Acts 6:13
“and they set up false witnesses who said, “This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law,”
This is as serious as it gets for these Jewish people at this time. The law of Moses was the code they lived by, and the temple is where they came to meet God. These false witnesses are speaking half-truths, so that people will believe them. They are mingling lies with the truth so that their lies against Stephen will be believable
A half truth is
Still a full lie
We are people of the Truth, and need to make sure that in every area of life, we speak the full Truth all the time, so that our witness for Jesus is not tarnished in any way. Father, thank You for Your Truth, the Truth. You alone Lord are the Truth. Help me to speak Your Truth and the whole Truth at all times, with my kids, family, in community and all the time, in Jesus’ name, Amen.
ACTION: Be a Truth teller