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These are things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man truth to his neighbour; execute judgment of truth and peace in your gates. He that doeth truth cometh to light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
The hour cometh, and now is, when true worshippers shall worship Father in spirit and in truth: for Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. (For fruit of Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth.) Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on breastplate of righteousness.
For hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in word of truth of gospel; Which is come unto you, as it is in all world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since day ye heard of it, and knew grace of God in truth. Of his own will begat he us with word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not truth: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and truth is not in us. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and truth is not in him.
I have not written unto you because ye know not truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of truth. But anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we spirit of truth, and spirit of error.
The elder unto elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known truth; Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God Father, and from Lord Jesus Christ, Son of Father, in truth and love.
I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from Father. We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to truth.
Glimpses of God © 2005 by Joyce C. Lock http://our.homewithgod.com/heavenlyinspirations/ This scripture selection may be used in its entirety, with credits in tact, for non-profit ministering purposes.
Joyce C. Lock is a published author, poet, and columnist. In addition, she founded and maintains the e-mail ministries "Heavenly Inspirations" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HeavenlyInspirations/ and "Share a Smile" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smilesharing/. Joyce's writings encourage us in our relationship with God and each other.