Lesson 8 - Dishonesty Hurts

Note: The lessons were taken from the Truth and Honesty Teachers Manual of Voice Philippines.

Values Voice - "I will always tell the truth."

Though the tongue is a small part of the body, it can say so many words in a minute. There are times that the words that come out of our mouths are dishonest words that can in turn hurt others. In this lesson we have realized that we need to tame the tongue by saying good and true words.

The Bible lesson was taken from Mark 14:66-72, this was when Peter denied Jesus three times. After he realized what had happened, Peter cried. With this situation Peter didn't only hurt Jesus but also himself by lying.

The Ninth Commandment also talks on dishonesty,

"You must not lie."
(Exodus 20:16, Living Bible)

All of us have lied at one point in time, may it be big or just a small one, but one thing is for sure you end up hurting someone and in a way you also hurt yourself. Pray to God for help in telling the truth even if it is hard.