Building Truth Into Your Life (Charles Stanley ) + vid link

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SUMMARY:

Truthfulness is and essential character qualiity for believers.
When it’s lacking, both individuals and nations begin to crumble internally. Because Jethro understood this concept, he advised Moses, his son-in-law, to only appoint men who feared God and hated dishonest gain to positions of leadership (Ex. 18:21). But this character quality is not reserved only for the chosen few. We all influence others, so we must be people who know and speak truth.Society is confused about this issue, and many people are asking the same question Pilate posed to Jesus, “What is truth?” (John 18:38).

Though the world is reluctant to hear the answer, Jesus tells us He is the truth and that He has given His church the Spirit of truth so they can know and understand His Word. However, becoming people of truth won’t happen automatically. We must be willing to accept and speak it, even when it causes us discomfort or pain (Gal. 4:16).

Scriptural Principles:

Truth is based not on feelings or desires, but on reality.
Falsehoods, however, are always misleading statements that misrepresent the truth. This is why you can’t claim to be honest and tell lies or half-truths at the same time. Also, honesty shouldn’t vary with external circumstances, so a person with this quality speaks truthfully, even if it’s inconvenient or costly

Read in full here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/106877168/Building-the-Truth-Into-Our-Lives-Charles-Stanley

Charles Stanley's video sermon :
http://www.intouch.org/broadcast/video-archives/content?topic=building_truth_into_your_life_video

Thought thist would be a good addition to the Truth is Viral forum. May we all seek Truth and be honest human beings that love one another as we should!


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