The Importance Of Truth

Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another.

Ephesians 4:25

Why is it so important to tell the truth? Because we are members one of another. When we don’t speak the truth with each other, we harm our fellowship. For example, what would happen if your brain told you that cold was hot and hot was cold? When you took a shower, you’d either freeze to death or scald yourself! If your eye decided to send false signals to your brain, a dangerous curve in the highway might appear straight and you would crash. You depend on the honesty of your nervous system and of every organ in your body.

The Body of Christ can’t function with any less than that. We cannot shade the truth with others and expect the church to function properly. How can we minister to each other, bear each other’s burdens, care for each other, love each other, build up each other, teach each other, and pray for each other if we do not know what is going on in each others’ lives? So be honest, “speaking the truth in love” (Eph 4:15).

MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 181). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.

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