There are a number of acts referred to as “abominations” in Scripture. These acts are called abominations because they are extremely serious sins. Among the abominations mentioned in Scripture are acts such as child sacrifice, sexual acts with animals, and homosexual acts (Lev. 18:20–30; 20:13), idolatry (Deut. 12:29–31; 13:13–14), divination, sorcery, and necromancy (Deut. 18:9–14). Many conservative Christians are happy to acknowledge that these acts are serious sins. There is one sin, however, that many professing Christians commit on a regular basis without recognizing that it too is an abomination.
Along with the sins listed above, the Word of God counts lying lips as an abomination to the Lord (Prov. 12:22). We do not often think about this, but using your words to communicate falsehoods (and that includes using your fingers to type them) is in the same category as sins such as child sacrifice, bestiality, homosexual behavior, and idolatry. That is how evil the sin of lying is.
Consider also the list of abominations in Proverbs 6:16–19.... Read More
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