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 - For the poor will never cease out of the land;
therefore I command you, You shall open wide your hand to your
brother, to the needy and the poor, in the land.

#03
CYBER LIE:
God doesn't care if married people get time alone with each other.
VERSE:
Deuteronomy 24:5 - When a man is newly married, he shall not go out
with the army or be charged with any business; he shall be free at
home one year, to be happy with his wife whom he has taken.

#04
CYBER LIE:
Everyone has always wanted to be the boss.
VERSE:
Judges 8:23 - Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, and my
son will not 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 - And Elijah came near to all the people, and said,
"How long will you go limping with two different opinions?  If the
LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him."  And the
people did not answer him a word.

#06
CYBER LIE:
Just dabbling a little in the occult won't hurt.
VERSE:
1 Chronicles 10:13 - So Saul died for his unfaithfulness; he was
unfaithful to the LORD in that he did not keep the command of the
LORD, and also consulted a medium, seeking 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 - He makes his tail stiff like a cedar; the sinews of
his thighs are knit together.  His bones are tubes of bronze, his
limbs like bars of iron.  "He is the first of the works of God; let
him who made him bring near his sword!"

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

#09
VERSE:
Psalms 141:9 - Keep me from the trap which they have laid for me, and
from the snares of 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 - and you say, "How I hated discipline, and my heart
despised reproof!  I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or
incline my ear to my instructors.  I was at the point of utter ruin
in the assembled congregation."

#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 the
humble is 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 which seems right to a man, but its
end is the way 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 - There are friends who pretend to be friends, 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 desire of the sluggard kills him for his hands
refuse to labor.

#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 who throws firebrands, arrows, and
death, is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I am only
joking!"

#16
CYBER LIE:
A woman needs beauty and charm to receive praise.
VERSE:
Proverbs 31:30 - Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, 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 - Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and
I love you,

#18
CYBER LIE:
Jesus suffered for nothing.
VERSE:
Isaiah 53:11 - he shall see the fruit of the travail of his soul and
be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant,
make many to be accounted righteous; and he shall 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 - The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, his
mercies never come to an end;

#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 do not blossom, nor fruit be
on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no
food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the
stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my
salvation.

#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 knew her not until she had borne a son; and he
called his 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 - Every one then who hears these words of mine and
does them will be like a wise man who built his house upon the rock;
and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat
upon that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded 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 deliver up brother to death, and the
father his child, and children will rise against parents and have
them put to death; and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. 
But he who endures 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 his angels, and they will
gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, and
throw them into the furnace of fire; there men will weep and gnash
their 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 despise one of these little ones;
for I tell you that in heaven their angels always behold the face of
my Father who is 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 - He said to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be
called a house of prayer'; but you make 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 - And Jesus answered them, "Take heed that no one
leads you astray.  For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the
Christ,' and they will lead many astray."

#28
CYBER LIE:
The Trinity?  Father, Son and Holy Ghost?  That's impossible!
VERSE:
Luke 3:21-22 - Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus
also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, and
the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form, as a dove, and a
voice came from heaven, "Thou art my beloved Son; with thee 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 - So Jesus answered them, "My teaching is not mine, but
his who sent me; if any man's will is to do his will, he shall know
whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own
authority."

#30
CYBER LIE:
Jesus never claimed to be God.
VERSE:
John 10:30,33 - "I and the Father are one." ... The Jews answered
him, "It is not for a good work that we stone you but for blasphemy;
because you, being a man, make yourself God."

#31
CYBER LIE:
God's miracles are just psychological tricks.  God can't do anything
truly physical.
VERSE:
Acts 16:26 - and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the
foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors
were opened and every one's fetters were unfastened.

#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 - Ever since the creation of the world his invisible
nature, namely, his eternal power and deity, has been clearly
perceived in the things that have been made.  So they 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 - because, if you confess with your lips that Jesus is
Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you
will be saved.  For man believes with his heart and so is justified,
and he confesses with his lips and so is 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 deceived: "Bad company ruins good
morals."

