If you tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, someone will want to kill you. People may get mad at you if you lie to them, but they will try to murder you if you tell them the truth. Unless they are more committed to the truth than they are to themselves.
Galatians 4:16
Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
If you are at war with the way the world is and the way you are, you will have enmity for anyone who has the gall to point that out. Because of the way God made the world, there will be enmity. Truth and lies are inescapably against each other. Truth incarnate is at war with the Father of lies. The Way, the Truth, and the Life fights against the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life.
John 18:37
To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
Truth became flesh and dwelt among us. He was summoned to appear and He took the witness stand when He was nailed to the cross. There, He testified to the truth and bore witness. When He rose on the third day, it was a public witness to His innocence. The Truth was justified and vindicated before its accusers.
Ecclesiasticus 4:28.
Strive for the truth unto death, and the Lord shall fight for thee.
And so, a man can tell the truth, but only if he is prepared to die. If he dies to himself, he is born again and made new. If he lies, he might save is skin for now, but eventually it will rot and he will choke on death forever. The truth will require an execution, but the Truth provides a resurrection for those who take their stand with it.
John 8:31-32
If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
The truth will set you free, but not before it kills you. If you agree with God and die, you will live. If you hide from God, the truth will find you out, and you will die.
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