recently married, he must not be sent
to war or have any other duty laid on him.  For one year he is to be
free to stay at home and bring happiness to the wife he has married.

#04
CYBER LIE:
Everyone has always wanted to be the boss.
VERSE:
Judges 8:23 - But Gideon told them, "I will not rule over you, nor
will my son rule over you.  The LORD will rule over you."

#05
PARAPHRASE:
Don't bounce back and forth between the world and God!  Believe in
God because He really IS GOD!  that way you will cover yourself and
one of them will probably be right.
CYBER LIE:
It's a good idea to keep a foot in Christianity and a foot in the
world, that way you'll be successful in both places.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
How can you have two opposite opinions at the same time?  If you
believe in God, then obey Him.
VERSE:
1 Kings 18:21 - Elijah went before the people and said, "How long
will you waver between two opinions?  If the LORD is God, follow him;
but if Baal is God, follow him." But the people said nothing.

#06
CYBER LIE:
Just dabbling a little in the occult won't hurt.
VERSE:
1 Chronicles 10:13 - Saul died because he was unfaithful to the LORD;
he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for
guidance,

#07
CYBER LIE:
The Bible is dumb because it talks about animals that don't exist
(God wouldn't know about dinosaurs and their huge tails).
VERSE:
Job 40:17-19 - His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs
are close-knit.  His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like rods
of iron.  He ranks first among the works of God, yet his Maker can
approach him with his sword.

#08
VERSE:
Psalms 119:105 - Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my
path.

#09
VERSE:
Psalms 141:9 - Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, from
the traps set by evildoers.

#10
PARAPHRASE:
Listen to your teachers!  It may keep you from disgrace!
CYBER LIE:
Teachers are a drag; you'll do great without them.
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean there's no hope in education?
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that school ruined me?
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean I can't teach myself anything?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does this mean that if I listen to those who care for me and are
trying to teach me in the Lord, then I will be a better person?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
This verse is an example of someone who didn't listen to his
teachers, and got in a lot of trouble later on in life.  It shows
that if we listen to Godly instruction we will avoid many problems in
our lives.
VERSE:
Proverbs 5:12-14 - You will say, "How I hated discipline!  How my
heart spurned correction!  I would not obey my teachers or listen to
my instructors.  I have come to the brink of utter ruin in the midst
of the whole assembly."

#11
CYBER LIE:
You should strut your stuff with style.
PARAPHRASE:
When you're proud, you are just setting yourself up for a fall, but
it's really smart to be humble.
VERSE:
Proverbs 11:2 - When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with
humility comes wisdom.

#12
PARAPHRASE:
There are some things that look okay, but they'll wipe you out!
CYBER LIE:
If it feels good, do it.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
People can explore and discover what's right and wrong for
themselves, and then replace antiquated beliefs as society evolves.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that since we are going to die we can do whatever we
want?
WRONG GUESS:
If I do what's right, am I still going to die?
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that God hates "right-wing" politics?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that I can have ideas that seem good, but can still hurt
me?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
Sometimes what we think is right is really wrong and brings
catastrophe into our life.  Only God's way leads to life!
VERSE:
Proverbs 14:12 - There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the
end it leads to death.

#13
CYBER LIE:
Popularity in school is the most important thing.  It's more
important than having one, best friend.
VERSE:
Proverbs 18:24 - A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there
is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

#14
CYBER LIE:
Why work when you can take life easy?
VERSE:
Proverbs 21:25 - The sluggard's craving will be the death of him,
because his hands refuse to work.

#15
CYBER LIE:
Saying, "I'm only joking," takes the sting out of unkind words.
PARAPHRASE:
Fooling someone and then saying "I was only joking" is a very bad
idea.
VERSE:
Proverbs 26:18-19 - Like a madman shooting firebrands or deadly
arrows is a man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I was only
joking!"

#16
CYBER LIE:
A woman needs beauty and charm to receive praise.
VERSE:
Proverbs 31:30 - Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a
woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

#17
CYBER LIE:
How can you look in the mirror and believe God loves you?
VERSE:
Isaiah 43:4a - Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and
because I love you,

#18
CYBER LIE:
Jesus suffered for nothing.
VERSE:
Isaiah 53:11 - After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light
of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will
justify many, and he will bear their iniquities.

#19
CYBER LIE:
You have to be careful not to catch God in a bad mood.
PARAPHRASE:
If it wasn't for God's love, we'd be "crispy-critters".
VERSE:
Lamentations 3:22 - Because of the Lord's great love we are not
consumed, for his compassions never fail.

#20
CYBER LIE:
Things have to be going well for you to be "happy in Jesus".
VERSE:
Habakkuk 3:17-18 - Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no
grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields
produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle
in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in
God my Savior.

#21
CYBER LIE:
Jesus is the natural offspring of Joseph and Mary, whom God later
filled with His Holy Spirit.
VERSE:
Matthew 1:25 - But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a
son.  And he gave him the name Jesus.

#22
PARAPHRASE:
It's not enough that you learn things about God, you have to put them
into action.
CYBER LIE:
Believing Jesus' words are good enough; you don't actually have to
live by them.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
And in order to have a solid, unwavering life like His, you have to
obey Jesus' words:
VERSE:
Matthew 7:24-25 - Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine
and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on
the rock.  The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew
and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its
foundation on the rock.

#23
CYBER LIE:
After you become a Christian, you will never have problems with your
family again.
VERSE:
Matthew 10:21-22 - Brother will betray brother to death, and a father
his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them
put to death.  All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands
firm to the end will be saved.

#24
PARAPHRASE:
God will someday clean out all of the evil from His kingdom, and then
those evil people will know that they didn't get away with what they
did.
CYBER LIE:
If you go to hell, so what.  You can party with your friends.
WRONG GUESS:
Since we all have sinned, does this mean we are all going to hell?
WRONG GUESS:
We will be able to see Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego there, right?
WRONG GUESS:
Dentist's won't use pain killers in hell.
WRONG GUESS:
Since men will weep in hell, does that mean that only wimps go there?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does this mean that Jesus is going to come and remove all evil?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
Jesus will soon remove both sin and unbelieving sinners from this
world and have them put into a place of torment.  But those who have
put their trust in Jesus will have everlasting joy.
VERSE:
Matthew 13:41-42 - The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they
will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who
do evil.  They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there
will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

#25
CYBER LIE:
Kids don't matter to God, He just sees them as "rug-rats".
VERSE:
Matthew 18:10 - See that you do not look down on one of these little
ones.  For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face
of my Father in heaven.

#26
CYBER LIE:
Religious people are suckers.  You can bilk them out of thousands of
dollars and God doesn't care.
PARAPHRASE:
God gets upset when men steal from His people, especially when they
are coming to worship Him.
VERSE:
Matthew 21:13 - "It is written," he said to them, "'My house will be
called a house of prayer,' but you are making it a 'den of robbers.' "

#27
PARAPHRASE:
Don't believe anyone who says "I am Christ" or "I am God".  There are
lots of people trying to deceive you.
CYBER LIE:
Once you've met Jesus, you don't need to watch out for false Christs.
WRONG GUESS:
This must mean that there are lots of Christs we can follow.
WRONG GUESS:
This means we have no way of knowing who the true Messiah is.
CORRECT GUESS:
This means we need to examine the Bible to see the truth and not be
deceived.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
Jesus is saying that there are "spiritual leaders" who claim to be
God or a god, or a special "holy one" and they are fooling people
into following them.  Be careful that you're not fooled.
VERSE:
Matthew 24:4-5 - Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you.
For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and will
deceive many."

#28
CYBER LIE:
The Trinity?  Father, Son and Holy Ghost?  That's impossible!
VERSE:
Luke 3:21-22 - When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was
baptized too.  And as he was praying, heaven was opened and the Holy
Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove.  And a voice came
from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well
pleased."

#29
PARAPHRASE:
If you really seek to do God's will, He will show you that Jesus told
us the truth.
CYBER LIE:
There's no way to tell whether Jesus was teaching the truth.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
but there's no way to determine which teaching is really true.
VERSE:
John 7:16-17 - Jesus answered, "My teaching is not my own.  It comes
from him who sent me.  If anyone chooses to do God's will, he will
find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my
own."

#30
CYBER LIE:
Jesus never claimed to be God.
VERSE:
John 10:30,33 - "I and the Father are one." ... "We are not stoning
you for any of these,"  replied the Jews, "but for blasphemy, because
you, a mere man, claim to be God."

#31
CYBER LIE:
God's miracles are just psychological tricks.  God can't do anything
truly physical.
VERSE:
Acts 16:26 - Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the
foundations of the prison were shaken.  At once all the prison doors
flew open, and everybody's chains came loose.

#32
CYBER LIE:
God doesn't prove that He exists, so He can't blame anybody if they
don't believe in Him.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
"Do His will?"  I'm not even sure if God exists!  I've never seen Him.
VERSE:
Romans 1:20 - For since the creation of the world God's invisible
qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly
seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are
without excuse.

#33
CYBER LIE:
You don't have to say Jesus is Lord to be saved.  It's okay to keep
your Christianity a secret.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
What do I have to do to get saved?
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean I have to be a preacher in order to go to heaven?
WRONG GUESS:
Does that mean that deaf and dumb people can't be saved?
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that if my parrot says "Jesus is Lord" then it's saved?
WRONG GUESS:
Can I just "go through the motions" and still get saved?
CORRECT GUESS:
If I believe Jesus rose from the dead and tell people that He is Lord
of my life, then I will be saved?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
God wants us to believe and to express that we believe that Jesus is
Lord and that He rose from the dead.  If we do this, He says we will
be saved.
PARAPHRASE:
If you believe Jesus rose from the dead and tell people that He is
Lord, then you will be saved!
VERSE:
Romans 10:9-10 - That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is
Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead,
you will be saved.  For it is with your heart that you believe and
are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are
saved.

#34
PARAPHRASE:
The attitudes of the people you hang around with will rub off on you.
CYBER LIE:
Your friends won't affect how you act.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean I have to give up all my friends?
WRONG GUESS:
It means I have to stay away from all unsaved people, right?
WRONG GUESS:
Should I avoid watching all television?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that the people around me will affect my Christian walk?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
The people you spend time with will affect how you act, good or bad.
VERSE:
1 Corinthians 15:33 - Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good
character."

#35
CYBER LIE:
God doesn't tell you anything!  He wants to keep you in the dark.
VERSE:
Ephesians 1:9-10 - And he made known to us the mystery of his will
according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be
put into effect when the times will have reached their
fulfillment--to bring all things in heaven and on earth together
under one head, even Christ.

#36
VERSE:
Ephesians 6:16 - In addition to all this, take up the shield of
faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the
evil one.

#37
VERSE:
Ephesians 6:17b - the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

#38
CYBER LIE:
ALL preachers are phonies.
PARAPHRASE:
There are good preachers and there are bad preachers.
VERSE:
Philippians 1:15 - It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and
rivalry, but others out of goodwill.

#39
PARAPHRASE:
Get rid of anger, swearing, slander, malice, and the like.
CYBER LIE:
You can swear if you want to.  You can gossip, start rumors, hate,
whatever.  You've got freedom of speech.
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean I will never get angry anymore?
WRONG GUESS:
Will mouthwash solve this problem?
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that all of these things have to go before I can
accept Jesus into my life?
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean I can't be around anyone who swears?
CORRECT GUESS:
After we accept Jesus into our lives, He wants to help us start
removing these sinful things from our lives.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
God wants to help us stop doing all things that hinder our Christian
life.
VERSE:
Colossians 3:8 - But now you must rid yourselves of all such things
as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your
lips.

#40
CYBER LIE:
You can't keep your sex drive under control, unless you just don't
have any sex drive.
VERSE:
1 Thessalonians 4:3-5a - It is God's will that you should be
sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you
should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and
honorable, not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know
God;

#41
PARAPHRASE:
It's okay to work out, but your spiritual life is what's really
important.  It affects you for the rest of eternity!
CYBER LIE:
If you're not a jock, you're a nothing: being "godly" is just for
wimps.
VERSE:
1 Timothy 4:8 - For physical training is of some value, but godliness
has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life
and the life to come.

#42
PARAPHRASE:
The Bible is the inspired word of God, and is useful for teaching,
correcting and helping us to be good.
CYBER LIE:
The Bible is just a musty, old book.  It's useless!
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
Well, the Bible is one of the great literary works of mankind, but I
don't think that God wrote it or that it's very relevant to us today.
VERSE:
2 Timothy 3:16-17 - All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for
teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that
the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

#43
PARAPHRASE:
You should share your faith with others, the goodness of Jesus.
CYBER LIE:
It won't make any difference if you share your faith with others.
VERSE:
Philemon 1:6 - I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith,
so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we
have in Christ.