#35
CYBER LIE:
God doesn't tell you anything!  He wants to keep you in the dark.
VERSE:
Ephesians 1:9-10 - For he has made known to us in all wisdom and
insight the mystery of his will, according to his purpose which he
set forth in Christ as a plan for the fulness of time, to unite all
things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

#36
VERSE:
Ephesians 6:16 - above all taking the shield of faith, with which you
can quench all the flaming darts 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 - Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry,
but others from good will.

#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 put them all away: anger, wrath, malice,
slander, and foul talk from your mouth.

#40
CYBER LIE:
You can't keep your sex drive under control, unless you just don't
have any sex drive.
VERSE:
1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 - For this is the will of God, your
sanctification: that you abstain from unchastity; that each one of
you know how to take a wife for himself in holiness and honor,

#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 while bodily training is of some value, godliness
is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life
and also for 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 inspired by God and profitable
for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in
righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, 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 - and I pray that the sharing of your faith may promote
the knowledge of all the good that is ours 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 for
ever.

#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 - For it is better to suffer for doing right, if that
should be God's will, than for doing wrong.

#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 say we have no 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 - Worthy art thou, 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, after
our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea,
and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the
earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth."

#02
CYBER LIE:
It is immoral to kill animals and eat them.
VERSE:
Genesis 9:3 - Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you;
and as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.

#03
CYBER LIE:
It's not really a lie, it's just a fib.
VERSE:
Exodus 20:16 - You shall not bear false witness 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 - There shall not be found among you any one who
burns his son or his daughter as an offering, any one who practices
divination, a soothsayer, or an augur, or a sorcerer, or a charmer,
or a medium, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

#05
CYBER LIE:
Samson became strong because he lifted lions as an exercise.
VERSE:
Judges 14:5a,6a - Then Samson went down with his father and mother to
Timnah,--- And behold, a young lion roared against him; and the
Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he tore the lion
asunder as one tears a kid;

#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 look on his
appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected
him; for the LORD sees not as man sees; man looks on the outward
appearance, but the LORD looks on 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 fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff,
they comfort me.

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

#09
VERSE:
Psalms 141:9 - Keep me from the trap which they have laid for me, and
from the snares of 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 - Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and reject
not your mother's teaching; for they are a fair garland for your
head, and pendants for 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 diligent to discipline him.

#12
CYBER LIE:
It's God's fault when your life's a mess.
VERSE:
Proverbs 19:3 - When a man's folly brings his way to ruin, 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 rules over the poor, and the borrower is the
slave of 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; a
stranger, 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 I am He, and to gray hairs I will
carry you.  I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.

#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 man perishes, and no one lays it to
heart; devout men are taken away, while no one understands.  For the
righteous man is taken away from calamity,

#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, and
before you were born I consecrated you;

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

#19
CYBER LIE:
Famines are ALWAYS just an act of nature.
VERSE:
Ezekiel 14:12-13 - And the word of the LORD came to me: "Son of man,
when a land sins against me by acting faithlessly, and I stretch out
my hand against it, and break its staff of bread and send famine upon
it, and cut off from it man and beast,"

#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 inhabitants of the earth are accounted as
nothing; and he does according to his will in the host of heaven and
among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand or say
to him, "What doest thou?"

#21
CYBER LIE:
Undressing someone in your mind isn't committing adultery.
VERSE:
Matthew 5:27-28 - You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not
commit adultery.' But I say to you that every one 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 trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

#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, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and
in his own house."

#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 tell him his
fault, between you and him alone.  If he listens to you, you have
gained your brother.

#25
CYBER LIE:
Heaven is full of virgins waiting to have sex with you.
VERSE:
Matthew 22:30 - For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are
given in marriage, but are like 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
throughout 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 very sorrowful,
even to death; remain here, and 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?  And not
one of them is forgotten before God.  Why, even the 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, 'Fool!  This night your soul is
required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they
be?'

