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 The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.
8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars —they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."
16 There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him:17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil,19 a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.
9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your 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.
25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.
6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will perish.
7 No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks falsely will 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.
6 A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare. [1]
19 Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
6 you destroy those who tell lies. The bloodthirsty and deceitful you, LORD, detest.
11 "'Do not steal. "'Do not lie. "'Do not deceive one another.