#44
PARAPHRASE:
Jesus is reliable!  He's not going to be one thing one day, and
something else the next.
CYBER LIE:
You can't rely on Jesus, He is unreliable.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
You're right, but there's ONE who remains the same forever.
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that Jesus is in a rut?
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that Jesus was born yesterday?
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean God is so inflexible that He can't relate to me?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does this mean that Jesus is dependable no matter what?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
This means that whatever situation you're in, you can rely on Jesus
Christ, for He is always with you.  He is always with you because He
dwells within you; God is meeting you in your needs whatever they may
be.
VERSE:
Hebrews 13:8 - Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and
forever.

#45
CYBER LIE:
It is never God's will for people to suffer.
PARAPHRASE:
If you have to suffer, make sure that it's for the right reason.
VERSE:
1 Peter 3:17 - It is better, if it is God's will, to suffer for doing
good than for doing evil.

#46
PARAPHRASE:
We all have to deal with sin in our lives, if we think that we are
perfect, we are just fooling ourselves and believing a lie.
CYBER LIE:
If you work hard enough, you can reach a state of perfection while
still on this world.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
I've never done anything wrong according to MY beliefs, so MY god
doesn't think that I'm bad!
VERSE:
1 John 1:8 - If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and
the truth is not in us.

#47
CYBER LIE:
God is not worthy of praise.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that God is vain?
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that power and glory is all God wants?
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean God created us just to make us feel indebted to Him?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that since God created everything that exists, He
deserves all of our thanks and praise.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
We need to honor God because there is nothing that exists anywhere
that He did not create; and we were created to have fellowship with
Him.
VERSE:
Revelation 4:11a - You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory
and honor and power,


BUILDING B - Huge Dark Blue - Fearful


#01
CYBER LIE:
You're just a worthless bag of chemicals and water, no different from
the animals.
PARAPHRASE:
God's desire was we would be like Him, and rule over the creatures of
this world.
WRONG GUESS:
God must be vain to want everybody to look like Him.
WRONG GUESS:
God was talking to His wife when He said "Our".
WRONG GUESS:
All people are meant to be ranchers.
CORRECT GUESS:
It sounds like God's plan was to create us to be like Him and to rule
over the creatures of this world.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
God created man on the sixth day, after He had created everything
else.  He saved man for last, as the crown of His creation to watch
over and govern the creatures of this world in the same way as He
watches over and governs all things.
VERSE:
Genesis 1:26 - Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our
likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of
the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the
creatures that move along the ground."

#02
CYBER LIE:
It is immoral to kill animals and eat them.
VERSE:
Genesis 9:3 - Everything that lives and moves will be food for you. 
Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.

#03
CYBER LIE:
It's not really a lie, it's just a fib.
VERSE:
Exodus 20:16 - You shall not give false testimony against your
neighbor.

#04
CYBER LIE:
Seances and certain spells are acceptable as long as they are
preceded by a prayer.
VERSE:
Deuteronomy 18:10-11 - Let no one be found among you who sacrifices
his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery,
interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a
medium or spiritist or who consults the dead.

#05
CYBER LIE:
Samson became strong because he lifted lions as an exercise.
VERSE:
Judges 14:5a,6a - Samson went down to Timnah together with his father
and mother...  suddenly a young lion came roaring toward him.  The
Spirit of the LORD came upon him in power so that he tore the lion
apart with his bare hands as he might have torn a young goat...

#06
CYBER LIE:
If you're going to be somebody important, you have to look important.
PARAPHRASE:
A man's thoughts and intentions are more important to God, than mere
physical appearances.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that my appearance won't matter when I go to church?
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that we shouldn't care how our lives look to those
around us?
WRONG GUESS:
Since man looks at the outward appearance, this is the only way to
move up in business.
CORRECT GUESS:
Does this mean that God looks at me in a different way, on the
inside, and He wants to see my motives?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
What the Bible is telling us is that God looks at us in a very
different way than man does.  He doesn't look at the outward
appearance only, but He looks within us to see our true motives.  To
Him this is much more important.  God is looking for people who are
committed to Him.
VERSE:
1 Samuel 16:7 - But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his
appearance or his height, for I have rejected him.  The LORD does not
look at the things man looks at.  Man looks at the outward
appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."

#07
CYBER LIE:
When you're going through hard times and might even die, that's when
God has left you.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
But it's so dark here, and I'm so afraid of dying, and I don't think
that God's with me.
VERSE:
Psalms 23:4 - Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of
death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your
staff, they comfort me.

#08
VERSE:
Psalms 119:105 - Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my
path.

#09
VERSE:
Psalms 141:9 - Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, from
the traps set by evildoers.

#10
CYBER LIE:
Don't listen to your parents, they're old fashioned.
PARAPHRASE:
Listening to your parents' instructions will help you in all areas of
your life.
WRONG GUESS:
Listen to your dad but not your mom.
WRONG GUESS:
Your mom will help you win the Olympics.
WRONG GUESS:
It sounds like parents know everything.
CORRECT GUESS:
Does God mean that we really can learn from our parents?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
Many times when we are going through problems it seems that no one
has ever been in the same condition.  God wants us to know that our
parents can really help.  They have gone down that road many times
before and know where the potholes are.  We need to use their wisdom.
VERSE:
Proverbs 1:8-9 - Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do
not forsake your mother's teaching.  They will be a garland to grace
your head and a chain to adorn your neck.

#11
CYBER LIE:
Good parents never punish their children.
VERSE:
Proverbs 13:24 - He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who
loves him is careful to discipline him.

#12
CYBER LIE:
It's God's fault when your life's a mess.
VERSE:
Proverbs 19:3 - A man's own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages
against the LORD.

#13
CYBER LIE:
Just buy on credit.  Worry about the cost later.
PARAPHRASE:
When you borrow, you are entering into an obligation to the lender.
VERSE:
Proverbs 22:7 - The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is
servant to the lender.

#14
CYBER LIE:
You should let people know how great you are; otherwise, how will
they know?
VERSE:
Proverbs 27:2 - Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
someone else, and not your own lips.

#15
CYBER LIE:
God doesn't care about old people because they don't have any purpose
anymore.
VERSE:
Isaiah 46:4 - Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he
who will sustain you.  I have made you and I will carry you; I will
sustain you and I will rescue you.

#16
CYBER LIE:
God doesn't care if good men die.
PARAPHRASE:
The righteous who die early are spared from future problems.
VERSE:
Isaiah 57:1 - The righteous perish, and no one ponders it in his
heart; devout men are taken away, and no one understands that the
righteous are taken away to be spared from evil.

#17
CYBER LIE:
Abortionists are simply removing inconsequential tissue.
PARAPHRASE:
God knows who we are and what He wants us to become, even before
conception.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that my parents had nothing to do with my birth?
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that something was wrong with me that God had to fix.
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that God made my parts someplace else and just assembled
them in my mother?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that I was really created by God?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
Many people today disagree about when we become a person and not just
tissue attached to our mother.  What really matters is what God says!
He tells us He knew us even before He formed us in our mother's womb.
VERSE:
Jeremiah 1:5a - Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before
you were born I set you apart;

#18
CYBER LIE:
It's possible to get away with sin if you're really careful.
VERSE:
Jeremiah 16:17 - My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden
from me, nor is their sin concealed from my eyes.

#19
CYBER LIE:
Famines are ALWAYS just an act of nature.
VERSE:
Ezekiel 14:12-13 - The word of the LORD came to me: "Son of man, if a
country sins against me by being unfaithful and I stretch out my hand
against it to cut off its food supply and send famine upon it and
kill its men and their animals,"

#20
CYBER LIE:
God has no power, He's a wimp!
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean God's on a power trip?
WRONG GUESS:
Angels are in big trouble because God just wants to push them around.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that we can't ask God questions?
CORRECT GUESS:
I guess this means that God knows better than we do.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
Here in the Book of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar gives praise to the
true King, God Himself, as he realizes just how far God is above
anything else.  God is truly supreme.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
I'm not sure that even God is stronger than those cybers out there.
VERSE:
Daniel 4:35 - All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. 
He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of
the earth.  No one can hold back his hand or say to him: "What have
you done?"

#21
CYBER LIE:
Undressing someone in your mind isn't committing adultery.
VERSE:
Matthew 5:27-28 - You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit
adultery.'  But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully
has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

#22
CYBER LIE:
It's okay to hold on to grudges.
PARAPHRASE:
If you want to be forgiven, you have to forgive.
WRONG GUESS:
This must mean I can't be forgiven.
WRONG GUESS:
The Bible says only God can forgive sins!
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that God blackmails us?
CORRECT GUESS:
I guess this means that I need to have a forgiving heart.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
This is another time in scripture when Jesus was teaching something
very basic.  We must forgive in the same way that God forgives.  If
we don't, we're just telling God not to forgive us.  He wants us to
be like Jesus and to treat others as He does.
VERSE:
Matthew 6:15 - But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father
will not forgive your sins.

#23
CYBER LIE:
Only people who lived in Jesus' town and saw Him do miracles would
believe in Him.
VERSE:
Matthew 13:57 - And they took offense at him.  But Jesus said to
them, "Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without
honor."

#24
CYBER LIE:
When another Christian sins against you, you should immediately call
your prayer group and tell all of them to pray for him.
VERSE:
Matthew 18:15 - If your brother sins against you, go and show him his
fault, just between the two of you.  If he listens to you, you have
won your brother over.

#25
CYBER LIE:
Heaven is full of virgins waiting to have sex with you.
VERSE:
Matthew 22:30 - At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be
given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.

#26
CYBER LIE:
God is unjust, because there's no way everyone will ever hear the
Gospel.
VERSE:
Matthew 24:14 - And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in
the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will
come.

#27
CYBER LIE:
Real Christians never get depressed.
WRONG GUESS:
Jesus was a depressed person, in need of psychiatric help.
WRONG GUESS:
Jesus was very insecure.
WRONG GUESS:
Jesus was afraid of death.
CORRECT GUESS:
It sounds like Jesus felt many of the same things we do.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
God wants us to realize that He isn't off someplace detached and
without any feelings.  In this verse, Jesus shows His feelings as He
is aware that soon He will be taking our sins upon Himself and going
to the cross.  As Christians, we need to stay awake and never forget
what He has done.
VERSE:
Matthew 26:38 - Then he said to them, "My soul is overwhelmed with
sorrow to the point of death.  Stay here and keep watch with me."

#28
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
I don't think that God's even aware of me.  I'd bet that he doesn't
even know that I've gone bald from worry.
PARAPHRASE:
From insignificant matters to the important aspects of our lives, God
is aware of everything that happens in us and to us.
VERSE:
Luke 12:6-7a - Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies?  Yet not
one of them is forgotten by God.  Indeed, the very hairs of your head
are all numbered.

#29
CYBER LIE:
He who dies with the most toys wins.
VERSE:
Luke 12:20 - But God said to him, 'You fool!  This very night your
life will be demanded from you.  Then who will get what you have
prepared for yourself?'

#30
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
But you don't understand!  When I left God, He rejected me and now
He'll never take me back, even if I repent.
WRONG GUESS:
Once the son sinned he was his father's slave.
WRONG GUESS:
The father really didn't care that the son had sinned.  He must have
thought sin was okay.
WRONG GUESS:
If you're going to sin, don't let God catch you.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that we get these special shoes when we get to heaven?
CORRECT GUESS:
It looks like the father was willing to forgive quickly.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
When we repent and turn to God, we may be overcome with guilt over
the evil things that we have done.  God, however, is quick to forgive
us and is overjoyed by our arrival.  We should never stay away from
God because we think that He won't forgive us.  His love and mercy
are greater than we can imagine.
VERSE:
Luke 15:21-22 - The son said to him, "Father, I have sinned against
heaven and against you.  I am no longer worthy to be called your
son."  But the father said to his servants, "Quick!  Bring the best
robe and put it on him.  Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his
feet."

#31
CYBER LIE:
Jesus was a lunatic.  All Christians are insane.
VERSE:
John 10:20-21 - Many of them said, "He is demon-possessed and raving
mad.  Why listen to him?"  But others said, "These are not the
sayings of a man possessed by a demon.  Can a demon open the eyes of
the blind?"

#32
CYBER LIE:
Don't read the Bible, it won't help you.
PARAPHRASE:
The Word of God opens the way to salvation.
WRONG GUESS:
Righteousness is something that is written about but cannot be
attained.
WRONG GUESS:
Gentiles are second class in the things of God.
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that anyone who has this thing called faith will never
die of old age?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that the words of God and trusting in His words will
give me spiritual life?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
God tells us in the Bible that His Word is actually alive.  The Word
brought God's creation into existence.  Trusting in His Word brings
us into His presence.  Faith in His Word brings us to salvation and
everlasting life.
VERSE:
Romans 1:16-17 - I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the
power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for
the Jew, then for the Gentile.  For in the gospel a righteousness
from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to
last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."

