Integrity
The quality of being honest and fair, with firm adherence to moral values
What is INTEGRITY?
Here are some synonyms that may help: "honesty," "faithfulness," "sincerity," and "innocence."
INTEGRITY means having a mind free of dishonesty and deception.
INTEGITY comes from the word "integrate."
INTEGITY is the ability to integrate our belief system into our daily actions.
INTEGITY comes as a result of making a decision to live according to our belief system – to practice what we “preach”.
The Bible says, in Proverbs 10:9, “People with integrity walk safely, but those who follow crooked paths will slip and fall.”
People of integrity...
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… recognize their own brokenness and the awesome power of God, thus becoming submissive to Him.
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Consider Peter, as he realizes the power of Jesus, he falls to his knees and says, “Go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man!” ( Luke 5:8 )
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John is so overwhelmed (seeing Jesus in glory) he fell at His feet as though dead ( Rev. 1:17 ).
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Saul is blinded by the glory of Jesus on the road to Damascus and says, “Lord, what would you have me to do?”( Acts 9:4-6 )
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When Moses heard the voice of God in the burning bush, he covered his face because he was afraid… ( Exodus 3:6 )
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Joshua fell with his face to the ground in reverence when he met the commander of the army of the Lord ( Joshua 5:14 )
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After his dream of a stairway to heaven, Jacob was afraid and said “What an awesome place this is!” ( Genesis 28:17 )
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When Gideon realized he was speaking to an angel, he cried out, “Oh, Sovereign Lord, I’m doomed I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!” ( Judges 6:22 ).
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Isaiah cried, “Woe to me! I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips… my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.” ( Isaiah 6:1-5 )
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All these, and many more, were overwhelmed and humbled by the awe-inspiring holiness of God – they fell on the ROCK and were broken ( Mt. 21:44 ) – they surrendered their will to God.
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… are tested – Job…
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Job 1:6-22 – First Test
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Job 2:1-10 – Second Test
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Job 27:2-6 – Job’s final speech
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Job 42:10-17 – God restored to Job twice as much as he had before
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… have pure thoughts Job 31:1-12 – Job’s covenant with his eyes
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… have a humble spirit – Samuel…
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1 Samuel 12:1-3 – Samuel’s Farewell Address
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1 Samuel 12:4-5 – Israel acknowledges Samuel’s integrity
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… are men of God: 1 Samuel 13:14 – A man after God’s own heart
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… do the right thing. 1 Samuel 24:3-7 – David could have killed Saul…
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… sometimes make mistakes ( 2 Samuel 11:1-27 )
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… don’t make excuses. They own it ( 2 Samuel 12:1-13 ) – “I have sinned” -David
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… keep coming back to God. 1 Kings 9:4 – God’s declaration of David’s integrity
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… give thanks ( 1 Thes. 5:18 ) because all things work for good when you Love God ( Romans 8:28 )
- James 1:2-4 Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations; 3 knowing that the proving of your faith worketh patience. 4 And let patience have its perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.
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…, in all situations, are honest and fair. “[Father Jehovah] grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity. Men of integrity walk safely, but those who follow crooked paths will slip and fall. The way of the Lord is a stronghold to those with integrity, but it destroys the wicked. The Lord detests people with crooked hearts, but he delights in those with integrity” (Proverbs 2:7; 10:9,29; 11:20).
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… have respect for others and are respected.
Desiring to live by every word that comes from the mouth of Jehovah ( Deut8:3; Matt4:4 )
-Sid Nash: 07/20/2024. Latest version: http://sidnash.org/docs/Integrity.html