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 truthfully are His delight.
But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."
These six things the Lord hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
A proud look,
A lying tongue,
Hands that shed innocent blood,
A heart that devises wicked plans,
Feet that are swift in running to evil,
A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who sows discord among brethren.
Do not lie to one another, since you have 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.
Do Not Grieve the Spirit
Therefore, putting away lying, "Let each one ofyou speak truth with his neighbor," for we are members of one another.
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.
A false witness will not go unpunished,
And hewho speaks lies shall perish.
He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house;
He who tells lies shall not continue in my presence.
Consequências da falsidade
A mentira destrói confiança e relacionamentos. As Escrituras alertam sobre os frutos amargos do engano e da falsidade.
Getting treasures by a lying tongue
Is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death.
The truthful lip shall be established forever,
But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
A lying tongue hates thosewhoare crushed by it,
And a flattering mouth works ruin.
You shall destroy those who speak falsehood;
The Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
‘You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.