Legendary expressions like “half-truths” do not exist. There is nothing half-way about truth, ever. Since all Truth come from the perfect Christ, “half-truths” do not exist. What do we mean by the term “half-truth?” It usually refers to a time when a part of the truth is withheld, usually for “noble” or “protective” purposes. The truth is, however, that a “half-truth” is really a lie. “Half-truths” always damage and destroy, but the “truth will set you free.” (Both big and little truth!)
Yes, it is true that many times the truth hurts. But, the end result is always freedom. No hiding in the shadows, no fear of being found out, just truth, light, and beautiful freedom.
Do you have any “lies” in your life? Are there any “half-truths” lurking in the shadows? Bring them out in the light and let the “Truth set you free.”
Love is truth and Love Wins!!!
Barrier: Lying
Old Testament Meaning
Definition
to lie, tell a lie, be a liar, be found a liar, be in vain, fail
liar (participle)
to be proven to be lying
to lie, tell a lie, tell a lie with, deceive
to disappoint, fail
to make a liar, prove to be a liar
a lie, untruth, falsehood, deceptive thing
Word Usage - Total: 47
fail 2, false 2, liars 1, lie 8, lied 2, lying 4, prove me a liar 1, proved a liar 1, told lies 1deception 1, deceptive 1, falsehood 4, liar* 1, lies 18
Numbers 23:19
"God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
Proverbs 14:5
A faithful witness will not lie, But a false witness speaks lies.
Psalm 5:6
Thou dost destroy those who speak falsehood; The Lord abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
Psalm 40:4
How blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust, And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
Psalm 58:3
The wicked are estranged from the womb; These who speak lies go astray from birth.
Psalm 62:4
They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position; They delight in falsehood; They bless with their mouth, But inwardly they curse. Selah.
Proverbs 6:19
A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.
Proverbs 14:5
A faithful witness will not lie, But a false witness speaks lies.
Proverbs 14:25
A truthful witness saves lives, But he who speaks lies is treacherous.
Proverbs 19:5
A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will not escape.
Proverbs 19:9
A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will perish.
Proverbs 19:22
What is desirable in a man is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor man than a liar.
Proverbs 21:28
A false witness will perish, But the man who listens to the truth will speak forever.
New Testament Meaning
Definition
1. to lie, to speak deliberate falsehoods
2. to deceive one by a lie, to lie to a lie
3. conscious and intentional falsehood
4. in a broad sense, whatever is not what it seems to be
5. of perverse, impious, deceitful precepts
Word Usage - Total: 22
falsely 1, lie 11, lied 1, lying 6, false 1, falsehood 1
Acts 5:3
But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back some of the price of the land?
Acts 5:4
"While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God."
Colossians 3:9
Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices,
1 John 1:6
If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth;
John 8:44
"You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.
Romans 1:25
For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
Ephesians 4:25
Therefore, laying aside falsehood, speak truth, each one of you, with his neighbor, for we are members of one another
Breakthrough: Truthfulness
Old Testament Meaning
Definition
firmness, faithfulness, truth
sureness, reliability
stability, continuance
faithfulness, reliableness
truth
as spoken
of testimony and judgment
of divine instruction
truth as a body of ethical or religious knowledge
true doctrine adv
in truth, truly
Word Usage - Total: 127
faith 1, faithful 2, faithfully 6, faithfulness 10, lasting 1, nor* 1, right 1, true 18, truly 4, truth 80, truth that you may correctly 1, truthful 2
Exodus 18:21
"Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them, as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens.
Exodus 34:6
Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, "The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth;
Joshua 24:14
"Now, therefore, fear the Lord and serve Him in sincerity and truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.
1Samuel 12:24
"Only fear the Lord and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.
2 Chronicles18:15
Then the king said to him, "How many times must I adjure you to speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?"
2 Chronicles 31:20
And thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah; and he did what was good, right, and true before the Lord his God.
Psalm 15:2
He who walks with integrity, and works righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart.
Psalm 51:6
Behold, Thou dost desire truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part Thou wilt make me know wisdom.
Psalm 111:7
The works of His hands are truth and justice; All His precepts are sure.
Proverbs 3:3
Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart.
Proverbs 8:7
"For my mouth will utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
Proverbs 12:19
Truthful lips will be established forever, But a lying tongue is only for a moment.
Proverbs 14:22
Will they not go astray who devise evil? But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.
Proverbs 14:25
A truthful witness saves lives, But he who speaks lies is treacherous.
Proverbs 16:6
By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for, And by the fear of the Lord one keeps away from evil.
Proverbs 20:28
Loyalty and truth preserve the king, And he upholds his throne by righteousness.
New Testament Meaning
Definition
a. what is true in any matter under consideration
1. truly, in truth, according to truth
2. of a truth, in reality, in fact, certainly
b. what is true in things appertaining to God and the duties of man, moral and religious truth
1. truth as a personal excellence
2. that candour of mind which is free from affection, pretence, simulation, falsehood, deceit true
3. loving the truth, speaking the truth, truthful
Word Usage - Total: 136
certainly* 2, most 1, real 1, rightly* 1, truly* 3, truth 105, true 21, truthful 2
Matthew 22:16
And they sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any.
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things.
1John 2:27
And as for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him.
John 1:14
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:17
For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
John 3:21
"But he who practices the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God."
John 4:23
"But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers.
John 4:24
"God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."
John 8:32
and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me.
John 14:17
that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not behold Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you, and will be in you.
John 15:26
"When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, He will bear witness of Me,
John 16:7
"But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper shall not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.
John 16:13
"But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.
John 17:17
"Sanctify them in the truth; Thy word is truth.
John 17:19
"And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth.
1 Corinthians 13:6
does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;
Ephesians 4:25
Therefore, laying aside falsehood, speak truth, each one of you, with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.
Ephesians 5:9
(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),
Ephesians 6:14
Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,
1Jo 1:6
If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth;
1John 1:8
If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1John 2:4
The one who says, "I have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
1John 2:21
I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it, and because no lie is of the truth.
1John 3:18
Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.
1John 3:19
We shall know by this that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before Him,
1John 4:6
We are from God; he who knows God listens to us; he who is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
3 John 1:4
I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.
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