Proverbs 10:9
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely:
but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Uprightness is another word for integrity. In a court of law, a man is convicted by the verdict of the jury and by the decision of the judge. The case of a said criminal is built through a trail of evidence that the defense lawyer will use in his favor. On the other hand, the prosecuting attorney will also use a trail of evidence against this same man to get him convicted. A big part of their case is built on trying to prove or disprove the personal integrity of the said criminal, and even sometime of each other. In the end, the two attorneys present the case to the jury for its verdict.
Through our new ability to prove or disprove the culpability of a said criminal through the use of D.N.A., we have recently found out that we have many people on death row who are actually innocent. They very well may be innocent, but a lawyer was able to find enough evidence against them to convict them and very often, not always tough, because the lack of integrity of their lifestyle spoke as evidence against them. A man’s lack of integrity can be used against him
If a man is falsely accused of a crime, the real perpetrator of the crime is still on the loose, and we have this promise that one day he will be known, even if it is by God, and he will have to pay his due. His perverted way will eventually find him out.
Two thousand year ago Jesus walked the earth. During the hay days of His ministry He was vilified; public opinion threw His lot with that of criminals. On the other hand, those who were familiar with Jesus knew of His integrity. They couldn’t be swayed by the self-righteous roars of manipulated public opinion. Jesus’ lifestyle spoke of Him before Him. Because of it, throughout history, Jesus’ true friends have willingly given their lives in some of the most horrible manners in order to prove His point. They also wanted to emulate Jesus’ integrity.
At the time of Jesus’ trial, the political and religious powers who brought Him to court were found to be the devilish usurpers who came with many promises of bliss they couldn’t fulfill. Their perverted ways culminated in the conviction of Jesus, the Righeous.
What a blessing it is to know that whatever man may say about us, our integrity is forever and foremost before the God who will one day judge and vindicate us through the testimony and integrity of Jesus-Christ Himself.
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely:
but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Uprightness is another word for integrity. In a court of law, a man is convicted by the verdict of the jury and by the decision of the judge. The case of a said criminal is built through a trail of evidence that the defense lawyer will use in his favor. On the other hand, the prosecuting attorney will also use a trail of evidence against this same man to get him convicted. A big part of their case is built on trying to prove or disprove the personal integrity of the said criminal, and even sometime of each other. In the end, the two attorneys present the case to the jury for its verdict.
Through our new ability to prove or disprove the culpability of a said criminal through the use of D.N.A., we have recently found out that we have many people on death row who are actually innocent. They very well may be innocent, but a lawyer was able to find enough evidence against them to convict them and very often, not always tough, because the lack of integrity of their lifestyle spoke as evidence against them. A man’s lack of integrity can be used against him
If a man is falsely accused of a crime, the real perpetrator of the crime is still on the loose, and we have this promise that one day he will be known, even if it is by God, and he will have to pay his due. His perverted way will eventually find him out.
Two thousand year ago Jesus walked the earth. During the hay days of His ministry He was vilified; public opinion threw His lot with that of criminals. On the other hand, those who were familiar with Jesus knew of His integrity. They couldn’t be swayed by the self-righteous roars of manipulated public opinion. Jesus’ lifestyle spoke of Him before Him. Because of it, throughout history, Jesus’ true friends have willingly given their lives in some of the most horrible manners in order to prove His point. They also wanted to emulate Jesus’ integrity.
At the time of Jesus’ trial, the political and religious powers who brought Him to court were found to be the devilish usurpers who came with many promises of bliss they couldn’t fulfill. Their perverted ways culminated in the conviction of Jesus, the Righeous.
What a blessing it is to know that whatever man may say about us, our integrity is forever and foremost before the God who will one day judge and vindicate us through the testimony and integrity of Jesus-Christ Himself.
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