#33
CYBER LIE:
You're okay, you don't sin, you don't need Jesus.
PARAPHRASE:
Everyone sins.  No one is perfect.
WRONG GUESS:
Everybody is going to hell.
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that we fall down before God?
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that sinners can't walk?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that everybody has done wrong things?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
God wants us to realize that you and I and everyone else are sinners
and don't measure up to what we should be.  The fact is, none of us
measure up at all.  But God has provided a means of forgiveness and
cleansing: Jesus!
VERSE:
Romans 3:23 - for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

#34
CYBER LIE:
Jesus won't mind if you pay someone to have sex; you're just paying
for a service.
VERSE:
1 Corinthians 6:15 - Do you not know that your bodies are members of
Christ himself?  Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite
them with a prostitute?  Never!

#35
CYBER LIE:
God won't give you faith!
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
I don't have enough faith, and how can I make myself believe if I
don't have faith to begin with?
VERSE:
Ephesians 2:8 - For it is by grace you have been saved, through
faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--

#36
VERSE:
Ephesians 6:16 - In addition to all this, take up the shield of
faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the
evil one.

#37
VERSE:
Ephesians 6:17b - the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

#38
CYBER LIE:
Living for Jesus is a waste of time: when you die, you'll just be
dead like anyone else.
VERSE:
Philippians 1:21 - For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

#39
CYBER LIE:
If you get to heaven, you will spend eternity as the same weak,
stupid, ugly, obnoxious, smelly and boring person that you are right
now.
VERSE:
Philippians 3:20-21 - But our citizenship is in heaven.  And we
eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the
power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will
transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious
body.

#40
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
But God just doesn't care about me!  I'm on my own here, so I have to
watch out for myself.
VERSE:
1 Peter 5:7 - Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.


BUILDING C - The First Building - Cultist


#01
CYBER LIE:
You are a fluke of nature: just a random, meaningless event.
VERSE:
Genesis 1:27 - So God created man in his own image, in the image of
God he created him; male and female he created them.

#02
CYBER LIE:
The rainbow is just light refracting through water, not a creation of
God with a divine purpose.
VERSE:
Genesis 9:14-15 - Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the
rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between me
and you and all living creatures of every kind.  Never again will the
waters become a flood to destroy all life.

#03
CYBER LIE:
Real power is obtained through intimidation and manipulation.
VERSE:
2 Chronicles 27:6 - Jotham grew powerful because he walked
steadfastly before the LORD his God.

#04
CYBER LIE:
Do unto others before they do unto you, and you'll get away with it.
VERSE:
Psalms 7:16 - The trouble he causes recoils on himself; his violence
comes down on his own head.

#05
VERSE:
Psalms 119:105 - Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my
path.

#06
CYBER LIE:
Real men never cry.
VERSE:
Psalms 119:136 - Streams of tears flow from my eyes, for your law is
not obeyed.

#07
CYBER LIE:
A kid is just a big hassle, you should abort it before you become
emotionally attached to it.
VERSE:
Psalms 127:3-5a - Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a
reward from him.  Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born
in one's youth.  Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.

#08
VERSE:
Psalms 141:9 - Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, from
the traps set by evildoers.

#09
CYBER LIE:
If a gang tells you to do it, then you just gotta do it.
VERSE:
Proverbs 1:10 - My son, if sinners entice you, do not give in to them.

#10
CYBER LIE:
Let all of the criminals out of jail and be nice to them: they are
just misunderstood victims of society.
VERSE:
Proverbs 19:19 - A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty; if you
rescue him, you will have to do it again.

#11
CYBER LIE:
Children are born pure and innocent: if you let them do whatever they
want, they will grow up with great wisdom.
PARAPHRASE:
It takes discipline to get the foolishness out of a kid.
VERSE:
Proverbs 22:15 - Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the
rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

#12
CYBER LIE:
Trust in yourself and you can become God.
VERSE:
Isaiah 47:10 - You have trusted in your wickedness and have said, 'No
one sees me.' Your wisdom and knowledge mislead you when you say to
yourself, 'I am, and there is none besides me.'

#13
CYBER LIE:
A holy God would never associate with an insignificant speck of
protoplasm like you.
PARAPHRASE:
Even though God is great and holy, He will still be with you if you
repent.
VERSE:
Isaiah 57:15 - For this is what the high and lofty One says-- he who
lives forever, whose name is holy: "I live in a high and holy place,
but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the
spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite."

#14
CYBER LIE:
God wants to kill the sinners before they get a chance to repent.
PARAPHRASE:
God doesn't want to destroy people, but to see them repent and really
live.
VERSE:
Ezekiel 18:23 - Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? 
declares the Sovereign LORD.  Rather, am I not pleased when they turn
from their ways and live?

#15
CYBER LIE:
You don't need the Bible as long as you have something to eat.
VERSE:
Matthew 4:4 - Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on
bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"

#16
CYBER LIE:
You can drive as fast as you want to, take any risks.  You're a
Christian, God will protect you!
VERSE:
Matthew 4:6-7 - "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself
down.  For it is written: 'He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike
your foot against a stone.'"  Jesus answered him, "It is also
written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

#17
CYBER LIE:
Any reason for divorce is acceptable before God.
VERSE:
Matthew 5:32 - But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife,
except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an
adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits
adultery.

#18
CYBER LIE:
Hate your enemies, for it will give you the strength to overcome them.
VERSE:
Matthew 5:43-44 - You have heard that it was said, 'Love your
neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and
pray for those who persecute you,

#19
PARAPHRASE:
Seek God, and He will answer you.
VERSE:
Matthew 7:7 - Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will
find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

#20
CYBER LIE:
If someone says that they're Christian and have a "ministry", then
you can trust them.
PARAPHRASE:
Watch out for false teachers: they look good, but they're deadly!
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
Just because he seems nice, that doesn't mean that he doesn't have an
ulterior motive.
VERSE:
Matthew 7:15 - Watch out for false prophets.  They come to you in
sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.

#21
CYBER LIE:
No one worshipped Jesus as the Son of God while He was on earth, so
why do it now?
VERSE:
Matthew 14:33 - Then those who were in the boat worshiped him,
saying, "Truly you are the Son of God."

#22
CYBER LIE:
If Jesus comes again, who cares?  It won't affect us.
VERSE:
Matthew 16:27 - For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's
glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according
to what he has done.

#23
CYBER LIE:
The greatest Christian commandment is that you go to church.
PARAPHRASE:
It is most important to totally love God and to truly love people,
also.
VERSE:
Matthew 22:37-39 - Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all
your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'  This is
the first and greatest commandment.  And the second is like it: 'Love
your neighbor as yourself.'"

#24
CYBER LIE:
It was Judas Iscariot who was hanged on the cross.
VERSE:
Matthew 27:5 - So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. 
Then he went away and hanged himself.

#25
CYBER LIE:
God doesn't care whether you do things intentionally or not.
VERSE:
Luke 12:47-48a - That servant who knows his master's will and does
not get ready or does not do what his master wants will be beaten
with many blows.  But the one who does not know and does things
deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows.

#26
CYBER LIE:
You don't need God in your day-to-day life, only in emergencies.
VERSE:
John 15:5 - I am the vine; you are the branches.  If a man remains in
me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do
nothing.

#27
CYBER LIE:
You don't have to accept Jesus in order to love God.
PARAPHRASE:
If you don't love Jesus, you don't love God.
VERSE:
John 15:23 - He who hates me hates my Father as well.

#28
CYBER LIE:
People can't be expected to live by God's laws.
VERSE:
Romans 2:12 - All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart
from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.

#29
CYBER LIE:
Some Christians have changed their minds and become atheists.  That
proves that the Bible is full of lies.
PARAPHRASE:
Just because other people turn away, that does not mean that God is
false.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
God did NOT lie to you!  Even though that man was unfaithful and lied
to you, that doesn't mean that God's a liar.
VERSE:
Romans 3:3-4a - What if some did not have faith?  Will their lack of
faith nullify God's faithfulness?  Not at all!  Let God be true, and
every man a liar.

#30
CYBER LIE:
If you are gay you can't become a Christian!  That's because God
condemns what you do but you can't stop doing it.
VERSE:
1 Corinthians 6:9b,11 - Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually
immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor
homosexual offenders ... And that is what some of you were.  But you
were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of
the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

#31
CYBER LIE:
Free sex isn't going to hurt you or your relationship with God.
VERSE:
1 Corinthians 6:18-19 - Flee from sexual immorality.  All other sins
a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins
against his own body.  Do you not know that your body is a temple of
the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?  You
are not your own;

#32
CYBER LIE:
When Jesus died, He stayed dead.  After all, nobody saw Him after the
crucifixion.
VERSE:
1 Corinthians 15:4-6 - that he was buried, that he was raised on the
third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter,
and then to the Twelve.  After that, he appeared to more than five
hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still
living, though some have fallen asleep.

#33
CYBER LIE:
Jesus told one truth, other teachers have other truths.  You should
believe them just as much as Jesus.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
Well, the Bible talks about people who preach a different Gospel:
VERSE:
Galatians 1:8 - But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach
a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally
condemned!

#34
CYBER LIE:
God redeemed you just to make you into a slave.
VERSE:
Galatians 5:1 - It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.  Stand
firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of
slavery.

#35
CYBER LIE:
Your parents are jerks, just forget them.
VERSE:
Ephesians 6:2 - "Honor your father and mother"--which is the first
commandment with a promise--

#36
VERSE:
Ephesians 6:16 - In addition to all this, take up the shield of
faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the
evil one.

#37
VERSE:
Ephesians 6:17b - the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

#38
CYBER LIE:
Christian unity is not going to help.  The devil's going to win in
the long run.
VERSE:
Philippians 1:27b-28 - I will know that you stand firm in one spirit,
contending as one man for the faith of the gospel without being
frightened in any way by those who oppose you.  This is a sign to
them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved--and
that by God.

#39
CYBER LIE:
You don't need to help other people, just mind your own business.
VERSE:
Philippians 2:4 - Each of you should look not only to your own
interests, but also to the interests of others.

#40
CYBER LIE:
It's impossible to have peace of mind, and praying isn't going to
help either.
VERSE:
Philippians 4:6-7 - Do not be anxious about anything, but in
everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your
requests to God.  And the peace of God, which transcends all
understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

#41
CYBER LIE:
You need to be entirely focused on your career, school, dating,
things like that: heaven can take care of itself!
VERSE:
Colossians 3:2 - Set your minds on things above, not on earthly
things.

#42
CYBER LIE:
Hypnosis and regression have proven that people have been
reincarnated.
PARAPHRASE:
There is no such thing as reincarnation: we only die once.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
The Bible shows that there is no reincarnation:
VERSE:
Hebrews 9:27 - Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to
face judgment,

#43
CYBER LIE:
It's all right to have sex if you're already engaged; you don't have
to wait until you're actually married.
VERSE:
Hebrews 13:4 - Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage
bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually
immoral.

#44
CYBER LIE:
It doesn't matter what you say, just what you do.
PARAPHRASE:
It's important to be careful of what you say.
VERSE:
James 3:6 - The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the
parts of the body.  It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole
course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

#45
CYBER LIE:
If you are ever put in a position of spiritual leadership, rule with
an iron fist!
VERSE:
1 Peter 5:2-3 - Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care,
serving as overseers--not because you must, but because you are
willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to
serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples
to the flock.

#46
CYBER LIE:
No one cares.
VERSE:
1 Peter 5:7 - Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.


BUILDING D - Purple Lights - Legalist


#01
CYBER LIE:
You don't need any fellowship or help from other people, you can make
it all on your own.
PARAPHRASE:
God doesn't normally want us to live a solitary life.
VERSE:
Genesis 2:18 - The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be
alone.  I will make a helper suitable for him."

#02
CYBER LIE:
You should want to get rich people's things away from them.  After
all, they don't appreciate what they have.
PARAPHRASE:
If someone else has more and better things than you do, let him keep
them.  God tells us that it's wrong to want to take them.
VERSE:
Exodus 20:17 - You shall not covet your neighbor's house.  You shall
not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his
ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

#03
CYBER LIE:
It's okay to have sex with a close relative.
VERSE:
Leviticus 18:6 - No one is to approach any close relative to have
sexual relations.  I am the LORD.

#04
CYBER LIE:
Get rid of all the old folks, they're creepy anyway.
PARAPHRASE:
As we revere and fear the Lord, we must show the same respect to the
elderly.
VERSE:
Leviticus 19:32 - Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for
the elderly and revere your God.  I am the LORD.

#05
PARAPHRASE:
Love God completely, without reservations.
CYBER LIE:
You can have God as a part of your life, but it's not that important.
WRONG GUESS:
This must mean that Jesus isn't God.
WRONG GUESS:
You have to be very strong to love God?
WRONG GUESS:
This scripture is only for the nation Israel.
CORRECT GUESS:
God wants us to love Him totally.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
When God gave Himself to us in the person of Jesus, He held back
nothing and loved us completely.  He wants us to do the same in our
relationship with Him.  After all, there is no other God but Him!
VERSE:
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 - Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is
one.  Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your
soul and with all your strength.

