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Beginning at 1:14:00 through 1:17:00, the subject of lies is addressed. I’ve transcribed only the first two minutes below.

“The reason that people lie and the reason that they remain silent, is because they think that things will be easier for them and better, at least in the short term. But the psychological literature on this is pretty damn clear, in fact clearer, I think clearer than any element of clinical psychology literature, which that when you avoid things that stand in your way, that frighten you, you do so at your great peril. If you power away from them in silence, or turn away, seeking security, even sensible security, you violate the principle of your own strength and if you violate the principle of your own strength, you become weak. And if you’re weak, there is no security.”

I didn’t transcribe the remaining one minute, due to the time involved in play-pause-type etc, however the last minute (my paraphrase here) addresses the outcome of following truth and how the short term, for days, weeks, months and even years may be painful, the outcome is blessings that you didn’t even imagine, including personal strength and peace.

In one of his books, Richard Wurmbrand speaks of a German officer who told him that after Hitler seized power, all military officers who had opposed him were led out into a courtyard. There, many of them were lined up and shot. The remainder, including the officer who spoke to Wurmbrand, were given a choice. Serve Hitler or die along with your family. Some of the officers, knowing that to serve Hitler was to serve evil, refused and were shot. They died knowing their loved ones would follow soon after.

The officer accepted the bargain and was put in charge of a murder squad. His mission was to take his squad into villages, arbitrarily choose men, women, children, old people, cripples, etc., line them up and execute them as a lesson that to dissent against Hitler was to die along with their family.

The officer, who had been a Christian, was responsible for the murder of hundreds of people when he confessed his evil actions to Wurmbrand and said if he had it to do over again he would have elected death for himself and his family rather than serve evil and be covered in blood and bound for Hell. Wurmbrand told him that every sin can be forgiven but blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. The officer confessed and repented and was saved.