Outline
Forbidden
by the Decalogue
One
of the Seven Sins
Proceeds
from a Corrupt Heart
The
Innocent Made to Suffer
Against:
Jesus
Stephen
Paul
Forbidden by the Decalogue
Exodus
20:16 “You must not testify falsely against your neighbor.
One of the Seven Sins
Proverbs
6:16-19 There are six things the Lord hates— no, seven things he
detests: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill
the innocent, 18 a heart that plots evil, feet that race to do
wrong, 19 a false witness who pours out lies, a person who sows
discord in a family.
Proceeds from a Corrupt
Heart
Matthew
15:19 For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual
immorality, theft, lying, and slander.
The Innocent Made to
Suffer
Psalm
27:12 Do not let me fall into their hands. For they accuse me
of things I’ve never done; with every breath they threaten me with
violence.
Psalm
35:11 Malicious witnesses testify against me. They accuse me of crimes I
know nothing about.
Against Jesus
Matthew
26:59-60 Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council were
trying to find witnesses who would lie about Jesus, so they could put him to
death. 60 But even though they found many who agreed to give false
witness, they could not use anyone’s testimony. Finally, two men came forward
Against Stephen
Acts
6:13 The lying witnesses said, “This man is always speaking against the
holy Temple and
against the law of Moses.
Against Paul
Acts
24:5 We have found this man to be a troublemaker who is constantly
stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the
cult known as the Nazarenes.
Acts
25:7 When Paul arrived, the Jewish leaders from Jerusalem gathered around and made many
serious accusations they couldn’t prove.
Outline is
from the Dixon
Analytical Bible
Scripture is
from the New Living Bible courtesy of www.biblegateway.com
Arranged and
modified by HKM 09/20/2010