Pocket Lie Detector

This week I got the Pocket Lie Detector from Living Waters. On Friday, I got the first chance to take it out to the mall to try it out. We had a great time using it to start conversations with people.

Three boys
While we were eating lunch in the food court, three boys walked by our table. I asked them if they are good and would be interested in trying the lie detector. I told them to simply put the cube on the yes or no depending on if they consider themself to be a good person. One boy took the little cube and was trying to put it on the yes, then the magnet ripped the cube from his hands and it stuck to the no. The kid about jumped when the cube was pulled out. We gave them each Good Cards and they went to join the rest of their group.

Ice Cream

The cashier at the ice cream kiosk was next. I asked her if she would like to help us with a study using our Lie Detector to see if she is a good person. She asked how long it would take and I told her it would just take a quick minute. She agreed. I gave her the cube. Again as she tried to put it on the yes, it pulled to the no. We had a good conversation with her. She had been raised in the church, but when we took her through the Law she agreed she would go to Hell. We shared the Gospel with her and encouraged her to get right with God right away. We gave her a Good Card tract as well.

Guy at a Kiosk
Next we went over to talk with a Christian guy we know that works at the Vonage kiosk. I always like to stop in and show him the latest tracts. We pulled out the Lie Detector and showed it to him. He thought it was interesting. While he was looking at it the guy from the next kiosk over came to check out what we were doing. So we let him try the Lie Detector. We took him through the Ten Commandments and he agreed he would go to Hell. However, he did not believe in Hell. We talked a bit. But since he never expressed concern over going to Hell we simply gave him a tract and moved on.

A Jew
Next we talked to a Jewish man at a kiosk that we had talked too before. When I asked if I could ask him a question he said no, so we moved on.

Starbucks
Near the Starbucks in the mall a guy was sitting by himself drinking a cup of coffee. I asked if he wanted to check to see if he was a good person. He said no, I know I am not good. We joined him at the table and talked to him about spiritual things. He is an atheist and said that nothing is out there when we die. We just go in the box and then the ground. We talked a bit. He was totally closed to the things of God and would not even take a tract.

Best Buy Mobile
The mall has these small versions of Best Buy. We went in. I was looking for an extra battery for my phone. We had a short conversation with one of the sales people. He was a Christian and we had a nice time encouraging one another.

A Sikh
Our final conversation was with a man who identified himself as being a Sikh. He choose not to try to the Lie Detector. I asked what he thought happens when a person dies. He said they get reincarnated. So I asked if he drives a car. He said yes. So I asked if he was concerned about the bugs he might be killing as he drives which might be killing his relatives. He said that it is all part of the cycle of life. Interesting. He said that what happens to a person when they die is based on their beliefs. So I tried to use a logical argument with him to show him that what is true is more important than what he believes. I saw an item for sale on the counter that was $30. I said if I want to buy two of these and I believe $30 plus $30 is $32 then I could just pay $32 because that is what I believe. But, he said that it would be $60 because what he believed took precedent over me. Yet when I then switched back to the spiritual realm he went back to saying that it is more important what one believes. I said, “so then there is no absolute truth?” and he agreed. And I said, “then that statement is an absolute truth.” He said it was not. We wrapped up talking to him, by sharing the Law and Gospel. But he declined to take a tract from us.

The Pocket Lie Detector is a great witnessing tool. I am looking forward to using it again soon! Head over to Living Waters and order one!