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Central Idea:
Honesty is behavior, in action and words, aiming to convey truth.
This quality is essential to God's nature and purposes and is His people's standard.
Introduction:
Can I be honest with you in my behaviour and speech.
Far too many of us are not being honest about who we are as the children of God.
Our behaviour and our speech betray us.
Christians in far too great numbers, look like agnostics and atheists to the world.
Perhaps we should spend more time encouraging one another
first to be honest with yourselves (Cary talked about that in his lesson last Sunday)
second to be honest to each other then
third to be honest with our neighbor
It is not the Gospel’s fault because the Gospel is honest...
The Gospel is Honest
The Lord and our creator is honest with us
His word gives us good and bad; hard and easy teaching that we might be saved
He has been honest with us
about who He is
and about who we are
Many are not saved because they refuse to be honest with themselves
Humility is necessary in order to be saved
Sinners can have a hard time convicting themselves of many a Biblical truth
We merely choose to believe what we want from the scriptures
that is not being honest and truthful about what God teaches and commands
God is honest
David speaks to the honesty of God
David’s throne has lasted as promised
See also Ps 19:7; Ps 33:4; Ps 111:7; Ps 119:142; Ps 119:151; Is 45:19; Je 10:10; Jn 7:28; Ro 3:4; 1 Th 1:9; 1 Jn 5:20; Re 3:7; Re 15:2–3; Re 19:9
The Lord is honest and does not hide his truth
The Son of God is no different
The Holy Spirit is honest
If our God is honest, then His people must also be honest
Believers must be honest
To dwell with the Lord is to take on His ways, such as being honest in your behaviour
Ps 15:1–2; 2 Co 4:2
Open honesty commends us to men and God
See also Ex 18:21
Dishonest dealing forbidden by God:
Le 19:35–36; Dt 25:13–16
1 Ki 9:4–5; Pr 11:1; Eze 45:10; Zec 8:16–17; Jn 4:23–24; Ro 1:18; 1 Co 5:8
Paul commends truthful speech:
Honest thoughts and actions are the beginning of righteousness
Eph 4:15; Eph 4:25
This characteristic should be found in those who would lead
Honesty essential in church leadership:
Leaders in the church must be honest
1 Ti 3:8; Tt 1:7
Honesty by leaders puts opponents to shame
The cost of honesty
The world is paying a terrible price for not dealing honestly in the public square
The weeping Prophet was threatened with death for his honesty
He warns the cost of that action
See also Pr 17:26; Pr 29:10; Pr 29:27; Is 59:14–15; Am 5:10; Jn 8:45–46; Jn 18:23; Ga 4:16 Conclusion:
If we could only be honest with
ourselves
each other
and the world
We could create an atmosphere for repentance and salvation
an atmosphere of love and forgiveness
an atmosphere of truth and growth for generations
an atmosphere of patience and self-control
an atmosphere of goodwill and philao (brotherly love)
We have learned today that the God is honest and so is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit who have worked in perfect union to bring us the Gospel
Scripture has pointed out for us today that Believers must be honest
Dishonesty is forbidden
Paul commended truthful speech
Church leaders must be honest
lastly we learned the cost of Honesty
Sin has consequences and the shedding of innocent blood will not go unpunished
Can I be honest with you about what the Bible says about becoming one of His own???
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