#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 - And the son said to him, "Father, I have sinned
against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called
your son."  But the father said to his servants, "Bring quickly the
best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes
on his feet;"

#31
CYBER LIE:
Jesus was a lunatic.  All Christians are insane.
VERSE:
John 10:20-21 - Many of them said, "He has a demon, and he is mad;
why listen to him?"  Others said, "These are not the sayings of one
who has 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 - For I am not ashamed of the gospel: it is the power
of God for salvation to every one who has faith, to the Jew first and
also to the Greek.  For in it the righteousness of God is revealed
through faith for faith; as it is written, "He who through faith is
righteous shall live."

#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 - since 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?  Shall I therefore take the members of Christ and make them
members of 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 by grace you have been saved through faith; and
this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God --

#36
VERSE:
Ephesians 6:16 - above all taking the shield of faith, with which you
can quench all the flaming darts 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 commonwealth is in heaven, and from it
we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will change our lowly
body to be like his glorious body, by the power which enables him
even to subject all things to himself.

#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 anxieties on him, for he cares about 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 - When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is
seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant which is between me
and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall
never again become a flood to destroy all flesh.

#03
CYBER LIE:
Real power is obtained through intimidation and manipulation.
VERSE:
2 Chronicles 27:6 - So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his
ways 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 - His mischief returns upon his own head, and on his own
pate his violence descends.

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

#06
CYBER LIE:
Real men never cry.
VERSE:
Psalms 119:136 - My eyes shed streams of tears, because men do not
keep thy law.

#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 - Lo, sons are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of
the womb a reward.  Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the sons
of one's youth.  Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them!

#08
VERSE:
Psalms 141:9 - Keep me from the trap which they have laid for me, and
from the snares of 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 consent.

#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 man of great wrath will pay the penalty; for if
you deliver him, you will only 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 drives it far from him.

#12
CYBER LIE:
Trust in yourself and you can become God.
VERSE:
Isaiah 47:10 - You felt secure in your wickedness, you said, "No one
sees me"; your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray, and you said
in your heart, "I am, and there is no one 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 thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits
eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place,
and also with him who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive
the spirit of the humble, 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 - Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, says
the Lord GOD, and not rather that he should turn from his way and
live?

#15
CYBER LIE:
You don't need the Bible as long as you have something to eat.
VERSE:
Matthew 4:4 - But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by
bread alone, but by every word that proceeds 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 - and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw
yourself down; for it is written, 'He will give his angels charge of
you,' and 'On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your
foot against a stone.'"  Jesus said to him, "Again it is written,
'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"

#17
CYBER LIE:
Any reason for divorce is acceptable before God.
VERSE:
Matthew 5:32 - But I say to you that every one who divorces his wife,
except on the ground of unchastity, makes her an adulteress; and
whoever marries a 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, 'You shall love
your neighbor and hate your enemy.'  But I say to 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 you; seek, and you will find;
knock, and it 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 - Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's
clothing but inwardly are ravenous 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 - And those 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 to come with his angels in the
glory of his Father, and then he will repay every man for 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 - And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your
God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your
mind.  This is the great and first commandment.  And a second is like
it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

#24
CYBER LIE:
It was Judas Iscariot who was hanged on the cross.
VERSE:
Matthew 27:5 - And throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple,
he departed; and he went and hanged himself.

#25
CYBER LIE:
God doesn't care whether you do things intentionally or not.
VERSE:
Luke 12:47-48a - And that servant who knew his master's will, but did
not make ready or act according to his will, shall receive a severe
beating.  But he who did not know, and did what deserved a beating,
shall receive a light beating.

#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.  He who abides in
me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for 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 also.

