George Washington along with many Christians prized integrity for several centuries in both colonial and republican (our cconstitutional rrepublic) America. That does not need mean that these men were perfect nor does it mean that America is without blemish, for she has many. However, when someone took an oath or vow in which integrity was on the line, it was serious because that vow or oath was in the name of The God of the Bible. They were not made rashly, and they were not made on unBiblical grounds.
However, integrity is an after thought today. Why?
As America has left its Christian base, its moral compass has been abandoned for relativism and situational ethics. For this reason, integrity means very little to most people, and the results are enormous. Not only does this affect the court system in cases of perjury, but it affects everyday life, especially marriage. American citizenry looks for ways out of honesty instead of binding its conscience to that which is honorable. Ironically, to be honorable today is to be outdated and old-fashioned.
How shall we then live?
As Christians, we are held to a higher standard no matter the era or culture we live in. We must not let the wiles of the world, the flesh, and the Devil deter us from that which good, loving, holy, and just. We are to honor parents, spouses, etc., and we must do this with great fervor in the realm of integrity.
Therefore, let us walk in Biblical honesty and be circumcised of heart that our praise maycome from God and not merely men from religiosity and a culture that is steeped in dishonesty.
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