#06
CYBER LIE:
God doesn't look for committed people, so why try?
PARAPHRASE:
God is searching for people with pure hearts so He can show His
mighty power in their lives.
WRONG GUESS:
It sounds like God is lost.
WRONG GUESS:
God's eyeballs are detachable?
WRONG GUESS:
There must not be many Christians in the world.
CORRECT GUESS:
It sounds like God is pleased when He sees people living like He
wants.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
All through the Bible, over and over again, God continues to tell us
that He will care for us and protect us.  He's always looking for new
ways to help His people.
VERSE:
2 Chronicles 16:9a - For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the
earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.

#07
CYBER LIE:
Satan threw God off of His throne, and now rules the universe.
PARAPHRASE:
God is above all, and rules from heaven.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that God is isolated?
WRONG GUESS:
Does that mean that God just sits there doing nothing?
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that God is far away, and isn't relevant to my life?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that God is still in charge, even if things seem messed
up down here?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
As we go through our lives, we may often wonder whether God has lost
control.  Good things happen to us, bad things happen to us, we ask
"Why me?"  Sometimes we don't seem to have the answers, but through
it all God is still on His throne, His WILL will be done in the end,
and He hasn't forgotten us.
VERSE:
Psalms 11:4a - The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his
heavenly throne.

#08
VERSE:
Psalms 119:105 - Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my
path.

#09
VERSE:
Psalms 141:9 - Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, from
the traps set by evildoers.

#10
CYBER LIE:
God is only interested in strong, powerful people that He can use,
but He doesn't really care if they put their hope in Him.
PARAPHRASE:
God is not impressed with people's strength or power, but He really
enjoys those who put their trust in Him.
VERSE:
Psalms 147:10-11 - His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse,
nor his delight in the legs of a man; the LORD delights in those who
fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.

#11
CYBER LIE:
Having "understanding" or "discretion" isn't going to keep you from
ending up evil, just like all of the other creeps.
PARAPHRASE:
God will give you good sense and understanding that will protect you
from becoming evil.
VERSE:
Proverbs 2:11-12 - Discretion will protect you, and understanding
will guard you.  Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men,
from men whose words are perverse,

#12
CYBER LIE:
Giving in to sexual immorality won't hurt you!
VERSE:
Proverbs 6:26 - for the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread,
and the adulteress preys upon your very life.

#13
CYBER LIE:
Don't bring more children into an unsafe world, God's not going to
protect them.
PARAPHRASE:
When you live your life for God, you will find safety and your
children will also be safe and secure.
VERSE:
Proverbs 14:26 - He who fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for
his children it will be a refuge.

#14
CYBER LIE:
Drink all the booze you want; it won't effect you.
PARAPHRASE:
People who drink too much are fools.
VERSE:
Proverbs 20:1 - Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led
astray by them is not wise.

#15
CYBER LIE:
Sometimes you have to sacrifice your health to gain wealth.
PARAPHRASE:
Use good wisdom, don't strive for riches.
VERSE:
Proverbs 23:4 - Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom
to show restraint.

#16
CYBER LIE:
People never act bad just because they decide to act bad, it's always
their environment.
PARAPHRASE:
Evil people often do not turn away from their wickedness.  Even when
they are shown kindness, they do not acknowledge the supremacy and
goodness of God.
VERSE:
Isaiah 26:10 - Though grace is shown to the wicked, they do not learn
righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil
and regard not the majesty of the LORD.

#17
CYBER LIE:
Jesus came to steal from the poor people, put them in jail and to
make people feel bad.
PARAPHRASE:
God anointed Jesus Christ with the Holy Spirit to bring the good news
of salvation, healing, comfort and freedom to all who believe in Him.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that God is always on Jesus' back?
WRONG GUESS:
Was this the start of some sort of Peace group?  Or Save the
Hippopotamus, or some other group like that?
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that God doesn't care about regular people?
CORRECT GUESS:
It sounds like God really does care about us, especially in our
difficulties.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
This is the same scripture that Jesus used when He went to the
synagogue in Nazareth.  At that time He made the claim that this
scripture was fulfilled.  When Jesus came into the world, He
fulfilled all of God's plans.  We can look to Jesus for all of the
needs in our lives.
VERSE:
Isaiah 61:1 - The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the
LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.  He has sent me
to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners,

#18
CYBER LIE:
God gets a kick out of killing bad people.
PARAPHRASE:
The Lord desires for the wicked to turn from their evil ways and does
not take delight in their death.
WRONG GUESS:
It sounds like God doesn't care if people are bad or not.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that only the wicked people will die?
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that everyone in Israel is bad?
CORRECT GUESS:
This sounds to me like God wants His People to stop sinning.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
God's desire is that all people would turn back from their wickedness
and return to Him.  This death is not one of the body only, but also
is separation from God.  God wants us to repent, in other words, turn
around and go away from those evil things.
VERSE:
Ezekiel 33:11 - Say to them, 'As surely as I live, declares the
Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but
rather that they turn from their ways and live.  Turn!  Turn from
your evil ways!  Why will you die, O house of Israel?'

#19
CYBER LIE:
People's actions can't avert God's wrath once He's pronounced it.
PARAPHRASE:
When God saw the Ninevites repent of their sinfulness, He forgave
them and did not carry through with His plan to destroy them.
VERSE:
Jonah 3:10 - When God saw what they did and how they turned from
their evil ways, he had compassion and did not bring upon them the
destruction he had threatened.

#20
CYBER LIE:
It's okay to step on people who are already down.
PARAPHRASE:
Do not think unkindly against or look down upon people who are in
less fortunate situations.
VERSE:
Zechariah 7:10 - Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the
alien or the poor.  In your hearts do not think evil of each other.

#21
CYBER LIE:
Lighten up: There are lots of ways to get to God.
PARAPHRASE:
The road to hell is wide and many go that way since it is easy to
enter, while the way to heaven is difficult and can only be entered
through the narrow gate.
WRONG GUESS:
Many people can go through a large gate.
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean not to drive on freeways?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does this mean that God has shown us the only way that we can be
saved and go to heaven to be with Him?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
Jesus said "I am the Way ... No one comes to the Father except
through Me."  Others have said that there are many "other" ways.  The
decision we have to make is whether to trust God or man.
VERSE:
Matthew 7:13 - Enter through the narrow gate.  For wide is the gate
and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter
through it.

#22
CYBER LIE:
If Jesus performed miracles on earth today, then everyone would turn
away from their sins and believe in Him.
PARAPHRASE:
Jesus rebuked those people who saw His miracles and yet did not
repent.
WRONG GUESS:
Jesus didn't like the people in the cities.
WRONG GUESS:
Jesus called down curses on people because they didn't believe.
WRONG GUESS:
Jesus loves only people who have repented.
CORRECT GUESS:
Jesus was upset because these people had seen miracles from God and
they still refused to change.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
God even today answers many prayers with miracles.  Many give the
credit to the doctors, or fate, or luck, or even themselves.  They
refuse to give the credit to God.  They refuse to change.  Jesus
compared what happened to Sodom as to what will happen to these
people and said it would be much worse if they didn't change.
VERSE:
Matthew 11:20 - Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most
of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.

#23
CYBER LIE:
Jesus didn't care whether people were hungry or not.
PARAPHRASE:
Jesus didn't want to send those people away hungry who had been with
Him for three days because of His compassion for them.
VERSE:
Matthew 15:32 - Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have
compassion for these people; they have already been with me three
days and have nothing to eat.  I do not want to send them away
hungry, or they may collapse on the way."

#24
CYBER LIE:
Spiritual leaders need important sounding titles, so that everyone
will know that God has made them "special".
PARAPHRASE:
We shouldn't be impressed with high and lofty titles, only God
deserves our honor and worship.
VERSE:
Matthew 23:8-9 - But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have
only one Master and you are all brothers.  And do not call anyone on
earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.

#25
CYBER LIE:
When Christ returns in the last days, no one is going to notice.  It
will happen secretly.
PARAPHRASE:
Jesus Christ will come again like a lightning bolt that shines from
east to west.
VERSE:
Matthew 24:27 - For as lightning that comes from the east is visible
even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

#26
CYBER LIE:
Jesus wasn't the King of the Jews or the Messiah.
PARAPHRASE:
When Pilate asked Jesus whether He was the Messiah (the King of the
Jews), Jesus just said "yes."
VERSE:
Matthew 27:11 - Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the
governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" "Yes, it is as
you say," Jesus replied.

#27
CYBER LIE:
Just because you believe in Jesus, that doesn't mean that He has
accepted you into his family.
PARAPHRASE:
Just reach out and let God bring you into His family.
VERSE:
John 1:12 - Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his
name, he gave the right to become Children of God.

#28
CYBER LIE:
Christians never get arrested or killed for obeying God.
PARAPHRASE:
Those who do not truly know the Father or Jesus Christ will think
that eliminating Christians is a service to God.
VERSE:
John 16:2-3 - They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, a time
is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a
service to God.  They will do such things because they have not known
the Father or me.

#29
CYBER LIE:
God can't blame you for doing bad stuff: after all, He never really
told you the rules.
PARAPHRASE:
God's law reminds of our sinfulness and keeps us accountable to Him.
WRONG GUESS:
We need to work real hard to be justified under the law.
WRONG GUESS:
Since we are under the law, we're not supposed to talk about it.
WRONG GUESS:
When we know about sin we don't have to worry about what the law says.
CORRECT GUESS:
The laws that God has given us make us aware that we are sinners.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
This scripture teaches us that just the knowledge of God's laws makes
us aware of how far we are from what He wants us to be.  No matter
how hard we try, we can never be good enough.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
See, just like I said!  Everyone is guilty!
VERSE:
Romans 3:19-20 - Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to
those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and
the whole world held accountable to God.  Therefore no one will be
declared righteous in His sight by observing the law; rather, through
the law we become conscious of sin.

#30
CYBER LIE:
You can't keep from feeling condemned, even if you're a Christian.
PARAPHRASE:
Jesus Christ brought forth the law of the Spirit of life to free us
from the bondage to sin and death.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
I didn't know becoming a Christian could be that simple.  Do you mean
that I never have to feel condemned by God again?
VERSE:
Romans 8:1-2 - Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who
are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the
Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

#31
CYBER LIE:
There are all sorts of things that can keep God from loving you.
PARAPHRASE:
Nothing that happens to you will keep God from loving you.
VERSE:
Romans 8:38-39 - For I am convinced that neither death nor life,
neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor
any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all
creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in
Christ Jesus our Lord.

#32
CYBER LIE:
It doesn't matter what you believe, you still need to obey every last
part of the Old Testament Law.
PARAPHRASE:
The law was to lead us to Christ, but with His arrival, we are no
longer under the supervision of it as long as we have faith in Him.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
The purpose of the Law was to lead us to Christ, not to just make us
feel guilty.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that the Ten Commandments are something God no longer
cares about?
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean we need a teacher to find God?
CORRECT GUESS:
I guess this means that the laws in the Old Testament were made to
point us to Jesus.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
God put the Law into effect so we could see our wrongs.  Imagine what
would happen if the roads we travel had no speed signs, no one would
know the right speed to go.  The problem is that people see the signs
and ignore them.  God sent Jesus to pay the fine for our disobedience
and our wrongs.
VERSE:
Galatians 3:24-25 - So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ
that we might be justified by faith.  Now that faith has come, we are
no longer under the supervision of the law.

#33
CYBER LIE:
Go ahead and sow seeds of sin; you can repent later and God will take
care of any damage done.
PARAPHRASE:
We must not think that the way that we live will have no effect on
our eternal life.
VERSE:
Galatians 6:7-8 - Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked.  A man
reaps what he sows.  The one who sows to please his sinful nature,
from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please
the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

#34
VERSE:
Ephesians 6:16 - In addition to all this, take up the shield of
faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the
evil one.

#35
VERSE:
Ephesians 6:17b - the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

#36
CYBER LIE:
Look out for number one: you're the only person that matters in the
whole world.
PARAPHRASE:
God wants us to think about others and not just focus on ourselves.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that I should never think of myself?
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean I'm worthless, everyone is better than me?
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that we don't need to get cleaned up to go out with
others?
CORRECT GUESS:
I think that it means that we shouldn't think of ourselves as being
better than anyone else.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
Paul was using the life of Jesus as an example to us.  He goes on to
say that Jesus made Himself nothing and took on the nature of a
servant, He humbled Himself, even to the point of death on the cross,
and He did this for me and for you.
VERSE:
Philippians 2:3 - Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit,
but in humility consider others better than yourselves.

