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When I was saved I swore never to lie again (I was very good at lying), or steal. I think I have a 98% success rate on both. It gets easier to keep my word to God but it's amazing how often I catch myself almost fibbing. It always ends up with me thanking Him and asking for patience 'til I get it right. And yes, truth is much easier to live with. Praise God!

Awesome!

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Truth is truly easiest to live with.

You don't have to remember so much; like what lie you told to what person.

Truth can always be kept straight in your memory; whereas lies get jumbled up.

An honest person may stumble, but they always get back up with greater determination to do the right thing.

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I think a lot of it has to do with the environment one grew up in.

I agree, it usually comes from Grandmothers...... who taught their daughters and sons, who teach their grand children.

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What Makes An Honest Person Honest?

To all of your wonderful answers I will add this: An intimate relationship with Jesus.

Being so close to Jesus simply transforms you to be like him. Simply makes you truthful. (One small change at a time, of course.)

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Just my personal experience, when God was able to show me my dishonesty as He sees it, which is barely a glimpse even of what He sees, I'm sure, it was so disgusting to me that I've tried to be as honest as I can ever since. I'm not perfect but dishonesty's no longer a way of life for me as it was before I knew Jesus.


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Integrity - doing the right thing even when you believe you could get away with doing the wrong thing.

Excellent definition! Reminds me of a thread on another forum that was talking (arguing more) about lying. Someone was adamate that lying is lying no matter what...that even hiding the Jews during WW2 was lying and it would be wrong to not tell the truth if you were asked where Jews were hidden and if you knew you needed to tell or you would be lying.

To me, integrity would be to do what would be the most difficult and possibly even sacrificial...as in hiding the Jews.

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