Tuesday, June 25, 2013

No Lies


"In marriage, never stop doing good. Never lie. Lies invite anger and leads to separation. Never play with temptation. It will push you away from God's presence."
This was last Sunday's preacher's introduction. It was sharp and straight to the point. It helped a lot with my decision to listen eagerly to the end of the preaching.

More than just listening, I had this conviction that "lie" is not just about something that opposes the truth. Even the inability to tell things that the other party should know is a "lie".

Temptation is not a sin. Giving in to it is. Playing with it (meaning, staying close to temptation, believing that you're strong enough to not fall to it) will push you away from God's presence.

Wow! What a standard. I wonder if separation of married couples would still be necessary if everyone apply this... never stop doing good (for your partner); never lie; and never play with temptation.

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