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 Jehovah; but they that deal truly are his delight.
8 But to the fearful and unbelieving, {and sinners}, and those who make themselves abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part {is} in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.
16 These six {things} doth Jehovah hate, yea, seven are an abomination unto him:17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;18 a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations; feet that are swift in running to mischief;19 a false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discords among brethren.
9 Do not lie to one another, having put off the old man with his deeds,
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 Wherefore, having put off falsehood, speak truth every one with his neighbour, because we are members one of another.
6 Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father unless by me.
44 Ye are of the devil, as {your} father, and ye desire to do the lusts of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks falsehood, he speaks of what is his own; for he is a liar and its father:
9 A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.
7 He that practiseth deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that speaketh falsehoods shall not subsist in my sight.
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 fleeting breath of them that seek death.
19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
28 A lying tongue hateth those that are injured by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
6 Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth a man of blood and deceit.
11 Ye shall not steal, and ye shall not deal falsely, and ye shall not lie one to another.