We don’t often think in terms of a Christian hating anything. But there are actually some things that we have a duty to hate. One of those is falsehood. Most of us are far too laid back and casual about this. We might say that we …
Read MoreWhat is ‘the love of the truth’?
The love of the truth is a technical phrase used in the Bible. It refers to having a heart-attitude which values and pursues the truth for its own sake, not just because we want to avoid getting into trouble for lying. In the verse below, apostle Paul …
Read MoreThe more a person lies, the more they lose their sense of shame and become brass-faced about it
For an honest person, one of the most shameful and humiliating things imaginable would be to be caught out in telling a lie. Even the thought of doing that and being found out and exposed makes me squirm. But that is not how habitual liars …
Read MoreOur hearts and consciences become hard and leathery once we start to tell lies, such that it gets easier and easier, until it becomes habitual
Once a person begins to lie, they will do it again in bigger ways, and with increasing frequency. Then lying gets easier, in the following ways: a) Our conscience is slowly turned down in volume, until it is eventually switched off completely. This is how …
Read MoreThe problems caused by deception and lies
I have been a police officer, and then I was a solicitor and businessman for many years after that. If I had to say in one word what is the greatest single cause of difficulty within the workplace, I would say it is dishonesty. I …
Read MoreGod wants us to be incorruptible and totally honest and reliable as witnesses and judges
We saw in the previous chapter how the prophet Samuel was a completely honest Judge. Nobody in Israel could point to even one corrupt thing that he had ever done. What a testimony! That should be our standard. Most of us will never be judges, …
Read MoreWhen Jesus said that He is ‘the truth’ what did He mean?
One day, when He was speaking to His disciples, Jesus made an unusual claim about Himself. He said He is…….“the way, the truth and the life”…… For the moment, we need to concern ourselves with the second assertion, i.e. that Jesus is the truth. He …
Read MoreWhat is ‘the love of the truth’ and why does truth matter so much to God?
“—-For this I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears my voice” John 18:37(b) (RSV) 47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite …
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