ENG. / on passion - sin of lying

 Fr. Mousa Haddad / The Truth About Lying - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1v5k08bz1U / #lies #addiction #obsession #slave #to #lies

'' and if you look at the reasons why so many people lie you see that the root cause is Pride. Someone may lie for professional game or to avoid punishment''

John 8:44  ''You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies'' 

Psalm 115: That God may heal the terrifying passion of lying 

https://orthodoxireland.org/how-to-read-the-psalms-according-to-saint-arsenius-of-cappadocia/

I believed wherefore I spake; I was humbled exceedingly.2 As for me, I said in mine ecstasy: Every man is a liar.
3 What shall I render unto the Lord for all that He hath rendered unto me?
4 I will take the cup of salvation, and I will call upon the name of the Lord.
5 My vows unto the Lord will I pay in the presence of all His people.
6 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.
7 O Lord, I am Thy servant; I am Thy servant and the son of Thy handmaid. Thou hast broken my bonds asunder.
8 I will sacrifice a sacrifice of praise unto Thee, and I will call upon the name of the Lord.
9 My vows unto the Lord will I pay in the presence of all His people, in the courts of the house of the Lord, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.