Honestidade
A honestidade é virtude cristã fundamental. Deus é Deus de verdade e nos chama a viver com integridade, transparência e retidão em todos os nossos relacionamentos e negócios.
Integridade diante de Deus
O Senhor abomina a balança falsa, mas o peso justo é seu prazer. A integridade dos justos os guia pelos caminhos retos.
Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord,
But a just weight is His delight.
The integrity of the upright will guide them,
But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.
The integrity of the upright will guide them,
But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.
Then you will understand righteousness and justice,
Equity and every good path.
To do righteousness and justice
Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Let your eyes look straight ahead,
And your eyelids look right before you.
But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
providing honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
Praticar a honestidade
Falai a verdade, pagai o que deveis, não negueis ao próximo o bem. A honestidade prática é testemunho do evangelho.
Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds,
Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes aredue, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.
For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing.
Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men.
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
Better is a little with righteousness,
Than vast revenues without justice.
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
But righteousness delivers from death.
Confissão e transparência
Confessai as vossas ofensas uns aos outros. Quem confessa e deixa o pecado encontra misericórdia e restauração.
He who covers his sins will not prosper,
But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.
Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your "Yes" be "Yes," and your "No," "No," lest you fall into judgment.
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.
If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Coração puro
Bem-aventurados os puros de coração, porque verão a Deus. A honestidade começa no interior e se manifesta nas ações.
Blessed are the pure in heart,
For they shall see God.
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
A good man deals graciously and lends;
He will guide his affairs with discretion.
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
The Parable of the Revealed Light
"No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the light.
The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
But the righteous will come through trouble.
He who speaks truth declares righteousness,
But a false witness, deceit.
A perverse man sows strife,
And a whisperer separates the best of friends.