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Rahab of Jericho telling a lie about where the Jewish spies were hiding

Rahab (the harlot) lived in Jericho at the time when the Israelites were leaving the wilderness and entering into the land of Canaan to take possession of it. Their leader, Joshua, sent two spies ahead to the city of Jericho, to do reconnaissance and bring …

The lie told by Jehu in order to trick the followers of Baal so that he could destroy them

There was a King of the Northern Kingdom of Israel called Ahab who was exceptionally wicked. He also had a remarkably wicked wife called Jezebel. Between them they dragged Israel down to their level and led the people into sin and idolatry on a huge …

The complications that arise when we tell the truth, and a look at some exceptional situations where we could lie

1Truly God is good to the upright, to those who are pure in heart. Psalm 73:1 (RSV) The sum of thy word is truth;and every one of thy righteous ordinances endures forever. Psalm 119:160 (RSV) 2Blessed is the man to whom the LORD imputes no …

If you’ll compromise on truth what else will you compromise on?

You may think I’m over-emphasising the importance of truth and focusing on it too strongly. I don’t think so. It is at the centre and it holds everything together. That’s why apostle Paul, in Ephesians chapter 6, refers to the “belt of truth”. It holds all …

The hardest form of truth – being honest with yourself

It is very rare to find people who are willing to be brutally honest with themselves. Most people cannot even see the issue here. The point is that the person to whom we lie the most is ourselves. Our own hearts lie to us and …

The need to be truthful is one of God’s main ways of guiding you – it makes it easier to decide what to do, because it automatically rules out every dishonest option, thus narrowing the choice

We all struggle at times to know God’s will and to get clear guidance from Him as to what steps we should take in complicated or difficult situations. However, one of the clearest forms of guidance God has given us this general principle of truthfulness, …

Winning without lying

God wants us to be overcomers. He wants us to succeed in life, to win our battles, and to overcome the problems that we come up against. So it’s true that God wants His people to be winners. However, for success to be real it …

When lies are used as weapons or to gain a competitive advantage

Although God is calling us to live lives of absolute truthfulness, the reality is that most of the people around us, and maybe even we ourselves, use lies as weapons. They are used routinely: a) to damage and undermine others who may be rivals, competitors …

An example of a preacher who was not honest in handling God’s Word

In spite of all that, the mishandling of God’s Word, and even outright dishonesty while preaching and teaching, are far more common than most of us would ever imagine. I can think of a particular leader, some years ago, who gave a series of talks …

Honesty in preaching and in teaching the Bible

Some might imagine that this point would not even need to be made, because, if a man is sufficiently mature and motivated to preach or teach the Bible then he would surely never lie, exaggerate, dodge issues or be misleading. If only that was true. …