#37
CYBER LIE:
Go to violent, gory, pornographic movies: you're "spiritual", you can
handle it, it's good to think about these things.
PARAPHRASE:
Christians should dwell on whatever is holy and good.
WRONG GUESS:
This must mean that we live by positive thinking only.
WRONG GUESS:
This must mean that it's okay to daydream all the time.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that I just imagine that bad things happen in this
world?
CORRECT GUESS:
It looks like God would rather have me focus on good things rather
than bad things.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
Paul is impressing on us here that a man actually changes as he has
good thoughts.  Unforgiveness, Anger, Fear, Hate, and many more
things that have controlled us are like a cancer in our spiritual
lives.  God wants us to rid ourselves of these and replace them with
Love, Joy, Peace and the like.
VERSE:
Philippians 4:8 - Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is
noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely,
whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or
praiseworthy--think about such things.

#38
CYBER LIE:
It doesn't matter if you actually do anything with your life.
PARAPHRASE:
We should continue on in our walk with God, being productive in good
activities, and continuing to learn about God.
VERSE:
Colossians 1:10 - And we pray this in order that you may live a life
worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in
every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,

#39
CYBER LIE:
The Bible never says that Jesus was God.
PARAPHRASE:
Jesus is God!
VERSE:
Colossians 2:9 - For in Christ all the fullness of Deity lives in
bodily form,

#40
CYBER LIE:
God has a list of all of your sins, and He will never forget them or
forgive you for them.
PARAPHRASE:
While we were still sinners, God forgave us and erased the list of
all of the wrong things that we had done.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
But when Jesus died, God canceled the Law.  Jesus had fulfilled all
of the requirements of the Law for us.
VERSE:
Colossians 2:13-14 - When you were dead in your sins and in the
uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ.
He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with
its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he
took it away, nailing it to the cross.

#41
CYBER LIE:
It doesn't matter what you talk about, it won't affect how you live.
PARAPHRASE:
Stay away from indulging in idle talk which leads to sinful behavior.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean it's okay as long as I don't swear more than I do now?
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that I can't watch television or listen to the radio?
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that we only can talk about Jesus?
CORRECT GUESS:
I think this means that we need to be careful about what we say and
the way we say it.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
Paul was warning believers in this group about things that cause
divisions.  Believers need to be careful that they are not putting
upon others things that cause quarreling over words.  As believers we
need to look to Jesus for the answers in our lives.
VERSE:
2 Timothy 2:16 - Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in
it will become more and more ungodly.

#42
CYBER LIE:
Don't get mad, get even: show no mercy.
PARAPHRASE:
Be merciful to others if you want to be judged mercifully by God.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that we are going to be judged by the law?
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that God will punish me for all the past times I
haven't been kind to others?
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that God isn't going to judge the world?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does this mean that God wants me to forgive people, like when Jesus
taught us in the Lord's prayer to say...forgive us AS WE forgive...?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
God wants us to use the same set of scales when we deal with others
that we want God to use with us.  He says in another place in the
Bible that He wants us to act justly and to love mercy and to walk
humbly with our God.  We need to treat people the way we would like
to be treated.
VERSE:
James 2:12-13 - Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by
the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be
shown to anyone who has not been merciful.  Mercy triumphs over
judgment!

#43
CYBER LIE:
You don't need to respect or love anybody, even God!
PARAPHRASE:
Be respectful of everyone and give glory and honor to God.
VERSE:
1 Peter 2:17 - Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood
of believers, fear God, honor the king.

#44
CYBER LIE:
Nothing, not even almighty God, can rescue you from giving into
temptations.
PARAPHRASE:
The Lord delivers His followers from evil and keeps the wicked under
punishment until judgement day.
VERSE:
2 Peter 2:9 - if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue godly
men from trials and to hold the unrighteous for the day of judgment,
while continuing their punishment.

#45
CYBER LIE:
Jesus won't clean you up: you'll always be dirty with sin.
PARAPHRASE:
When we agree with God that we have sinned.  He forgives us and makes
us clean.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
Humph!  Well, we still have to get rid of sin on our own, God doesn't
help us with THAT!
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that when a person commits a crime and confesses it in
court, God automatically forgives him?
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that all we need to do is tell Him we've done bad things?
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that confessing our sins makes God faithful and just?
CORRECT GUESS:
It looks like if I have done wrong then I can go to God and tell Him
and He will forgive me.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
The verse before this says that if we claim that we're not sinners,
then we are only deceiving ourselves.  Everyone has sinned, and that
includes you and me!  God wants us to agree with Him and not hide it.
When we do, He completely forgives us and cleans us up.
VERSE:
1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will
forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

#46
CYBER LIE:
You have to love God first before He'll even consider loving you.
PARAPHRASE:
God loved us much before we were able to love Him.  He loved us even
when we were unlovable.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
It's not like we can ever pay God back for our sins.  We can't even
really love Him on our own, but He does love us!
WRONG GUESS:
It doesn't matter if we love God.
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that God doesn't care if we sin?
WRONG GUESS:
Could that mean that God didn't love Jesus?
CORRECT GUESS:
It sounds like God paid a very high price for the things I have done.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
John makes this statement as he is encouraging all of us.  He is
teaching us that we also should love first.  God wants us to love
people, and look for the good in them, and lift them.  He goes on to
say "since God loved us we ought to love each other."
VERSE:
1 John 4:10 - This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved
us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.


BUILDING E - Wall with Platforms - Greedy


#01
CYBER LIE:
God neglects dealing with evil leaders.
VERSE:
Numbers 25:4 - The LORD said to Moses, "Take all the leaders of these
people, kill them and expose them in broad daylight before the LORD,
so that the Lord's fierce anger may turn away from Israel."

#02
PARAPHRASE:
We will only be successful when we live our lives God's way.
CYBER LIE:
If you do things God's way, you'll never know success: you'll be a
failure!
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that I must only think about the Bible all day long?
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that we better not ever make mistakes?
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that we will get lots of money when we obey God?
WRONG GUESS:
Success and prosperity are everything.
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean we will be successful when we live our lives according
to God's way?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
As people who belong to God, we need to think about His principles at
all times.  Many people try to live their lives by their own
principles and the result is pain and frustration.  As we think and
act as He wants us to, He promises that our lives will change in a
very positive way.
VERSE:
Joshua 1:8 - Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth;
meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do
everything written in it.  Then you will be prosperous and successful.

#03
CYBER LIE:
Not even God can calm your fear of death.
WRONG GUESS:
Fear is just a state of mind.
WRONG GUESS:
With positive thinking we can change anything.
WRONG GUESS:
Jesus must be co-dependant to be around us all the time.
CORRECT GUESS:
Does this mean that I can trust Jesus to be around when I need him?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
As children of God, whenever we are surrounded by fears of any kind,
even the fear for our very life, we can be sure that our Lord is
walking right there with us, to remove any fear, strengthening and
giving us peace.  We need to remember that nothing, absolutely
nothing, can separate us from the love of God.
VERSE:
Psalms 23:4 - Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of
death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your
staff, they comfort me.

#04
CYBER LIE:
Wise people need to horde their money.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
Well, I still say "The one who dies with the most toys, wins!"
VERSE:
Psalms 49:10 - For all can see that wise men die; the foolish and the
senseless alike perish and leave their wealth to others.

#05
VERSE:
Psalms 119:105 - Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my
path.

#06
VERSE:
Psalms 141:9 - Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, from
the traps set by evildoers.

#07
CYBER LIE:
You'll never be popular in school by being kind and truthful.
VERSE:
Proverbs 3:3-4 - Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them
around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.  Then you
will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.

#08
CYBER LIE:
It doesn't matter whether you work hard or not.
VERSE:
Proverbs 10:4 - Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring
wealth.

#09
CYBER LIE:
Trusting in money makes a man strong.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
You can't trust in wealth to keep you safe and secure.
VERSE:
Proverbs 11:28 - Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the
righteous will thrive like a green leaf.

#10
CYBER LIE:
The floods were great!  It was months since those bums had had a bath.
VERSE:
Proverbs 17:5 - He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker;
whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.

#11
CYBER LIE:
Only wimps try to get out of a fight.
PARAPHRASE:
Saying "No" to a fight doesn't mean that you are a coward, it means
that you are not a fool.
VERSE:
Proverbs 20:3 - It is to a man's honor to avoid strife, but every
fool is quick to quarrel.

#12
CYBER LIE:
Stuff your face, get drunk!  It's just a fun night out.  It won't
affect your life.
VERSE:
Proverbs 23:20-21 - Do not join those who drink too much wine or
gorge themselves on meat, for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and
drowsiness clothes them in rags.

#13
CYBER LIE:
As long as you go to church you'll make it to heaven.
VERSE:
Isaiah 29:13 - The Lord says: "These people come near to me with
their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far
from me.  Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men."

#14
VERSE:
Isaiah 40:31a - but those who hope in the LORD will renew their
strength.  They will soar on wings like eagles;

#15
CYBER LIE:
God did not care that wicked people would destroy innocent children,
and did nothing to stop it.
VERSE:
Jeremiah 7:31 - They have built the high places of Topheth in the
Valley of Ben Hinnom to burn their sons and daughters in the
fire--something I did not command, nor did it enter my mind.

#16
CYBER LIE:
You only need to serve God when He protects you.
WRONG GUESS:
It means these guys are going to hell.
WRONG GUESS:
These guys were rebels and would not obey the law.
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that these guys didn't know if God could help them or
not?
CORRECT GUESS:
I guess it means that they believed and trusted in God no matter what
the outcome was.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
Many times when we pray we expect God to answer our prayers our way. 
When this doesn't happen we are disappointed.  In this Bible story,
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego trusted God so much that it didn't
matter to them how He answered.  God always answers us using His
perfect wisdom.
VERSE:
Daniel 3:17-18 - If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God
we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your
hand, O king.  But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king,
that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you
have set up.

#17
PARAPHRASE:
God wants you to be just, merciful, and humble.
CYBER LIE:
God wants you to be just, merciful, and humble, NOT!
WRONG GUESS:
Justice and mercy just come naturally.
WRONG GUESS:
When we walk with God we need to keep our head bowed.
WRONG GUESS:
Justice, mercy, and humility are all God requires of us.
CORRECT GUESS:
Does this mean that the knowledge of how to live has already been
given to me by God?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
God explains to us many times in His word that talking about being
good and repenting when we have done wrong is the correct thing to
do.  However it is much better if we follow His direction in the
first place.  This is what He truly wants for us.
VERSE:
Micah 6:8 - He has showed you, O man, what is good.  And what does
the LORD require of you?  To act justly and to love mercy and to walk
humbly with your God.

#18
CYBER LIE:
If Jesus was really king of the Jews, He would have entered Jerusalem
on a white stallion with great fanfare.
PARAPHRASE:
Jesus was really the king of the Jews, but He came humbly, without a
lot fanfare.
VERSE:
Zechariah 9:9 - Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion!  Shout, Daughter
of Jerusalem!  See, your king comes to you, righteous and having
salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a
donkey.

#19
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
Are you sure that God knows what I need?
CYBER LIE:
You've got to provide for yourself; God doesn't know what you need.
VERSE:
Matthew 6:31-32 - So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or
'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'  For the pagans run
after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need
them.

#20
CYBER LIE:
It's okay to call on God, but only after you have tried everything
else.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
But if I let go of greed, I won't have any goals to work for.  What
would I do with my life?  Will He take care of me?
VERSE:
Matthew 6:33 - But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and
all these things will be given to you as well.

#21
CYBER LIE:
When you're in a jam and don't know what to say; don't expect any
help from God.
WRONG GUESS:
We all are going to be arrested and God is going to bail us out.
WRONG GUESS:
God is going to turn us into ventriloquist dummies.
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that we should never make plans when we go somewhere?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that God will be with me, using me for good even in
times of trouble?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
At all times God is with us, but we are given something special when
we face trials because of our walk with Jesus.  God promises to be
there and give us the very words to say and how to say them.  He says
it will be His Spirit speaking through us.
VERSE:
Matthew 10:19-20 - But when they arrest you, do not worry about what
to say or how to say it.  At that time you will be given what to say,
for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father
speaking through you.

#22
CYBER LIE:
Becoming a Christian just means more work.
WRONG GUESS:
Jesus wants us to quit our jobs.
WRONG GUESS:
Jesus is anti-business.
WRONG GUESS:
Jesus is talking about starting a labor union.
WRONG GUESS:
Is Jesus guaranteeing an early retirement plan?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does this mean that Jesus will help us through trials?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
God wants us to realize that when we come to Him, He takes our lives
and transforms them.  He is willing to take on Himself the things
that have been so difficult for us.
VERSE:
Matthew 11:28 - Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I
will give you rest.

#23
CYBER LIE:
Nothing's worth dying for.
WRONG GUESS:
Jesus expected His disciples to be crucified with Him.
WRONG GUESS:
Jesus is talking about our need to wear those little jewelry crosses.
WRONG GUESS:
Protecting yourself is not what God wants.
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that I need to stop thinking only about myself and think
more about what God's plan is?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
Jesus was the greatest example of denying Himself.  He left His home
with the Father in Glory and came to earth to live with us.  He took
up His cross and carried it.  He gave up everything for us.  This
verse tells us to do the same type of thing for Him and when we do
we'll find the true way to live.
VERSE:
Matthew 16:24-25 - Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would
come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow
me.  For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever
loses his life for me will find it."

