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, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
The Word Becomes Flesh
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
For the word of the Lordis right,
And all His work isdone in truth.
Every word of God is pure;
He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This 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 depart, I will send Him to you.
The Coming Rejection
"But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me.
But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will 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.
The Truth Shall Make You Free
Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed.And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
I have chosen the way of truth;
Your judgments I have laid beforeme.
Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
On You I wait all the day.
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might 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.
but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—
Meditate on These Things
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things arenoble, whatever things arejust, whatever things are pure, whatever things arelovely, whatever things are of good report, if thereis any virtue and if thereis anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.
He who walks uprightly,
And works righteousness,
And speaks the truth in his heart;
He whodoes not backbite with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
Nor does he take 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 whatis perverse.
Put away from you a deceitful mouth,
And put perverse lips far from you.
But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your "Yes" be "Yes," and your "No," "No," lest you fall into judgment.
My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
By Faith We Understand
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.