Dishonesty and God’s nature

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Dishonesty is contrary to the will and nature of God, and so should not be found among the people of God.

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Dishonesty is contrary to the will and nature of God

Numbers 23:19 NCV
God is not a human being, and he will not lie. He is not a human, and he does not change his mind. What he says he will do, he does. What he promises, he makes come true.
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Dishonesty, like sin, is of satanic origin

John 8:44 NCV
You belong to your father the devil, and you want to do what he wants. He was a murderer from the beginning and was against the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he shows what he is really like, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
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God’s hatred of dishonesty

Proverbs 12:22 NCV
The Lord hates those who tell lies but is pleased with those who keep their promises.
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Kinds of dishonesty

In business deals

Hosea 12:7 NCV
The merchants use dishonest scales; they like to cheat people.
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In not paying debts

Psalm 37:21 NCV
The wicked borrow and don’t pay back, but those who do right give freely to others.
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In exploiting the poor

Ezekiel 22:29 NCV
The people cheat others and steal. They hurt people who are poor and needy. They cheat foreigners and do not treat them fairly.
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God’s judgment on dishonesty

God’s denunciation of dishonesty in general

Hosea 4:1–2 NCV
People of Israel, listen to the Lord’s message. The Lord has this against you who live in the land: “The people are not true, not loyal to God, nor do those who live in the land even know him. Cursing, lying, killing, stealing and adultery are everywhere. One murder follows another.
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The dishonesty of liars and false witnesses

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The dishonesty of false prophets and teachers

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God’s demands for making amends for dishonesty

; This demonstrated that their repentance was genuine; the result of encountering Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ was not commending the steward’s dishonesty but his shrewdness.
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