Quotes about Honesty

Have the courage to say what needs to be said to who it needs to be said to. You'll both be better for it.

Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea.

Let us be very sincere in our dealings with each other and have the courage to accept each other as we are.

True strength is the courage to admit our weaknesses.

Throughout the Bible, in fact, God shows a marked preference for "real" people over "good" people.

The Bible schools us to pray with blistering honesty.

So I'm trying, instead of shaming or pretending, to come to terms with my emotions, and bring them before God honestly. I have come to realize that I'm never going to stop having emotions, and probably strong emotions, because that is the way I'm wired.

I yearn for a grace-abounding church that rewards rather than punishes honesty, and that, in Jesus' words, exists for the sinners and not the righteous, the sick and not the healthy.

Our only option, then, is honesty that leads to repentance. As the Bible shows, God's grace can cover any sin, including murder, infidelity, or betrayal. Yet by definition grace must be received, and hypocrisy disguises our need to receive grace. When the masks fall, hypocrisy is exposed as an elaborate ruse to avoid grace.

I know of only two alternatives to hypocrisy: perfection or honesty.

True hope is honest.

In the end, only the truth will survive.