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John Ritenbaugh, focusing on the Ninth Commandment, reiterates that the breaking of God's Commandments has destroyed trust within the national and local communities of modern Israel. The guilelessness, attributed to Nathaniel, apparently was a rarity in Israel, while deceitfulness was something passed through the genes from father Jacob. Many of our former presidents have lied in press conferences. Israel's national shame derives from its disgusting proclivity for deceit and hypocrisy. In stark contrast to Israel's faithlessness, our God is a God of truth, faithfulness and light. It is the responsibility of the preacher to safeguard the morals of the community. Our Elder Brother, Jesus Christ, put truth into a visible concrete form, leaving us an example to follow. Unfortunately, most of modern Israel has rejected this example. Jesus desires that God the Father would sanctify the Israel of God into His truth or reality. In our preparation to become Kings and Priests, we must embody truth as had our Elder Brother Jesus Christ, absolutely refusing to bear false witness in our words, our behavior, and our cumulative reputation. We dare not resist the truth, succumbing to self-deception, or blaming others for our shortcomings, trying to cover up our inadequacies. When we lie, we are vainly attempting to control (or spin) something, producing an escalation of harmful falsehoods, digging a pit into which we will ultimately fall. The heart is deceitful, faithless, insincere, tricky, cunning, double-dealing, treacherous, incurable, and desperately wicked, hopelessly addicted to lying, tuned into the prince and power of the air. We must steadfastly choose to speak the truth, even if it will hurt us in the short run, realizing that truthfulness will enable us to enter into God's presence.

Accuracy Aletheia Bearing false witness Blaming others Change Character Clinton, Bill and Hillary Commandments Control Danger Deceitfulness Deceitful heart Disinformation Eisenhower, Dwight David Exaggerations Faithfulness First Adam General Motors Guile Hypocrisy Insincerity Integrity Intrigue Irresponsibility Israelites Jacob Johnson, Lyndon Baines Kings Lying Madman shooting arrows at a crowd Manipulation Misinformation Morality Nixon, Richard Milhous Preacher Rabbi Reality Reliability Responsibility Resistance to truth Sanctification Second Adam Self-deception Spirit of Truth Teacher Truth Trustworthiness Values Wickedness

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