Guideline #9 can be summed up in Colossians 3:9, “Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices.” In Christ Jesus, the saints of God are different people. As such, they are careful about their words and actions. They reject lying in exchange for the truth.
Additional scriptures referenced include Exodus 20:16; Numbers 23:19; Leviticus 19:18; Matthew 22:39; Romans 13:9; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Colossians 3:14-17; Acts 5:1-11; Colossians 3:5, 8, 11; Galatians 3:28; Ephesians 4:15; Romans 6:6; Ephesians 4:22; 1 Timothy 1:9-11; Revelation 21:8; Titus 1:2; John 14:6; John 1:6-8; John 15:26-27; and 1 Corinthians 13:6.
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