Tell The Truth

Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. Ephesians 4:25

Jude Werra documents résumé fraud for a living. His Liar's Index just hit a 5-year high. It includes the dean of a prestigious college who failed to graduate from any of the three institutions where she claimed to have earned degrees. Since 1995, Jude M. Werra, who runs an executive search firm in Brookfield, has been tallying the numbers of résumés he and his associates catch with false or misleading academic credentials.....

Solomon said, "bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel." Proverbs 20:17

Paul warns about people who have lied so well and for so long, they've lost their capacity for truth. 1 Timothy 4:2

Dr. Harold Sala writes: Some people are so good at distorting the truth that they convince themselves… The chronic liar has made lying so much a lifestyle, she/he has a hard time perceiving reality… Not only does God disdain it, but the liar is destroying her/his own credibility... To turn a lifestyle of dishonesty around, you must recognize you have a problem: not an incurable one - but a persistent one; and acknowledge it, even if it means going public.


If you have a problem telling the truth, you must take these four steps:
(1) Repent. If we confess our sins, God will forgive us. 1 John 1:9 With God's forgiveness
comes His help. Hebrews 8:12
(2) Become accountable. Find somebody who's not afraid to ask you tough questions. Remember, the truth usually makes you miserable before it sets you free. James 5:16
(3) Drop the attitude of 'it's okay to lie because God will forgive me.' That cheapens His grace. "Shall we go on sinning...that grace may increase? By no means!" Romans 6:1-2
(4) Keep short accounts with God. When you blow it (and we all do) fess up and make it right with God and the people you've misled. 2 Timothy 3:13; 1 John 1:9

My friends, there's nothing worse than deception!!! 2 Corinthians 11:3

Tell the truth - even if it's uncomfortable. The truth WILL set you FREE!!!! John 8:32

Sharing the Promise,
- Rev