#28
CYBER LIE:
People can't be expected to live by God's laws.
VERSE:
Romans 2:12 - All who have sinned without the law will also perish
without the law, and all who have sinned 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 were unfaithful?  Does their
faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?  By no means!  Let God
be true though every man be false,

#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 immoral, nor
idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, ... And such were some of
you.  But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in
the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in 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 - Shun immorality.  Every other sin which a man
commits is outside the body; but the immoral man sins against his own
body.  Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit
within you, which you have 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 in accordance with the scriptures, and that he appeared to
Cephas, then to the twelve.  Then he appeared to more than five
hundred brethren at one time, most of whom are still alive, 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 to you a gospel contrary to that which we preached to you, let
him be accursed.

#34
CYBER LIE:
God redeemed you just to make you into a slave.
VERSE:
Galatians 5:1 - For freedom Christ has set us free; stand fast
therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

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

#36
VERSE:
Ephesians 6:16 - above all taking the shield of faith, with which you
can quench all the flaming darts 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 may hear of you that you stand firm in one
spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the
gospel, and not frightened in anything by your opponents.  This is a
clear omen to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and
that from God.

#39
CYBER LIE:
You don't need to help other people, just mind your own business.
VERSE:
Philippians 2:4 - Let each of you look not only to his 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 - Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything
by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be
made known to God.  And the peace of God, which passes all
understanding, will keep 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 that are above, not on
things that are on earth.

#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 - And just as it is appointed for men to die once, and
after that comes 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 - Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the
marriage bed be undefiled; for God will judge the immoral and
adulterous.

#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 - And the tongue is a fire.  The tongue is an unrighteous
world among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the
cycle of nature, and 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 - Tend the flock of God that is your charge, not by
constraint but willingly, not for shameful gain but eagerly, not as
domineering over those in your charge but being examples to the flock.

#46
CYBER LIE:
No one cares.
VERSE:
1 Peter 5:7 - Cast all your anxieties on him, for he cares about 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 - Then the LORD God said, "It is not good that the man
should be alone; I will make him a helper fit 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 his
maidservant, or his ox, or his ass, or anything that is your
neighbor's.

#03
CYBER LIE:
It's okay to have sex with a close relative.
VERSE:
Leviticus 18:6 - None of you shall approach any one near of kin to
him to uncover nakedness.  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 - You shall rise up before the hoary head, and honor
the face of an old man, and you shall fear 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 is one LORD; and
you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all
your soul, and with all your might.

#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 run to and fro
throughout the whole earth, to show his might in behalf of those
whose heart is blameless toward 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's throne is
in heaven;

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

#09
VERSE:
Psalms 141:9 - Keep me from the trap which they have laid for me, and
from the snares of 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 delight is not in the strength of the horse,
nor his pleasure in the legs of a man; but the LORD takes pleasure in
those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast 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 - discretion will watch over you; understanding will
guard you; delivering you from the way of evil, from men of perverted
speech,

#12
CYBER LIE:
Giving in to sexual immorality won't hurt you!
VERSE:
Proverbs 6:26 - for a harlot may be hired for a loaf of bread, but an
adulteress stalks a man's 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 - In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence,
and his children will have 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, strong drink a brawler; and whoever
is led astray by it 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 toil to acquire wealth; be wise enough to
desist.

#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 - If favor is shown to the wicked, he does not learn
righteousness; in the land of uprightness he deals perversely and
does not see 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 Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD
has anointed me to bring good tidings to the afflicted; he has sent
me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

#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 I live, says the Lord GOD, I have no
pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from
his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways; for 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, how they turned from their
evil way, God repented of the evil which he had said he would do to
them; and he did not do it.

#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, the fatherless, the
sojourner, or the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his
brother in your heart.

#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 by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the
way is easy, that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are
many.

#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 he began to upbraid the cities where most of his
mighty works had been done, 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 - Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I
have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now
three days, and have nothing to eat; and I am unwilling to send them
away hungry, lest they faint 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 one
teacher, and you are all brethren.  And call no man your father on
earth, for you have one Father, who 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 the lightning comes from the east and shines
as far as 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 - Now Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor
asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus said, "You have said
so."

