Mentira
A mentira é condenada pela Bíblia como pecado grave. Deus é verdade, e quem mente se alinha com o pai da mentira. O cristão é chamado a falar a verdade em amor.
Deus odeia a mentira
Os lábios mentirosos são abominação para o Senhor. A Bíblia adverte que todo mentiroso terá parte no lago de fogo.
22 Lying lips are an abomination to LORD, but those who deal truly are his delight.
8 But for the cowards, and unbelieving, and sinful, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
16 There are six things which LORD hates, yea, seven which are an abomination to him:17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,18 a heart that devises wicked purposes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,19 a FALSE witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
9 Do not lie to each other, having stripped off the old man with his practices,
Falar a verdade
Despojai-vos da mentira e falai a verdade cada um com o próximo. Cristo é a verdade, e nos chama a ser testemunhas fiéis.
25 Therefore having put off falsehood, let each man speak truth with his neighbor, because we are body-parts of each other.
6 Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father, except by me.
44 Ye are from the father, the devil, and ye want to do the desires of your father. He was a man-killer from the beginning, and he has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his
9 A FALSE witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall perish.
7 He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood shall not be established before my eyes.
Consequências da falsidade
A mentira destrói confiança e relacionamentos. As Escrituras alertam sobre os frutos amargos do engano e da falsidade.
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vapor driven to and fro by those who seek death.
19 The lips of truth shall be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
28 A lying tongue hates those whom it has wounded, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
6 Thou will destroy those who speak lies. LORD abhors the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.
11 Ye shall not steal, nor shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.