Posted on 02/11/2021 11:10:34 PM PST by Pilgrim's Progress
“He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit” (Proverbs 12:17).
Truth is something that is not appreciated too much in America. It is something that doesn’t happen too often in political campaigns, even though they are claiming that they are speaking the truth. In fact, truth is not politically correct in our day. Christians have even been called “terrorists” by some factions of our own government, because they speak the truth, and truth is often offensive to those that would prefer to “believe a lie.”
“He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness,” one of the ways to manifest righteousness is to speak the truth. And a man that says the truth is manifesting righteousness. We live in a country today where everybody's trying to shut certain people up. These days a man can get into a world of trouble by expositing certain opinions that are not politically correct at work. In fact, he can get fired on the spot. Now, a man doesn’t need to go get fired tomorrow to make a stand for his Christian testimony, but in a country where they are trying to squelch the truth; it is still virtuous to speak the truth, to say the truth.
When it comes to standing up for Jesus Christ in public, if there are certain things that you cannot say at a certain station at work: fine. Maybe it's even something that's not even wise to say. Nonetheless, for you to get out and preach on the street, or hand out tracks, or to knock somebody's door to tell them about Jesus Christ; that is still manifesting righteousness. “He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness.” If you are being paid to work, then by all means, work.
“For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips” (Proverbs 8:7). Now, the context of this is in verse one, “Does not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?” and it goes on down through to “she standeth in the top of the high places . . . she crieth at the gates,” so wisdom, understand this, she's a street preacher. She cries in the gates of the city and she goes on down here and by the time you get down to verse 8 says, “All the words of my mouth are in righteousness, there is nothing froward or perverse in them.” So, real wisdom has to do with the truth and speaking the truth is righteousness.
“He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.”
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