#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 - But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he
gave power 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 synagogues; indeed, the
hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering
service to God.  And they will do this because they have not known
the Father, nor 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 speaks to
those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and
the whole world may be held accountable to God.  For no human being
will be justified in his sight by works of the law, since through the
law comes knowledge 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 - There is therefore now no condemnation for those who
are in Christ Jesus.  For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ
Jesus has 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 sure that neither death, nor life, nor
angels, nor principalities, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else
in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God 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 that the law was our custodian until Christ
came, that we might be justified by faith.  But now that faith has
come, we are no longer under a custodian;

#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 is not mocked, for whatever
a man sows, that he will also reap.  For he who sows to his own flesh
will from the flesh reap corruption; but he who sows to the Spirit
will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

#34
VERSE:
Ephesians 6:16 - above all taking the shield of faith, with which you
can quench all the flaming darts 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 from selfishness or conceit, but in
humility count 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, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is
honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely,
whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is
anything worthy of praise, think about these 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 - to lead a life worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing
to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing 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 him the whole fullness of diety dwells bodily,

#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 - And you, who were dead in trespasses and the
uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him,
having forgiven us all our trespasses, having canceled the bond which
stood against us with its legal demands; this he set aside, 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 such godless chatter, for it will lead people
into more and more ungodliness,

#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 - So speak and so act as those who are to be judged
under the law of liberty.  For judgment is without mercy to one who
has shown no mercy; yet 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 - Honor all men.  Love the brotherhood.  Fear God. 
Honor the emperor.

#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 - then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial,
and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of
judgement,

#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 our sins and cleanse 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 - In this is love, not that we loved God but that he
loved us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins.


BUILDING E - Wall with Platforms - Greedy


#01
CYBER LIE:
God neglects dealing with evil leaders.
VERSE:
Numbers 25:4 - and the LORD said to Moses, "Take all the chiefs of
the people, and hang them in the sun before the LORD, that the fierce
anger of the LORD 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 - This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth,
but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may be careful
to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make
your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.

#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 fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy 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 - Yea, he shall see that even the wise die, the fool and
the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others.

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

#06
VERSE:
Psalms 141:9 - Keep me from the trap which they have laid for me, and
from the snares of evildoers!

#07
CYBER LIE:
You'll never be popular in school by being kind and truthful.
VERSE:
Proverbs 3:3-4 - Let not loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind
them about your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.  So you
will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and man.

#08
CYBER LIE:
It doesn't matter whether you work hard or not.
VERSE:
Proverbs 10:4 - A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the
diligent makes rich.

#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 - He who trusts in his riches will wither, but the
righteous will flourish 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 insults his Maker; he who is
glad at calamity 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 an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife;
but every fool will be quarreling.

#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 - Be not among winebibbers, or among gluttonous
eaters of meat; for the drunkard and the glutton will come to
poverty, and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

#13
CYBER LIE:
As long as you go to church you'll make it to heaven.
VERSE:
Isaiah 29:13 - And the Lord said: "Because this people draw near with
their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far
from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men learned by
rote;"

#14
VERSE:
Isaiah 40:31a - but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their
strength, they shall mount up with 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 - And they have built the high place of Topheth, which
is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their
daughters in the fire; which I did not command, nor did it come into
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 it be so, our God whom we serve is able to
deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out
of your hand, O king.  But if not, be it known to you, O king, that
we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which 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 but to do justice, and to love kindness, 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 aloud, O
daughter of Jerusalem!  Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and
victorious is he, humble and riding on an ass, on a colt the foal of
an ass.

#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 - Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we
eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'  For the
Gentiles seek all these things; and your heavenly Father knows that
you need them all.

