Thematic Bible: Without deceitfulness
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For we are not like many, [acting like merchants] peddling God’s word [shortchanging and adulterating God’s message]; but from pure [uncompromised] motives, as [commissioned and sent] from God, we speak [His message] in Christ in the sight of God.
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For as you well know, we never came with words of flattery nor with a pretext for greed—God is our witness—
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But we have renounced the disgraceful things hidden because of shame; not walking in trickery or adulterating the word of God, but by stating the truth [openly and plainly], we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.
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For our appeal does not come from delusion or impure motives, nor [is it motivated] by deceit [our message is complete, accurate, and based on the truth—it does not change].
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Related Topics
- Appealing To God
- Avoiding Deceit
- Avoiding Secrecy
- Character Of Saints
- Clear Consciences
- Cloaks
- Commending Oneself
- Consciences, Before Others
- Coveting, prohibition of
- Covetousness
- Craftiness
- Deceit, Practice Of
- Deception, Christian Leaders Must Not
- Eliminating Shame
- Faithfulness, In Human Relationships
- Greed
- Greed, Believers' Response To
- Honesty
- Integrity
- Integrity, Examples Of
- Ministers, Should Not Be
- Ministers, Way They Should Teach
- Morality, And Creation
- Motives, Examples Of
- Paul, Apostle To Gentiles
- Perspective
- Profits
- Receiving God's Word
- Rejecting Things
- Renunciation
- Secrecy
- Sincereity
- Sincerity, In Christian Living
- Speaking Truth
- Spreading The Gospel
- The Power Of Words