Principle
Lessons on Honesty
God always tells the truth, and He wants His children to be truthful.
4 lessons
In the BeginningJacob and EsauGenesis 27:1-45; Genesis 28:10-22; Genesis 33:1-11Jacob lied and cheated, but God kept His promise to him anyway, because God's grace is bigger than our sin.Old TestamentHonesty
The Armor of GodThe Armor of God: The Belt of Truth1 Kings 22:1-40; Ephesians 6:10-14; John 14:6King Ahab wanted to go to war, and 400 prophets told him what he wanted to hear. Only Micaiah said, "I will speak whatever the LORD tells me," and he told the truth, even though it cost him. Ahab put on a disguise and his armor, but an arrow found the gap. The first piece of God's armor is the belt of truth. God's truth holds everything together and keeps us safe.Old TestamentHonesty
I Was Blind, but Now I See: The Man Born BlindJohn 9:1-41Jesus saw a man who had been blind since birth. The disciples asked whose sin caused it, and Jesus said, "Neither … this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him." Jesus made mud, put it on the man's eyes and told him to wash in the Pool of Siloam. He came back seeing! The Pharisees questioned him again and again and pressured him to say Jesus was a sinner. But the man kept telling the truth, "One thing I do know. I was blind, but now I see!" They threw him out, but Jesus found him, and the man believed and worshiped Him. Honesty means telling the truth about what Jesus has done.New TestamentHonesty
Seeing God's WorldIs Truth Real?John 18:28-38; John 14:1-6; John 8:31-32When Jesus stood before Pilate, He said He came to tell the truth. Pilate asked, "What is truth?" but walked away without waiting for the answer, even though the Truth was standing right in front of him. Truth is real, Jesus is the Truth, and God's people love and tell the truth.New TestamentHonesty