#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 shall be yours 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 - When they deliver you up, do not be anxious how
you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will
be given to you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, 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 who labor and are heavy laden, 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 told his disciples, "If any man would
come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow
me.  For whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses
his life for my sake 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, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!  for
you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but
within they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.

#25
CYBER LIE:
Only the nation of Israel will see Jesus appear in glory, so what are
you waiting for?
VERSE:
Matthew 24:30 - then will appear the sign of the Son of man in
heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they
will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven 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; for 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 God and mammon.

#27
CYBER LIE:
Jesus never said He was the Messiah.
VERSE:
John 4:25-26 - The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah is coming
(he who is called Christ); when he comes, he will show us all
things."  Jesus said to her, "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 - Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your
advantage that I go away, for if I do not 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 - So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard
comes by the preaching of Christ.

#30
CYBER LIE:
You might as well get drunk, cause you can't get high on God.
VERSE:
Ephesians 5:18 - And do not get drunk with wine, for that is
debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,

#31
VERSE:
Ephesians 6:16 - above all taking the shield of faith, with which you
can quench all the flaming darts 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 - Let each of you look not only to his 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; again I will say,
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, in whatever state I am, to
be content.  I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound; in
any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of facing plenty
and hunger, abundance and want.

#36
CYBER LIE:
All Christians are weak.  Your trust in God makes you weak.
VERSE:
Philippians 4:13 - I can do all things in him who strengthens me.

#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 - seeing that you have put off the old nature with
its practices and have put on the new nature, which is being renewed
in knowledge after 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 the root of all evils; it
is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith
and pierced their hearts with many pangs.

#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 - As for the rich in this world, charge them not to be
haughty, nor to set their hopes on uncertain riches but on God who
richly furnishes us with everything to enjoy.

#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 - They are to do good, to be rich in good deeds,
liberal and generous, thus laying up for themselves a good foundation
for the future, so that they may take hold of the life which is life
indeed.

#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 - For what credit is it, if when you do wrong and are
beaten for it you take it patiently?  But if when you do right and
suffer for it you take it patiently, you have God's approval.

#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 - For many deceivers have gone out into the world, men who
will not acknowledge the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh; such a
one 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 - Thus the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he
swore to give to their fathers; and having taken possession of it,
they 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 - And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his
heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had
appeared to him twice, and had commanded him concerning this thing,
that he should not go after other gods; but he did not keep what the
LORD commanded.

#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 gives the desolate a home to dwell in; he leads out
the prisoners to prosperity; but the rebellious dwell in a parched
land.

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

#05
VERSE:
Psalms 141:9 - Keep me from the trap which they have laid for me, and
from the snares of evildoers!

#06
CYBER LIE:
Forget God!  He can't help you keep fit: He's just for wimps.
VERSE:
Proverbs 3:7-8 - Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and
turn away from evil.  It will be healing to your flesh and
refreshment 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 - He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who
perverts his ways 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 has regard for the life of his
beast,

#09
CYBER LIE:
When you're in charge sometimes you have to lie, but that's okay.
VERSE:
Proverbs 17:7 - Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is
false speech to a prince.

#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 the righteous will greatly rejoice; he
who begets a wise son will be glad 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 afterward find more favor
than he who flatters with his 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 ruler, the
LORD is our king; he will save us.

#13
CYBER LIE:
There's no way to know how to live before God.
VERSE:
Isaiah 48:17 - Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of
Israel: "I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads
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 - I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; you know
no God but me, and besides me there is no savior.

#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.  Yet you
say, "How have we wearied him?"  By saying, "Every one who does evil
is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delights in them."  Or by
asking, "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 - And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot
kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in
hell.

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

#18
CYBER LIE:
God doesn't care when children are seduced by adults.
VERSE:
Matthew 18:6 - but whoever causes one of these little ones who
believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great
millstone fastened round his neck and to be drowned in the depth of
the sea.

