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.
Yahweh detests those [MTY] who tell lies,
but he is delighted with those who faithfully do what they promise that they will do.
But those who are cowardly, those who do not believe in me, those who do detestable things, those who are murderers, those who sin sexually, those who commit sorcery, those who worship idols, and every liar, will all suffer in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. Anyone who suffers in that lake will be dying the second time."
There are six, maybe seven, kinds of people that Yahweh hates. They are:
People who show by their eyes that they are very proud;
people who lie [MTY];
people [SYN] who kill others [SYN] who have done nothing wrong;
people who plan to do evil deeds;
people [SYN] who run quickly to do wrong things;
people who easily tell lies in court;
and people who cause strife between family members.
Do not lie to one another. Do not do those things, because you have ◄disposed of/stopped obeying► your former evil nature and stopped doing what you did when you had that former evil nature,
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, quit lying to one another. Instead, because we all belong to just one group of believers, speak truthfully to each other.
Jesus said to him, "I am the road [MET] to where my Father is. I am the one who reveals [MET] the truth about God and the one who gives eternal life to people. I am the only one who can enable people to come to my Father. There is no other way.
You belong to your father, ◄the devil/Satan►, and you desire to do what he wants. He has caused people to become murderers from the time when people first sinned. He has abandoned God’s truth because he is a liar by his nature. Whenever he lies, he is speaking according to his nature, because he is a liar and is the one who originates [MET] all lies.
Those who tell lies in court will certainly be punished [LIT];
they will be ruined.
I will not allow anyone who deceives others to work in my palace;
no one who tells lies will be allowed to continually come to work for me.
Consequências da falsidade
A mentira destrói confiança e relacionamentos. As Escrituras alertam sobre os frutos amargos do engano e da falsidade.
Money that people acquire by cheating others by lying [MTY] to them will soon disappear like a mist,
and doing that will soon lead to their death.
When people tell [MTY] lies, others soon realize that what they said is not true [IDM];
but when people say what is true, others will remember that forever.
Those [MTY] who tell lies to others really hate them,
and those who deceive others ruin them.
You get rid of liars,
and you despise those who murder others and those who deceive others.
‘Do not steal anything.
‘Do not tell lies.
‘Do not deceive each other.