#24
CYBER LIE:
It doesn't matter what you are on the inside, as long as you keep up
your image.
PARAPHRASE:
Make sure that you are clean on the inside as well as on the outside:
don't be a hypocrite!
VERSE:
Matthew 23:27 - Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you
hypocrites!  You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on
the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and
everything unclean.

#25
CYBER LIE:
Only the nation of Israel will see Jesus appear in glory, so what are
you waiting for?
VERSE:
Matthew 24:30 - At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear
in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn.  They will
see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and
great glory.

#26
CYBER LIE:
Divided loyalties can be useful.
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that people who hold down two jobs hate their bosses?
WRONG GUESS:
Could it mean everyone needs their own personal servant?
WRONG GUESS:
When you serve someone it's a love/hate relationship.
WRONG GUESS:
Money is the root of all evil.
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that I need to have my relationship with God be the
number one priority in my life?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
The way people are pulled in so many directions these days seems to
cause them to be divided and lack any true direction.  The Bible
states this way of life will only bring anger and frustration.  God
wants to be first in our lives.  Then and only then will our lives be
complete.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
Can't I put God and money on a sort of equal footing?  You know, make
them both top priority?
VERSE:
Luke 16:13 - No servant can serve two masters.  Either he will hate
the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and
despise the other.  You cannot serve both God and Money.

#27
CYBER LIE:
Jesus never said He was the Messiah.
VERSE:
John 4:25-26 - The woman said, "I know that Messiah" (called Christ)
"is coming.  When he comes, he will explain everything to us."  Then
Jesus declared, "I who speak to you am he."

#28
CYBER LIE:
It's hopeless!  Jesus just left Christians on their own when He left
this world.
VERSE:
John 16:7 - But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am
going away.  Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you;
but if I go, I will send him to you.

#29
CYBER LIE:
What you hear doesn't effect how you believe.
PARAPHRASE:
Read the Bible and listen to good teaching about Christ to increase
your faith.
VERSE:
Romans 10:17 - Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message,
and the message is heard through the word of Christ.

#30
CYBER LIE:
You might as well get drunk, cause you can't get high on God.
VERSE:
Ephesians 5:18 - Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery.
Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

#31
VERSE:
Ephesians 6:16 - In addition to all this, take up the shield of
faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the
evil one.

#32
VERSE:
Ephesians 6:17b - the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

#33
CYBER LIE:
Look out for number one.
VERSE:
Philippians 2:4 - Each of you should look not only to your own
interests, but also to the interests of others.

#34
CYBER LIE:
Christians need to be somber and serious all the time.
VERSE:
Philippians 4:4 - Rejoice in the Lord always.  I will say it again:
Rejoice!

#35
CYBER LIE:
If you want to be content, you need lots of stuff!
WRONG GUESS:
This guy must have been on drugs to be that laid back.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that we have to go to school to know how to be hungry?
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean we need to give everything away so we can learn to be
content?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that it's possible for us to be content no matter what
our circumstances are?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
It's wonderful to know the peace and contentment that God can bring
to our lives, and that it does not depend on our circumstances.  The
knowledge that the Lord has supplied a peace like that is beyond this
world's understanding.  The man who wrote this letter was the apostle
Paul, and he wrote it while he was in prison in Rome.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
But I just don't know how to live without lots of money!  What if I
end up going hungry?
VERSE:
Philippians 4:11b-12 - for I have learned to be content whatever the
circumstances.  I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it
is to have plenty.  I have learned the secret of being content in any
and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in
plenty or in want.

#36
CYBER LIE:
All Christians are weak.  Your trust in God makes you weak.
VERSE:
Philippians 4:13 - I can do everything through him who gives me
strength.

#37
CYBER LIE:
You are stuck with your old nature, God's not going to give you a new
one.
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that I have a split personality, and need to go see a
psychiatrist about it?
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that all of my weaknesses went away when I became a
Christian?
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that someday I will look just like Jesus with the same
hair, same height, and so forth?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that God has given me a new nature, and that I no longer
have to sin the way I used to?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
When we become Christians, it's much more than just believing some
things about God: He will actually change our innermost beings if we
let Him.  We have the glorious opportunity to partnership with Him in
redesigning who and what we are.
VERSE:
Colossians 3:9b-10 - since you have taken off your old self with its
practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in
knowledge in the image of its Creator.

#38
CYBER LIE:
Loving Money is good!  Money is the source of all happiness.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
When you LOVE money, it can pull you away from God!  Loving money
causes all sorts of evil in your life.
VERSE:
1 Timothy 6:10 - For the love of money is a root of all kinds of
evil.  Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and
pierced themselves with many griefs.

#39
CYBER LIE:
God doesn't take care of rich people, they're on their own.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
First, he said to stop placing your hope and trust in wealth, but
place your hope in God alone; then you'll enjoy all that He gives you.
VERSE:
1 Timothy 6:17 - Command those who are rich in this present world not
to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so
uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with
everything for our enjoyment.

#40
CYBER LIE:
Generous people are suckers!
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
Secondly, to be rich in good deeds, generous and willing to share. 
That way you will be investing in eternal things.
VERSE:
1 Timothy 6:18-19 - Command them to do good, to be rich in good
deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.  In this way they
will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the
coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

#41
PARAPHRASE:
Getting punished for wrongdoing is correct, however, if you do what
is right and get punished wrongly for it, God is pleased when you
take it patiently.
CYBER LIE:
Only bad people suffer, because God will never let the good people
suffer.
WRONG GUESS:
It means that if I let people abuse me God is pleased.
WRONG GUESS:
It means that if you're patient long enough, people are going to walk
all over you.
WRONG GUESS:
It means suffering is good.
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that if people give me a hard time for doing what God
said to do, then I should keep on doing what's right?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
God wants His people to be different from this world rather than to
conform to the world as the godless do.  He says that when someone
harms you, you should bless them.  By our living this way, God is
pleased because we are reflecting His patience with us.  Your
suffering ends up as something good.
VERSE:
1 Peter 2:20 - But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating
for doing wrong and endure it?  But if you suffer for doing good and
you endure it, this is commendable before God.

#42
PARAPHRASE:
There are lying people in the world who say that Jesus Christ did not
really come to Earth.  Don't believe them!
CYBER LIE:
There's no such person as the antichrist, and there never will be.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that all people who have not accepted Jesus are the
antichrist?
WRONG GUESS:
All people are deceived by the antichrist.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that Jesus is only in our imagination?
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that Jesus was "fleshly"?
CORRECT GUESS:
I guess this means that people who deny Jesus came are trying to
deceive us and they are against Christ.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
Almost every place we turn today, even in some churches, we hear
stories told that the Bible is not true.  This teaching denies that
our Lord Jesus came in the flesh.  The Bible calls the people who
teach this way deceivers and antichrists.
VERSE:
2 John 1:7 - Many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as
coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world.  Any such person
is the deceiver and the antichrist.


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#01
CYBER LIE:
You can't expect God to follow through on His promises, He never does!
VERSE:
Joshua 21:43 - So the LORD gave Israel all the land he had sworn to
give their forefathers, and they took possession of it and settled
there.

#02
CYBER LIE:
If God appeared to everyone and blessed them abundantly, then they
would gladly serve Him.
VERSE:
1 Kings 11:9-10 - The LORD became angry with Solomon because his
heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had
appeared to him twice.  Although he had forbidden Solomon to follow
other gods, Solomon did not keep the Lord's command.

#03
CYBER LIE:
You'll always be alone and feel trapped living for God: reject Him
and you'll have a wonderful life, full of pleasure.
VERSE:
Psalms 68:6 - God sets the lonely in families, he leads forth the
prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched
land.

#04
VERSE:
Psalms 119:105 - Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my
path.

#05
VERSE:
Psalms 141:9 - Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, from
the traps set by evildoers.

#06
CYBER LIE:
Forget God!  He can't help you keep fit: He's just for wimps.
VERSE:
Proverbs 3:7-8 - Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and
shun evil.  This will bring health to your body and nourishment to
your bones.

#07
PARAPHRASE:
If you're honest, then you won't have to worry about keeping your
story straight and you'll have peace.  If you cheat, then someday
you'll get caught.
CYBER LIE:
Go ahead and sin.  No one will ever know.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that if I am a liar, then I can't go on hikes?
WRONG GUESS:
If we stand up real straight it will help us walk.
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that I have to wander around a lot before God will find
me?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that if I'm honest, I'll be safe, and if I do wrong
things everyone will know?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
When we live our lives respecting God and the people around us we can
trust God that He will be with us and protect us from falling.  If we
don't, sooner or later everyone will know how bad we really are.
VERSE:
Proverbs 10:9 - The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes
crooked paths will be found out.

#08
CYBER LIE:
It's okay to take your aggression out on the dog.
VERSE:
Proverbs 12:10a - A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal,

#09
CYBER LIE:
When you're in charge sometimes you have to lie, but that's okay.
VERSE:
Proverbs 17:7 - Arrogant lips are unsuited to a fool-- how much worse
lying lips to a ruler!

#10
CYBER LIE:
Parents don't care when their children do wrong, dumb things.  It's
just part of being a kid.
VERSE:
Proverbs 23:24 - The father of a righteous man has great joy; he who
has a wise son delights in him.

#11
CYBER LIE:
If you want to be successful, tell your boss how "wonderful" he is
(even if he's a real jerk).
VERSE:
Proverbs 28:23 - He who rebukes a man will in the end gain more favor
than he who has a flattering tongue.

#12
CYBER LIE:
Our judicial, legislative, and executive branches of government will
save us, not God.
PARAPHRASE:
Our three branches of government were based on this verse.
VERSE:
Isaiah 33:22 - For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver,
the LORD is our king; it is he who will save us.

#13
CYBER LIE:
There's no way to know how to live before God.
VERSE:
Isaiah 48:17 - This is what the LORD says--your Redeemer, the Holy
One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best
for you, who directs you in the way you should go."

#14
CYBER LIE:
You can believe in Jesus, Buddha, and Krishna, they're all the same
God.
VERSE:
Hosea 13:4 - But I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of
Egypt.  You shall acknowledge no God but me, no Savior except me.

#15
CYBER LIE:
God lets evil people continue to be evil, so He must approve of them.
VERSE:
Malachi 2:17 - You have wearied the LORD with your words.  "How have
we wearied him?" you ask.  By saying, "All who do evil are good in
the eyes of the LORD, and he is pleased with them" or "Where is the
God of justice?"

#16
PARAPHRASE:
Don't be worried about the awful things in this world, you should be
concerned with eternal issues.
CYBER LIE:
There's nothing to fear: there is no hell.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that I don't need to be concerned about crime?
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that the body and soul are not connected?
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that my soul can be killed by itself?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that my priority needs to be to live for God, and to
have eternal values?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
No matter what happens in our lives, each of us will face death at
some time.  God wants us to know that our spiritual condition is the
most important thing to have in order.  Some of us will die old, some
will die young.  Some will go to heaven, some to hell.
VERSE:
Matthew 10:28 - Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but
cannot kill the soul.  Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy
both soul and body in hell.

#17
CYBER LIE:
Animals are just as important as humans.
VERSE:
Matthew 12:12a - How much more valuable is a man than a sheep!

#18
CYBER LIE:
God doesn't care when children are seduced by adults.
VERSE:
Matthew 18:6 - But if anyone causes one of these little ones who
believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large
millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the
sea.

#19
CYBER LIE:
Jesus shoved children aside in order to speak to adults.
VERSE:
Matthew 19:14 - Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and
do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as
these."

#20
CYBER LIE:
Righteous appearance always stems from a righteous heart.
VERSE:
Matthew 23:28 - In the same way, on the outside you appear to people
as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and
wickedness.

#21
PARAPHRASE:
The Word of God will outlast even this old world.
CYBER LIE:
This old world will keep on going long after everyone's forgotten
about Jesus and Christianity.
WRONG GUESS:
We need to find another planet to live on.
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that we are all going to be destroyed?
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that the heavens and the earth are going somewhere else?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does this mean that the world as we know it is going to be taken away
but the things God says will always be around?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
What God has said is more certain and can be trusted more than even
the things that we can see or feel in this world.  The world's
existence is not as permanent as the Word of God.
VERSE:
Matthew 24:35 - Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will
never pass away.

#22
PARAPHRASE:
God does allow us to have leisure time.
CYBER LIE:
God is a slave-driver.
WRONG GUESS:
Jesus wasn't pleased with the apostles so he sent them away.
WRONG GUESS:
Jesus and the apostles wanted to hide from the crowds.
WRONG GUESS:
The people never brought their lunch, they were just freeloaders.
WRONG GUESS:
The apostles were very proud men.
CORRECT GUESS:
Jesus was concerned that the apostles had enough time to eat and be
refreshed.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
Our Lord is aware of all of our needs and wants to meet those needs
as we spend time in a place of rest with Him.  He tells us that He
will meet all of our needs.
VERSE:
Mark 6:30-31 - The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him
all they had done and taught.  Then, because so many people were
coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said
to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some
rest."