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

#20
CYBER LIE:
Righteous appearance always stems from a righteous heart.
VERSE:
Matthew 23:28 - So you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but
within you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

#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
not 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 returned to Jesus, and told him all that
they had done and taught.  And he said to them, "Come away by
yourselves to a lonely place, and rest a while."  For many were
coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.

#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 only Son,
that whoever believes in him should 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 authority seeks his own glory;
but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him
there is no falsehood.

#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 - and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you
free.

#26
CYBER LIE:
You must obey any authority figure, even if they tell you to sin.
VERSE:
Acts 5:29 - But Peter and the apostles answered, "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 - Therefore my judgment is that we should not trouble
those of the Gentiles who turn to God, but should write to them to
abstain from the pollutions of idols and from unchastity and from
what is strangled 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 - Do you not know that if you yield yourselves to any one
as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either
of sin, which leads to death, or of 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 - For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that
is, in my flesh.  I can will what is right, but I cannot do it.  For
I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do.

#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 joins himself to a
prostitute becomes one body with her?  For, as it is written, "The
two shall become one flesh."

#31
CYBER LIE:
The only reason for marriage is to have babies.
VERSE:
1 Corinthians 7:9 - But if they cannot exercise self-control, they
should marry.  For it is better to marry than to be aflame 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, dissension, 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 - Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you
who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness.  Look
to yourself, lest you too be tempted.

#34
VERSE:
Ephesians 6:16 - above all taking the shield of faith, with which you
can quench all the flaming darts 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 - And I am sure that he who began a good work in you
will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

#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 supply every need of yours
according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

#39
CYBER LIE:
Being a Christian means that everyone will like you.
VERSE:
2 Timothy 3:12 - Indeed all who desire 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 has appeared for the salvation
of all men, training us to renounce irreligion and worldly passions,
and to live sober, upright, and godly lives in this world,

#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 have not a high priest who is unable to
sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been
tempted as we are, yet without sin.  Let us then with confidence draw
near to the throne of grace, 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 - If a brother or sister is ill-clad and in lack of
daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and
filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what
does it profit?

#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 one another, and pray
for one another, that you may be healed.

#44
CYBER LIE:
What matters is looking good, not being "nice".
VERSE:
1 Peter 3:3-4 - Let not yours be the outward adorning with braiding
of hair, decoration of gold, and wearing of fine clothing, but let it
be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable jewel of a
gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.

#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 our sins and cleanse 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 - Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good.  He who
does good is of God; he who does 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 shall not abide in man
for ever, for he is flesh, but his days shall 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 - And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you
with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know; that
he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but
that man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the
LORD.

#04
CYBER LIE:
God has broken His promises to Israel.
VERSE:
Joshua 21:45 - Not one of all the good promises which the LORD had
made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.

#05
CYBER LIE:
Since Satan stays in Hell, he is irrelevant.
VERSE:
Job 1:6-7 - Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present
themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them.  The LORD
said to Satan, "Whence have you come?"  Satan answered the LORD,
"From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on
it."

#06
VERSE:
Psalms 119:105 - Thy word is a lamp to my feet and a light to 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, thou hast searched me and known me!  Thou
knowest when I sit down and when I rise up; thou discernest my
thoughts from afar.  Thou searchest out my path and my lying down,
and art acquainted with all my ways.

#08
VERSE:
Psalms 141:9 - Keep me from the trap which they have laid for me, and
from the snares of 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 - Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who
gets understanding, for the gain from it is better than gain from
silver and its profit better than gold.

#10
CYBER LIE:
Quiet people are just stupid!
VERSE:
Proverbs 10:19 - When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
but he who restrains his lips is prudent.

#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 - Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores
instruction, but he who heeds reproof 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 - The beginning of strife is like letting out water;
so quit before the quarrel 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 have found honey, eat only enough for you,
lest you be sated with it and vomit it.

