Summer fast 2013 Slyness - is the lack of love for the truth. If people’s first reaction after beingrebuked is to make excuses, it shows lack of love for the truth, slyness. "A troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth, who winks maliciously with his eye, signals with his feetand motions with his fingers, who plots evil with deceit in his heart- he always stirs up conflict." (Proverbs 6:12-14). Example: even the killers are trying to justify themself. Signs of slyness: when a person "slides down", wriggles, evades, "dodges",slip out, can not give a clear answer "yes" - "yes" or "no" - "no“, constantly gives an explanations. Righteousness is when a person admits he did wrong, repents, and this makes him perfect, righteous, and then he goes on. "But let your communication be: yes - yes, or: No - no, for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil " (Matthew 5:37) Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy: "«The surest sign of the truth - simplicity and clarity. Lying is always complicated, wordy and pretentious.»
Posted on: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 07:37:31 +0000
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