The last few weeks, we have been considering virtue and vice in terms of 2 Pet. 1:3-8.  Our faith is a gift from God, but we don’t just stop there.  We are called to develop goodness, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness and love for the rest of our life in order to be effective and productive followers of Jesus Christ.

Reality TV regularly inundates us with people who tell lies so that they can remain on the series and win huge sums of money. It seems that a large segment of society condones lying and actually supports the concept of a “good liar.” To prove the point, just consider how often you have opportunity to do business “under the table”. No wonder it has become increasingly difficult to confront dishonesty and to do it from a Biblical perspective. The truth, at least from my perspective, is that few people – Christians included – know how to speak the truth to people in love.