Verdade
A verdade é um dos atributos centrais de Deus e um pilar da vida cristã. Jesus se declarou o caminho, a verdade e a vida. Viver na verdade é viver em liberdade e integridade.
Deus é a fonte da verdade
O Senhor é fiel e verdadeiro em todas as suas palavras. Sua Palavra é a verdade absoluta que ilumina nosso caminho e nos sustenta.
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
For the word of the Lord is upright,
and all his work is done in faithfulness.
Every word of God proves true;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
O Espírito da verdade
Jesus prometeu enviar o Espírito Santo, o Espírito da verdade, que nos guia, ensina e nos faz lembrar de tudo o que Cristo disse.
Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
"But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him.
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
A verdade liberta
Jesus prometeu que conhecer a verdade nos torna livres. A mentira aprisiona, mas a verdade de Deus nos conduz à plenitude.
So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, "If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
I have chosen the way of faithfulness;
I set your rules before me.
Lead me in your truth and teach me,
for you are the God of my salvation;
for you I wait all the day long.
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
Vivendo e falando a verdade
Somos chamados a falar a verdade em amor e a rejeitar toda forma de engano. A integridade nas palavras é marca do cristão.
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
He who walks blamelessly and does what is right
and speaks truth in his heart;
who does not slander with his tongue
and does no evil to his neighbor,
nor takes up a reproach against his friend;
Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking deceit.
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.
Put away from you crooked speech,
and put devious talk far from you.
But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your "yes" be yes and your "no" be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.
Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.