Speak the truth and create peace
Deutsch English These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another; render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace. Zechariah 8:16 (ESV) Speak the truth and create peace. That is the basic attitude towards people. Doing good is a decree of God, not a maybe. In this, our relationship with God and our relationships with fellow human beings play a decisive role in his benevolence. 1. Live authentically Our words can delight or sadden. Words have power. Everything I say must be true. But not everything that is true must I say. The writer Max Frisch writes: We should not slap the truth in our counterpart's face like a wet towel, but offer it to him like a coat he can slip into. 2. Blessing of Truth Truth always wants to help, but also to confront. The Bible tells us the truth about God and us humans, about the world, about the beginning and the end. For us today under the new covenant, this...