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Plain Facts About Honesty
- LESSON TEXT FOR AUGUST 14
-- Proverb! IrS; 12: n12; lt:l:
';-t3:10, 11. . - , - ,
MEMORY ' SELECTION1 Prove all
y- .things; hold fast that which li good Ab
" - .ataln from all appearance of evil I
.Thenalonlana 5:11, 12
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! By WILLIAM CULBERTSON, D. D.
; Ot The Moody Bible Intitule, CMeaie.
rpHE" Bible's presentation of the
r subject, of uprightness of living,
or pfaln, - downright,., honesty in
' 'everyday contacts; is recognized by-
all who ave given any attention to
' . what it has to say. .
The ' high ethical standard de
manded by the Word of God la an-
other evidence pf its divine origin.
Were met to evolve a moral stand-
ard of their own, it li quite evident
that that standard would not be
. very much higher than their own
attainments; in fact, the probability
is that the standard 'would be lower
' than the attainment of some. How-f-
ever, the Bible allows for no devla
' tlon from the "standard. "
, J We who by .nature are the ohH
" dren of jrrath have andoobtedl -i
failed when we measure onrllvea
- against God's pattern.. How need-;
,Afnl la God's work prevtdtaf
h and effecting ' salvation! ""These
v;. . v who. have been born of God are
then confronted with Uving ft Ufa
that meets the divine standard.
" I..A Plea for Honesty (Prov. 3:S)t
"tJOWgpodttta when the Christian
has a reputation for integrity in
all his dealings.- However; that oufc
- "v. ward manifestation is possible only
s If there is inward reality. There
lore, we move in order of emphasis
, . to the greater truth at the eonclu
- . sion of the verse. Truth is to be
' -written upon" the tablet of the heart
i, , , v Here is the plea tor heart boa-
t esty. It Is not cnongh by plausible
, argument or-ey feigned conduct
to appear honest before men. It
' ' is necessary rather to have m
, f tlvei sa sincere, to have a heart
. so honest, that all we do and Bay :
" . will reflect a , character that as -
honorable. '.,'v-
It is out of the fullness of the
"heart that man speaketh. As the
heart Is, so Is, the man. Let us give
t attention therefore to thii word
" J from Ood.'. ' i -
Factual Presentation) af
(Pre. U:', 13:17-22;
n. k
' Honesty
14:1)..
Suisse passages- of " Scripture
- '.bring to our attention the conse
quences of dishonesty as well at the
.-rewards of honesty. -T- "
u For' example, we know that dis
honesty is an abomination' to .God
. (Prov. 11:1; 12:22); that perversity
of heart has its own reward, in that
the perpetrator of evil is sooner or
later ensnared in his own sin (Prev.
'11:3); that a lying tongue may be
victorious, but that "victory Is short
lived- (Prov. 12:19). i-vv
On the ether hand, the rewards
.' i'sf honesty are abe .made apparf
ant, for we are told that probity
. af character la God's delight
, (Prev. 11:1; U:Xt); that the very
Integrity of the aprlght shall be a
gnlda to them (Prev. 11:1); that
. blessings to others flow front the
. ton-ne af the wise (Prov. U:M)
and that the. Up af truth shall be
' eeUbUshed forever (Prev. U:).
, IIL God and the Life of Honesty
(Psoy, 23.10, 11). :;;;.;;v' -r;-
r I mb" reference" hero to (he an
' - dent landmark' has to do. with
the removal of such evidences as
would prove the .claim of Individ
; tials to certain property.
We are, to respect the rights "af
, others. VHonesty Involves mora
- thaa eerreotness af speech; ft tsa
. pUes rightness of life. Ke sobttety
af reasoning can Ieadaa to the
oonelusion .that wo may ; have
, God's approval 'If , by anfalr
means we take that which ba
longs to another.
Particular attention is given to
; the. fact that we are to have regard
for the fatherless. The Word of God
-; constantly gives special attention, to
the fatherless and the widows. It
.' would seem that God win partteo-
-'. larly mark as amiss any unfair ad-
.- yBuutgo twsn vvvr weae nxuvwy
, uals. In fact, this text stresses that
God as thou Sedeemer will plead
their cause against anyone taking
' advantage 'of them. Of course, mere
- can be only one result when God
opposes, and that is disaster to the
; individual who occasions bi wrath.
Perhaps It is that very sense ef
helplessness that makes lbs fa
therless depend opoa him. It to
certain that until we feel ear seed
of God, wo shall go an to ear self
'i sufficiency without him. When ear
r own lack af strength becomes ap
. parent, then It la we tan. to htait,
and then H Is that be to willing to
- be ear Bedeemej. A -v : ;
Lot ks dare to fcee the implica
tion of these texts. Unlaw wo com
mend our God to men by our up
rjght Uvas, we shall have to suffer
the consequences of our dluanestl
in divine displeasure. . -
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