There are no degrees of honesty. There are only absolutes. Either you
are honest or you are not. Honesty does not come for a price; honesty
is its own reward. It’s also the most efficient form of human behavior.
Honest persons never have to worry about which lie they have told to
whom, and they never have to worry about getting caught. Thus, they are
free to focus all their energies on more productive things.
Make it a habit to be honest in all your dealings. If you can’t be
truthful in what you say, don’t say anything at all. Remember, small
lies start out innocently enough but soon assume lives of their own. A
small lie requires a larger one to conceal it, and soon more, even
larger lies are required. Don’t tell that first lie or take a single
thing that doesn’t belong to you, and you’ll never have to worry.
Supplementary Information:
We should not greedily make financial gain out of exploiting our relationship with our brothers. Does that mean that Christians can never do business together? No. It is just that there is a time and place for business, and another time and place for worship. (Ecclesiastes 3:1) However, when Christians do have business relationships, they should not forget Bible principles. When a Christian makes a business agreement, he should not seek legal loopholes to get out of his moral obligations. (Matthew 5:37) Neither will he become relentless or vindictive if a business goes sour and he loses money. The apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians: “Really, then, it means altogether a defeat for you that you are having lawsuits with one another. Why do you not rather let yourselves be wronged? Why do you not rather let yourselves be defrauded?” (1 Corinthians 6:7) Could you, for the sake of the congregation, choose to be defrauded rather than go to court?
Supplementary Information:
We should not greedily make financial gain out of exploiting our relationship with our brothers. Does that mean that Christians can never do business together? No. It is just that there is a time and place for business, and another time and place for worship. (Ecclesiastes 3:1) However, when Christians do have business relationships, they should not forget Bible principles. When a Christian makes a business agreement, he should not seek legal loopholes to get out of his moral obligations. (Matthew 5:37) Neither will he become relentless or vindictive if a business goes sour and he loses money. The apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians: “Really, then, it means altogether a defeat for you that you are having lawsuits with one another. Why do you not rather let yourselves be wronged? Why do you not rather let yourselves be defrauded?” (1 Corinthians 6:7) Could you, for the sake of the congregation, choose to be defrauded rather than go to court?
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