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 an abomination to the Lord,
But those who deal faithfully are His delight.
But for the cowardly, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and sexually immoral persons, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."
There are six things that the Lord hates,
Seven that are an abomination to Him:
Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
And hands that shed innocent blood,
A heart that devises wicked plans,
Feet that run rapidly to evil,
A false witness who declares lies,
And one who spreads strife among brothers.
Do not lie to one another, since you stripped off the old self with its evil 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, ridding yourselves of falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, because we are parts of one another.
Jesus *said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.
You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
A false witness will not go unpunished,
And one who declares lies will perish.
One who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house;
One who speaks lies shall not maintain his position before me.
Consequências da falsidade
A mentira destrói confiança e relacionamentos. As Escrituras alertam sobre os frutos amargos do engano e da falsidade.
The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting vapor, the pursuit of death.
Truthful lips will endure forever,
But a lying tongue is only for a moment.
A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
And a flattering mouth works ruin.
You destroy those who speak lies;
The Lord loathes the person of bloodshed and deceit.
‘You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.