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

#15
CYBER LIE:
The Bible says that the earth is flat.
VERSE:
Isaiah 40:22a - It is he who sits 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 47:12,14 - Stand fast in your enchantments and your many
sorceries, with which you have labored from your youth; ... let them
stand forth and save you, those who divide the heavens, who gaze at
the stars, who at the new moons predict what shall befall you. 
Behold, they are like stubble, the fire consumes them;

#17
CYBER LIE:
Jesus was a con artist who mesmerized people with His beauty and
charisma.
VERSE:
Isaiah 53:2 - For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like
a root out of dry ground; he had no form or comeliness that we should
look at him, and no beauty 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 - Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD!  Behold, I do not know
how to speak, for I am only a youth."  But the LORD said to me, "Do
not say, 'I am only a youth'; for to all to whom I send you you shall
go, and whatever I command you you shall speak."

#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, says the LORD,
plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

#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 - and rend your hearts and not your garments.  Return to
the LORD, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger,
and abounding in steadfast love, and repents of evil.

#22
CYBER LIE:
Trusting in God isn't going to help you with your problems.
VERSE:
Nahum 1:7 - The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he
knows those who take refuge 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 - For the teraphim utter nonsense, and the diviners
see lies; the dreamers tell false dreams, and give empty consolation.

#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 - So every one who acknowledges me before men, I
also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven; but whoever
denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is 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 - I tell you, on the day of judgment men will render
account for every careless word they utter; for by your words you
will be justified, 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 for temptations to sin!  For it is
necessary that temptations come, but woe to the man by whom the
temptation comes!

#27
CYBER LIE:
Jesus was "meek and mild": He was a wimp.
VERSE:
Matthew 21:12 - And Jesus entered the temple of God and drove out all
who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of
the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons.

#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 - Watch therefore, for you do not know on what day
your Lord is coming.  Therefore you also must be ready; for the Son
of man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

#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 - Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or
hidden that will not be 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 - For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay
down my life, that I may take it again.  No one takes it from me, but
I lay it down of my own accord.  I have power to lay it down, and I
have power to take it again; this charge I have 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 said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the
life; no one comes to the Father, but by 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 answered him, "If a man loves me, he will keep my
word, and 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 - For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us
to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: that
you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols and from blood and
from what is strangled and from unchastity.  If you keep yourselves
from these, you will do well.  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 also of those who were now believers came,
confessing and divulging their practices.  And a number of those who
practiced magic arts brought their books together and burned them in
the sight of all; and they counted the value of them and found it
came to fifty thousand pieces of silver.

#35
CYBER LIE:
Revenge is sweet, a dish to be served up cold.
VERSE:
Romans 12:19 - Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the
wrath of God; for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, 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 rather I wrote to you not to associate with
any one who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of immorality
or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or robber -- not even
to eat with such a one.

#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 any one who eats and drinks without
discerning the body eats and drinks judgment upon himself.  That is
why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died.

#38
VERSE:
Ephesians 6:16 - above all taking the shield of faith, with which you
can quench all the flaming darts 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 it is my prayer that your love may abound
more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may
approve what is excellent, and may be pure and blameless for 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 - He has delivered us from the dominion of
darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 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 chose to make known how great among the
Gentiles are the riches of the glory 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 God is one; you do well.  Even the
demons believe 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 - just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities,
which likewise acted immorally and indulged in unnatural lust, serve
as an example by undergoing a 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 - Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of
death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy
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 - Then Jesus said to him, "Begone, Satan!  for it is
written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you
serve.'"

#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 shall be yours 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 ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate,
and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be
which go in thereat:

#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 would save his life will lose it, and
whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

#06
CONVERSATION WITH VICTIM:
This isn't happening, this isn't happening, I'm just imagining this...
VERSE:
John 8:32 - and you will know the truth, and the truth will make 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 - There is therefore now no condemnation for those who
are in Christ Jesus.  For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ
Jesus has 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 - He has delivered us from the dominion of
darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in
whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.


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