#23
CYBER LIE:
There's no such thing as eternal life.  You just cease to exist.
PARAPHRASE:
God wanted so much for us to live with Him in eternity that He sent
Jesus to make that possible.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that Christians will never die?
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that God doesn't love Jesus?
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that if we believe that Jesus existed, then we will be
saved?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that God loved me so much that His Son paid the price
for my eternal life?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
This is one of the most quoted verses in the Bible.  Jesus is the one
speaking.  He's talking about Himself.  He goes on to say that He
came to save the world and to offer mankind this eternal life with
Him.  The only requirement is that they turn to Him and believe.
VERSE:
John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only
Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal
life.

#24
CYBER LIE:
Tell everyone how great you are: you're only telling the truth!
VERSE:
John 7:18 - He who speaks on his own does so to gain honor for
himself, but he who works for the honor of the one who sent him is a
man of truth; there is nothing false about him.

#25
PARAPHRASE:
The devil spins lies in order to entrap you, but when God shows you
the truth, then you will be free from the devil's schemes.
CYBER LIE:
Once you've been trapped in a lie, there's no escape.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
That's right!  You need to face the truth in order to escape your
dependency:
WRONG GUESS:
We will all become "Know It Alls".
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that truth is free?
WRONG GUESS:
Does that mean that I can always get out of jail by telling the truth?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that if I am trapped by the devil's lies, then I can
escape them by knowing God's truth?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
In this verse Jesus was talking about His teachings.  He was saying
that what He was teaching was completely the truth and that living by
these truths we would receive a freedom like we have never known.  If
we live in the truth, we are no longer bound by lies.
VERSE:
John 8:32 - Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you
free.

#26
CYBER LIE:
You must obey any authority figure, even if they tell you to sin.
VERSE:
Acts 5:29 - Peter and the other apostles replied: "We must obey God
rather than men!"

#27
CYBER LIE:
The rule about not fornicating is just for the Old Testament Jews, it
doesn't apply to us Gentile Christians.
VERSE:
Acts 15:19-20 - It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make
it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God.  Instead we
should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by
idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals and
from blood.

#28
CYBER LIE:
You don't have to serve either God or the devil, you can be your own
master.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
God won't force you to confess all of your sins, but whatever isn't
under God's control in your life is something that's controlling you.
VERSE:
Romans 6:16 - Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to
someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you
obey--whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to
obedience, which leads to righteousness?

#29
CYBER LIE:
After you become a Christian, you'll never sin again.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
Even the apostle Paul had trouble doing what was right.
WRONG GUESS:
This means I'm so bad I'll never change.
WRONG GUESS:
I'm so bad that there is no hope for me.
WRONG GUESS:
I have no control over the way I act.
WRONG GUESS:
I'm able to do whatever I want because I'm not in control of my life,
anyway.
CORRECT GUESS:
It seems to say I have a hard time doing what is right even though I
really want to.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
The apostle Paul is talking in this verse about the battle that was
going on in his life.  As much as he wanted to live his life under
submission to God's correct principles, he would find himself doing
the very opposite.  It seems that Paul was having the same problems
that we do.
VERSE:
Romans 7:18-19 - I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my
sinful nature.  For I have the desire to do what is good, but I
cannot carry it out.  For what I do is not the good I want to do; no,
the evil I do not want to do--this I keep on doing.

#30
CYBER LIE:
Sex with a prostitute is just casual sex.  It's just a physical
experience with no long term effects.
VERSE:
1 Corinthians 6:16 - Do you not know that he who unites himself with
a prostitute is one with her in body?  For it is said, "The two will
become one flesh."

#31
CYBER LIE:
The only reason for marriage is to have babies.
VERSE:
1 Corinthians 7:9 - But if they cannot control themselves, they
should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

#32
CYBER LIE:
You can fight, murder, get drunk, have wild parties, hate, get into
crystals, hold seances, ANYTHING AT ALL!  It doesn't affect your
relationship with God.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
Thank you for being honest.  Maybe if I read you a list of sins from
the Bible, you'd have a better idea of what I'm talking about:
VERSE:
Galatians 5:20-21 - idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord,
jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and
envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like.  I warn you, as I did
before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of
God.

#33
CYBER LIE:
If a person doesn't meet your standards, you should tell him to "get
lost".
VERSE:
Galatians 6:1 - Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are
spiritual should restore him gently.  But watch yourself, or you also
may be tempted.

#34
VERSE:
Ephesians 6:16 - In addition to all this, take up the shield of
faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the
evil one.

#35
VERSE:
Ephesians 6:17b - the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

#36
CYBER LIE:
God's not going to complete His work in you, He's going leave you as
a half-finished lump.
VERSE:
Philippians 1:6 - Being confident of this, that he who began a good
work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ
Jesus.

#37
CYBER LIE:
Jesus will never be acknowledged as "Lord of All".  The devil's going
to win.
VERSE:
Philippians 2:10-11 - that at the name of Jesus every knee should
bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

#38
PARAPHRASE:
God knows how to take care of you, He's rich!
CYBER LIE:
God can't meet your needs, He's too poor.
WRONG GUESS:
Jesus must be very rich.
WRONG GUESS:
I won't have any problems if I'm a Christian.
WRONG GUESS:
If God is so rich, then He doesn't care about people that are poor.
WRONG GUESS:
Poor people must not know God.
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that when Jesus came He brought with Him everything that
I will ever really need?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
Not only will God supply, but He has already supplied through His son
Jesus everything we will ever need.  Our lives in Him are filled
beyond anything we could ever ask or even imagine.
VERSE:
Philippians 4:19 - And my God will meet all your needs according to
his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

#39
CYBER LIE:
Being a Christian means that everyone will like you.
VERSE:
2 Timothy 3:12 - In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in
Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

#40
PARAPHRASE:
As we come to understand God's gift of grace for us, that
understanding helps us to turn away from the sins of the world, and
lead godly lives.
CYBER LIE:
You're going to Hell!  You'll never be saved.  God will never give
you the ability to live a godly life!
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
We will always be tempted to sin, but our dependence upon God's mercy
helps us not to sin, and helps us live a good, godly life that's
pleasing to Him.
VERSE:
Titus 2:11-12 - For the grace of God that brings salvation has
appeared to all men.  It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and
worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly
lives in this present age,

#41
CYBER LIE:
God can't relate to the overwhelming temptations of today.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
God can't relate to MY problems!
WRONG GUESS:
God feels sorry for us because we are weaklings.
WRONG GUESS:
God is looking for some lady named Grace.
WRONG GUESS:
Since God has the same temptations we do, it must be okay if we sin.
WRONG GUESS:
We need to be free from sin in order to pray to God.
CORRECT GUESS:
God has the ability to feel the same way that we do and yet not sin.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
God is telling us that He understands how we feel and the
frustrations we are going through.  He tells us that when we are
feeling this way that we can come to Him in our prayers, without fear.
VERSE:
Hebrews 4:15-16a - For we do not have a high priest who is unable to
sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted
in every way, just as we are--yet was without sin.  Let us then
approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive
mercy

#42
CYBER LIE:
Helping people with food and clothing is a waste of time.  God only
wants you to help them "spiritually".
VERSE:
James 2:15-16 - Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and
daily food.  If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep
warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what
good is it?

#43
PARAPHRASE:
Tell other believers your sins and pray with them.  This will help
your healing process.
CYBER LIE:
God wants you to deal with your sins just between you and Him.  Don't
ever tell anyone else.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
The Bible says that we should confess our sins to another believer so
that they can pray for us that we can be healed.
VERSE:
James 5:16a - Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for
each other so that you may be healed.

#44
CYBER LIE:
What matters is looking good, not being "nice".
VERSE:
1 Peter 3:3-4 - Your beauty should not come from outward adornment,
such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine
clothes.  Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading
beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's
sight.

#45
CYBER LIE:
You can't tell God what you've done; He'd never forgive you.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
Jesus died for our sins, but we still need to agree with God about
our sins, then He can cleanse us.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that we don't have to worry about the consequences of
sin?
WRONG GUESS:
Since Jesus is so faithful and just, He will forgive everyone in the
world.
WRONG GUESS:
I need to go to the police department and tell them all the bad
things I have done.
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that if I tell Jesus the wrong things that I have done,
He will forgive me?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
God wants us to agree with Him; that we have not always done
everything the way He wants us to, in fact many times we rebel
completely.  When we do agree or "confess", He forgives so much that
our sins are no longer even remembered by Him.
VERSE:
1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will
forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

#46
CYBER LIE:
If you want to be popular, act like the popular people, even if they
get in trouble all the time.
VERSE:
3 John 1:11 - Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is
good.  Anyone who does what is good is from God.  Anyone who does
what is evil has not seen God.


BUILDING G - Caves - New Ager


#01
PARAPHRASE:
God created everything.
CYBER LIE:
The universe happened by chance, it wasn't created by some "God".
VERSE:
Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

#02
CYBER LIE:
Scientists will eventually discover the fountain of youth, enabling
us to live hundreds of years.
VERSE:
Genesis 6:3 - Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend with
man forever, for he is mortal; his days will be a hundred and twenty
years."

#03
CYBER LIE:
God would never let His people go hungry to teach them a lesson.
VERSE:
Deuteronomy 8:3 - He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then
feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known,
to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word
that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

#04
CYBER LIE:
God has broken His promises to Israel.
VERSE:
Joshua 21:45 - Not one of all the Lord's good promises to the house
of Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.

#05
CYBER LIE:
Since Satan stays in Hell, he is irrelevant.
VERSE:
Job 1:6-7 - One day the angels came to present themselves before the
LORD, and Satan also came with them.  The LORD said to Satan, "Where
have you come from?" Satan answered the LORD, "From roaming through
the earth and going back and forth in it."

#06
VERSE:
Psalms 119:105 - Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my
path.

#07
PARAPHRASE:
God understands, loves and watches over us all the time.
CYBER LIE:
God can't understand you.  Nobody understands.
WRONG GUESS:
God must have spies watching me all the time.
WRONG GUESS:
This God sounds like He has a problem with wanting to control
everyone.
WRONG GUESS:
Is God psychic?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does this mean that God understands me, loves me and watches over me
all the time?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
In this Psalm, David is giving God praise.  Sometimes when we come to
God we forget that He knows everything there is to know about us.  We
try to explain our prayers to God or we might try to bargain with Him
to get our answer.  Let's remember that God knows all things, and He
knows the very thing that is needed in our lives.
VERSE:
Psalms 139:1-3 - O LORD, you have searched me and you know me.  You
know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 
You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all
my ways.

#08
VERSE:
Psalms 141:9 - Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, from
the traps set by evildoers.

#09
PARAPHRASE:
Wisdom and understanding are more important than money.
CYBER LIE:
Having money is better than being "wise".
VERSE:
Proverbs 3:13-14 - Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who
gains understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and
yields better returns than gold.

#10
CYBER LIE:
Quiet people are just stupid!
VERSE:
Proverbs 10:19 - When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who
holds his tongue is wise.

#11
PARAPHRASE:
Ignoring criticism and instruction will lead to poverty and shame.
CYBER LIE:
Don't listen to anyone else, especially if they are trying to "teach"
you something.
VERSE:
Proverbs 13:18 - He who ignores discipline comes to poverty and
shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored.

#12
PARAPHRASE:
Arguments lead to fights, so stop before it gets out of hand.
CYBER LIE:
You should love a good quarrel.
VERSE:
Proverbs 17:14 - Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop
the matter before a dispute breaks out.

#13
CYBER LIE:
If a little is good, then a whole lot is a whole lot better.
VERSE:
Proverbs 25:16 - If you find honey, eat just enough-- too much of it,
and you will vomit.

#14
CYBER LIE:
When someone's depressed, just sing and be happy around them.  That
will cheer them up.
VERSE:
Proverbs 25:20 - Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, or
like vinegar poured on soda, is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

#15
CYBER LIE:
The Bible says that the earth is flat.
VERSE:
Isaiah 40:22a - He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth,

#16
PARAPHRASE:
No matter how young you are, God has judgement in store for those who
are involved in witchcraft and astrology.
CYBER LIE:
Hey kiddies, go ahead and call those 1-900 psychic lines, they're a
LOT of FUN for kids, and it's really okay with God.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
But no real harm came of that spooky stuff: I was just a kid having
fun.
VERSE:
Isaiah 47:12-14a - Keep on, then, with your magic spells and with
your many sorceries, which you have labored at since childhood. ...
Let your astrologers come forward, those stargazers who make
predictions month by month, let them save you from what is coming
upon you.  Surely they are like stubble; the fire will burn them up.

