Thought For Today: “Freedom’s Principle of Integrity”

“For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men–as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God.” (1 Peter 2:15-16)

While we’re to live in freedom, we’re not to use our freedoms as a cover up for evil. If what we’re doing bothers others, then we should avoid doing it. We should also stop making excuses and rationalizing them away.

The Principle of Integrity is all about being open and honest. It’s about being transparent. If we’re ashamed of what we’re doing, then we really shouldn’t be doing it. And if we can’t limit our freedom for the sake of others then we’re not really free.

Even though it may be a legitimate thing we’re doing, if we can’t do it in a good conscience, then we shouldn’t be doing it, because it is wrong to us. The Bible says that if it’s not of faith is then a sin. (Romans 14:23)

“He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.” (Proverbs 28:13)

If you missed last Sunday’s Message on having a heart of integrity, Click Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFlrbjpo_Ck