Truth and Deception

Virtually everyone knows that the people of God are supposed to tell the truth. Even though we recognise there are exceptions-protecting the innocent, guarding national security, and a few others-we remember how Jesus described himself as "the way and the truth and the life" (John 14:6), and we understand that truth is the way of life God calls us to. But our commitment to truth is often stretched thin in the workplace. Sometimes it seems that it is impossible to succeed at work by telling only the truth. Sometimes it even seems that the workplace is a different realm from the world Jesus inhabited, and that truth is actually out of place at work. In this study, we will emphasise why truth-telling is important, both for the believer and for the culture at large.