#17
CYBER LIE:
Jesus was a con artist who mesmerized people with His beauty and
charisma.
VERSE:
Isaiah 53:2 - He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a
root out of dry ground.  He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to
him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.

#18
CYBER LIE:
You don't need to obey God, you're just a kid!
PARAPHRASE:
Being young is no excuse for not doing what God tells you to do.
WRONG GUESS:
Is God mean to kids?
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that kids have to leave home and become tele-evangelists?
WRONG GUESS:
Is God someone who doesn't care whether I am weak?
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that we can't tell God that we are afraid?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that even though you may be young, God still wants you
to obey Him?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
God is not limited by our age or abilities; when He tells us to do
something, He will give us the ability to do it.  We may feel that
God has made a mistake by choosing us, but we need to stop making
excuses and obey Him.
VERSE:
Jeremiah 1:6-7 - "Ah, Sovereign LORD," I said, "I do not know how to
speak; I am only a child."  But the LORD said to me, "Do not say, 'I
am only a child.' You must go to everyone I send you to and say
whatever I command you."

#19
PARAPHRASE:
God wants good things to happen to us.
CYBER LIE:
God's plans for you stink.
WRONG GUESS:
We have no choice in life, God's pulling all the strings.
WRONG GUESS:
Everything that comes our way will be wonderful.
CORRECT GUESS:
It says here that God really does care what happens to me.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
Sometimes as we go through life we lose track of the fact that God is
with us.  If things are not going smoothly we ask "Where is He?" or
"Why is this happening?" or "God doesn't care."  God's overall plans
for us are good.  Accepting God's plan, and His correction leads to
maturity in our walk with Him.
VERSE:
Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the
LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you
hope and a future."

#20
PARAPHRASE:
Only God can explain life's secrets to us.
CYBER LIE:
There is no God in heaven who can tell you any secrets.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
But where else could I go to discover the secrets and mysteries of
life?
VERSE:
Daniel 2:28a - but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries.

#21
PARAPHRASE:
God is waiting for us to repent and come to Him.  He wants to forgive
us and bless us.
CYBER LIE:
God is really crabby, and gets ticked off easily.
WRONG GUESS:
God wants His people to be torn up all the time.
WRONG GUESS:
God must have changed because I was told I had to be afraid of Him.
CORRECT GUESS:
This sounds like God is waiting for me to come to Him and He wants to
forgive me.  He's not mad and He loves me.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
God has constantly tried to teach His people how to live.  Mankind
thinks that the reasons for its problems are external while God says
they come from within a man's heart.  God again tells us in this
verse what really works.  The good changes in our lives will come
from the inside as our hearts change.
VERSE:
Joel 2:13 - Rend your heart and not your garments.  Return to the
LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger
and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity.

#22
CYBER LIE:
Trusting in God isn't going to help you with your problems.
VERSE:
Nahum 1:7 - The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble.  He cares
for those who trust in him,

#23
PARAPHRASE:
Psychics will deceive and mislead you.
CYBER LIE:
Psychics and astrologers have the inside scoop on the spiritual realm.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
How can it be wrong when the insights it's given me have been so
helpful.
VERSE:
Zechariah 10:2a - The idols speak deceit, diviners see visions that
lie; they tell dreams that are false, they give comfort in vain.

#24
PARAPHRASE:
Jesus doesn't want us to hide our relationship with Him.
CYBER LIE:
No one has to know you're a Christian.  Just keep your faith between
you and God.
WRONG GUESS:
We all need to stand on corners and preach the word of God.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that Peter must not be in heaven?
WRONG GUESS:
Jesus was a bad sport and won't let me have salvation unless I do
some "works".
CORRECT GUESS:
It sounds like Jesus doesn't want us to hide our relationship with
Him.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
Jesus was in the process of sending out the twelve disciples when He
made these statements.  He had just finished saying "do not be
afraid" a number of times.  As Christians we need to be willing to
tell others about our Lord.  We can talk to them about what He has
already done in our lives.
VERSE:
Matthew 10:32-33 - Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also
acknowledge him before my Father in heaven.  But whoever disowns me
before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.

#25
CYBER LIE:
God only judges your actions, not your words.
WRONG GUESS:
It's okay to talk any way you want to as long as you really think
about it first.
WRONG GUESS:
Does that mean that I'm in trouble for all the things I've ever said?
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that what I say will justify me?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that the evil person will be accountable for the things
he says as well as the things he has done?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
Jesus is explaining the things that a man says come out of his heart.
In reality the things that we say reflect what's inside, the thoughts
and intents of our heart.  He tells us here that we are responsible
even for those little slips in our speech.
VERSE:
Matthew 12:36-37 - But I tell you that men will have to give account
on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.  For
by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be
condemned.

#26
PARAPHRASE:
Look out if you lead others into temptation.
CYBER LIE:
Drug dealers aren't responsible for the hurt caused by drugs: they
don't MAKE the users take it.
VERSE:
Matthew 18:7 - Woe to the world because of the things that cause
people to sin!  Such things must come, but woe to the man through
whom they come!

#27
CYBER LIE:
Jesus was "meek and mild": He was a wimp.
VERSE:
Matthew 21:12 - Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all who
were buying and selling there.  He overturned the tables of the money
changers and the benches of those selling doves.

#28
PARAPHRASE:
No one knows when Jesus will return.
CYBER LIE:
People can accurately predict the day and hour when Jesus will come
again.
VERSE:
Matthew 24:42,44 - Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on
what day your Lord will come.  So you also must be ready, because the
Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

#29
PARAPHRASE:
God is not going to let the secrets of men continue forever.
CYBER LIE:
If you got away with it, then who's to know?  Just keep it a secret
and it will stay a secret.
VERSE:
Luke 12:2 - There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or
hidden that will not be made known.

#30
PARAPHRASE:
Jesus made a choice to die for our sins.
CYBER LIE:
Jesus wasn't powerful enough to stop them from killing Him.
WRONG GUESS:
The only reason God loves Jesus is because He died.
WRONG GUESS:
Jesus didn't need to die on the cross.
WRONG GUESS:
Does this mean that God wanted Jesus to die?
CORRECT GUESS:
I think this means that Jesus made a choice to die for my sins.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
When Jesus died on the cross, He had made the decision to do it for
you and for me.  He did it by His own free will, no one made Him do
it nor could have stopped Him from doing it.  No one else has ever
had this power and no one ever will.
VERSE:
John 10:17-18 - The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my
life only to take it up again.  No one takes it from me, but I lay it
down of my own accord.  I have authority to lay it down and authority
to take it up again.  This command I received from my Father.

#31
PARAPHRASE:
The only way to get to God is through Jesus.
CYBER LIE:
There are many other ways than Jesus to get to God.
WRONG GUESS:
Since Jesus says He is the only way to God I have to wait till He
returns.
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that I can't find truth until Jesus returns?
WRONG GUESS:
Does it mean that Jesus is keeping us from getting to the Father?
CORRECT GUESS:
Does it mean that I can't get to God by any other means than Jesus?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
Some people and some religious groups say there are many ways to God
but Jesus is saying that there is no other way to God except through
Him.
VERSE:
John 14:6 - Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me."

#32
PARAPHRASE:
Jesus will live with you and love you, if you listen to Him and do
what He asks.
CYBER LIE:
It doesn't matter if you love and obey Jesus, God is still very far
away and He won't have anything to do with you.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
God is happy to reside in a person who loves and obeys Him.
VERSE:
John 14:23 - Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my
teaching.  My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make
our home with him."

#33
CYBER LIE:
It's okay to drink blood, especially if it is part of a ritual.
VERSE:
Acts 15:28-29 - It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to
burden you with anything beyond the following requirements: You are
to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat
of strangled animals and from sexual immorality.  You will do well to
avoid these things.  Farewell.

#34
PARAPHRASE:
If you have been involved in psychic stuff or crystals, don't let
your financial investment keep you from repenting.
CYBER LIE:
It's okay to read satanic books, you won't need to give them up.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
I've invested thousands of dollars.  You can't expect me to just let
it all go up in smoke.
WRONG GUESS:
Burning these books saved these people.
WRONG GUESS:
It's okay to talk about magic and satanism all the time.
WRONG GUESS:
Magic is a profitable profession to go into.
CORRECT GUESS:
When you repent to God of your involvement with crystals or psychic
stuff, you shouldn't let the financial investments in it stop you
from destroying it.
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
When Jesus comes into our lives we begin to change from the inside. 
Many of our practices of the past are no longer what we want to do. 
We become willing and ready to get those things out of our lives.
VERSE:
Acts 19:18-19 - Many of those who believed now came and openly
confessed their evil deeds.  A number who had practiced sorcery
brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly.  When they
calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand
drachmas.

#35
CYBER LIE:
Revenge is sweet, a dish to be served up cold.
VERSE:
Romans 12:19 - Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for
God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay,"
says the Lord.

#36
CYBER LIE:
To preserve the unity of the church, we should condone sinful
behavior and go ahead and fellowship with "christians" who continue
in sin.
VERSE:
1 Corinthians 5:11 - But now I am writing you that you must not
associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually
immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard or a
swindler.  With such a man do not even eat.

#37
PARAPHRASE:
We must remember what Jesus' body and blood mean at communion.
CYBER LIE:
God doesn't take communion seriously, why should you?
WRONG GUESS:
We're sick because we party too often.
WRONG GUESS:
We need to watch what we eat and drink.
WRONG GUESS:
God wants all people to be vegetarians.
CORRECT GUESS:
Is this verse talking about Jesus and what His body and blood mean
when we take communion?
EXPLANATION OF CORRECT GUESS:
God wants His people to understand what they are doing when they take
communion.  He wants us to examine ourselves and to realize that we
cannot make it alone.  The body and blood of Jesus, His death on the
cross, and His resurrection from the dead are all things we need to
consider when receiving communion.  We need to remember He died in
our place and for our sins.
VERSE:
1 Corinthians 11:29-30 - For anyone who eats and drinks without
recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself.
That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you
have fallen asleep.

#38
VERSE:
Ephesians 6:16 - In addition to all this, take up the shield of
faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the
evil one.

#39
VERSE:
Ephesians 6:17b - the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

#40
CYBER LIE:
After you become a Christian, there is no growth or change.  You've
arrived, and there's nothing more.
VERSE:
Philippians 1:9-10 - And this is my prayer: that your love may abound
more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be
able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the
day of Christ,

#41
PARAPHRASE:
God will forgive you, and He will deliver you from darkness.
CYBER LIE:
You are trapped forever in the Power of Darkness!
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
God will forgive you, and He will deliver you from darkness!
VERSE:
Colossians 1:13-14 - For he has rescued us from the dominion of
darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom
we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

#42
PARAPHRASE:
God has revealed the secret mystery of Christ in you.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
God has revealed a great mystery: Christ in you!
VERSE:
Colossians 1:27 - To them God has chosen to make known among the
Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you,
the hope of glory.

#43
PARAPHRASE:
Believing that God exists isn't enough for salvation.
CYBER LIE:
As long as you believe that there is only one God, you'll be saved.
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
Demons?  Oh No, I don't do black magic.  I believe in God too.  HELP
ME!
VERSE:
James 2:19 - You believe that there is one God.  Good!  Even the
demons believe that and shudder.

#44
CYBER LIE:
So what if cities get totally perverse?  God won't do anything to
them, in this life or the next (if there is one)!
VERSE:
Jude 1:7 - In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding
towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion.  They
serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal
fire.


BUILDING R - In the Unibot


#01
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
I'M GOING TO DIE!  I knew they'd get me someday, and this is that day!
VERSE:
Psalms 23:4 - Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of
death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your
staff, they comfort me.

#02
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
Captain Bible, you are my new master.  YOU are my Spirit of Christ.
VERSE:
Matthew 4:10 - Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan!  For it is
written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"

#03
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
I need help.  I'm feeling that God is just stingy, and doesn't care
about my needs!
VERSE:
Matthew 6:33 - But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and
all these things will be given to you as well.

#04
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
There must be some other way!  Maybe we can cut a deal with the
cybers.  Maybe we can just run for it, or we can dig our way out
under the Dome!
VERSE:
Matthew 7:13 - Enter through the narrow gate.  For wide is the gate
and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter
through it.

#05
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
It's telling you that if you give in, it will spare you, but IT'S
LYING!  Listen:
VERSE:
Matthew 16:25 - For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but
whoever loses his life for me will find it.

#06
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
This isn't happening, this isn't happening, I'm just imagining this...
VERSE:
John 8:32 - Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you
free.

#07
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
I can't do this!  I'm not worthy to help with this.  I'm guilty of so
many things.
VERSE:
Romans 8:1-2 - Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who
are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the
Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

#08
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
Oh, no!  I can hear them talking to me, telling me to kill myself. 
Make them stop!
VERSE:
Colossians 1:13-14 - For he has rescued us from the dominion of
darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom
we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.


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