As
we experience life each day we often encounter people who profess to be
something they're not. Duplicity portrays
unfaithfulness or perhaps living two separate live styles. Webster defines duplicity
as deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech. The word duplicity derives
from the Latin word duplex, meaning twofold.
How does duplicity affect integrity? For
integrity to be strong and able to guide us toward honesty and truth, it must
be integrated with knowledge of God's word and committed to practicing what it
teaches. "Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge
without integrity is dangerous and dreadful." A person's integrity is
rendered ineffective by duplicity.
Life is
complicated as Jeremiah 17:9 acknowledges. "Who can understand the human
heart? There is nothing so deceitful." Choosing to love God with all your
heart, soul, and mind is the antidote that saves and strengthens integrity. This
choice empowers us to make significant changes that reflects God's love for each
of us.
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