Live No Lies by John Mark Comer
Week 3: Chapter 3 — The Truth About Lies (How Lies Work in the Body)
Read Chapter 3 of Live No Lies. Key reference: Romans 12:1–2; 2 Corinthians 10:3–5.
Previewing Week 3 of Live No Lies
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This chapter gets surprisingly neuroscientific — Comer wants us to understand that lies don't just live in our minds but get encoded in our bodies, habits, and emotional reflexes, which is why simply knowing the truth is rarely enough to change us.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Comer draws on research about how the brain forms habits and emotional patterns — the idea that repeated thoughts literally shape our neural architecture. Did this neuroscientific framing help you understand why lies are so sticky? Or did it feel like it was pulling the spiritual rug out from under the conversation?
2.He makes the point that a lie believed over time becomes a 'body memory' — something we feel as obviously true rather than think as consciously held. Can you identify a lie that has become a body memory for you? What does it feel like, and where did it come from?
3.Comer introduces the concept of 'strongholds' from 2 Corinthians 10 — not just sinful behaviors but false belief systems and thought patterns that have fortified themselves inside us. How does understanding a stronghold as an idea-fortress (rather than a demonic possession) change how you think about breaking free from one?