1. Welcome

2. Honesty
Romans 12:17 “Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.”

3. We are to pray.... “For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.” 1 Tim. 2:2
Rom. 13:13a “Let us walk honestly, as in the day;
1 Thes. 4:12 “That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without.”
Heb. 13:18 “to live honestly”
2 Cor. 13:7 “do that which is honest”

4. Honesty
“fairness and straightforwardness of conduct: Integrity ; adherence to the facts: Sincerity.”
Opposite = dishonest, fraudulent
Synonym = honorable, free from fraud
“better, honest, worthy, well, honorable, decently, comely, noble”

5. Dishonest Ways Stealing Ex. 20:15 “Thou shalt not steal”
Lev. 19:13 “Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbor, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.”
Defraud = is a word that means to get deceitfully.
Rob = Take away by force

6. Dishonest Ways Cheating on Income Tax At Work
Rom. 13:17 “Render therefore to all their dues”
At Work
Not giving a full days work -Eph.6:6-7 “eyeservice”
Employee theft
Withholding Information
House with termites
Car has defects

7. Dishonest Ways Lying and Gossiping
Prov. 26:20 ”Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.”
“Who steals my purse steals trash...but he that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him and makes me poor indeed.” Shakespeare

8. Dishonest Ways Lying and Gossiping
James 1:26 “If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.”
B.B. E “If a man seems to have religion and has no control over his tongue but lets himself be tricked by what is false, this man's religion is of no value.”

9. Dishonest Ways Borrowing without permission Telling Half Truth’s
Give wrong age of Children
Fail to give back too much change
Taking items from Motel Rooms
Cheating at School
Phone “Tell them I’m not here”
Failure to keep commitments
Doing poor shoddy work

10. Why are People Dishonest ?
Lack of Respect for the other person
Not popular to be honest
Low Concept of God
2 Cor. 5:10. “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.”

11. Why should I be Honest ? Because I am a Christian !
Because I want to go to heaven !
Because honesty is the best policy !

12. Honesty A person really cheats themselves when they are dishonest
Num. 32:23b “...be sure your sin will find you out.”
A dishonest person cannot enter heaven
1 COR 6:10. “Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.”

13. Honesty Love God Love Fellow Man
Honesty may well be described as doing, saying and thinking what is truth and right.
Cure for dishonesty
Phil. 4:8 “Think on these things” “Whatsoever things are honest”
Pro. 23:7 “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:”
Love God
Love Fellow Man

14. Honesty Love God Love Fellow Man
Matt 22: “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind This is the first and great commandment And the second [is] like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.”

17. Nelson Chapel Church of Christ
5039 Six Mile Road
Maryville, Tn
June 11, 2017
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
2705 Druid Hill Dr.
Maryville, Tn