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.
Lying lips are detestable to the LORD,
but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death."
There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
haughty eyes,
a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
a heart that devises wicked schemes,
feet that run swiftly to evil,
a false witness who gives false testimony,
and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its 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.
Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
A false witness will not go unpunished,
and one who pours out lies will perish.
No one who practices deceit
shall dwell in my house;
no one who tells lies
shall stand in my presence.
Consequências da falsidade
A mentira destrói confiança e relacionamentos. As Escrituras alertam sobre os frutos amargos do engano e da falsidade.
Making a fortune by a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
Truthful lips endure forever,
but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
You destroy those who tell lies;
the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.