Telling The Truth 2

Hello Everyone,

There are four things I believe God would say about lying:
The first thing I believe He would say is TELL THE TRUTH COMPLETELY.

Proverbs 10:10 “He who winks maliciously causes grief,” NIV Another translation says it this way: "Someone who holds back the truth causes trouble."

He's talking about concealing. You get into trouble by not saying what you mean and not meaning what you say.

If you don't face issues honestly eventually in a relationship it will explode. If you are not being honest about your feelings in your marriage you are undermining your marriage. God says tell the truth completely.

Proverbs 28:23 He who rebukes a man will in the end gain more favor than he who has a flattering tongue.

It may be unpleasant at first. You have an employee that's goofing off on the job and you have to reprimand them, you may have to fire them. They may not appreciate it then but if it helps them change their character it will help in the long run.

In theory we all agree that honesty is the best policy. But when it comes down to being honest and when it will cause a confrontation we don't think it's such a good idea after all. God says; in the end people appreciate honesty. So tell the truth completely.

I believe God would also say to us “TELL THE TRUTH CONSISTENTLY”.

Being honest 80% of the time is not integrity. It's like the little boy who cried wolf. Eventually you don't know whether the guy's telling the truth or not so you don't believe him at all.

They may be telling you the truth 80% of the time but if they're not truthful all the time, how do you know if this is not in the 20% that's a lie. So you must tell the truth consistently.

Eph. 4:15 (Amp) "Let our lives lovingly express the truth in all things speaking truly, dealing truly, living truly."

Honesty is to be a life style. I've got to be consistent.

Proverbs 11:3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity. Circle the word "destroyed". Dishonesty destroys. Nobody has a good enough memory to be a good liar.

If you lie you have to remember what you said to each person. If you tell the truth at all times you don't have to remember anything because you've always told the truth.

Lying sabotages success. It destroys relationships. It damages character.

God says don't do it. Tell the truth consistently. Every relationship is built on one word -- trust. Truth telling produces trust building. Deception destroys trust. If you are a dishonest person pretty soon you have no relationships, nobody can trust you.

Tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
And “TELL THE TRUTH CONSISTENTLY”.

All For Jesus
Phil