--Dehumanizing:
o I am not in the image of God the truth-teller
o This person is not in the image of God the truth-hearer
--Idolatry
o I will trust in my ability to lie rather than in God’s willingness to protect me
o There is something in this life that I need more than God’s approval.
--Why do we normally lie?
o selfishness and
o lack of love for our neighbor and
o failure to trust in God that He will provide as we need by His mechanisms and that In Him we already have everything we truly need.
o I am not in the image of God the truth-teller
o This person is not in the image of God the truth-hearer
--Idolatry
o I will trust in my ability to lie rather than in God’s willingness to protect me
o There is something in this life that I need more than God’s approval.
--Why do we normally lie?
o selfishness and
o lack of love for our neighbor and
o failure to trust in God that He will provide as we need by His mechanisms and that In Him we already have everything we truly need.
--Conclusions
o We should all tell more truth than we’re inclined to tell because these are the main motives behind our reluctance
o Real love and relationship presupposes knownness and transparency.
o We should all tell more truth than we’re inclined to tell because these are the main motives behind our reluctance
o Real love and relationship presupposes knownness and transparency.
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