Without inner wholeness, we can't function successfully in life or enjoy all that God wants us to enjoy. We must cultivate integrity. They're not afraid of what others may find out about them because they have nothing to hide. The alternative to integrity is hypocrisy, and that eventually leads to duplicity-becoming two persons inside, neither of whom knows the other. They don't wear masks and they don't waste energy pretending to be what they aren't. People with integrity are people who are honest with themselves, with others, and with God. No matter what you may possess-money, popularity, talent, friends-if you don't have character, you don't have anything. But character depends on integrity. When integrity goes, then character starts to decay when character goes, we've lost everything important. Warren Wiersbe emphasizes that "We must be careful to protect our own personal integrity. That is integrity on display for the lost world to see! Oh that God would raise up a generation of such godly men and women in America which is rapidly becoming a pagan nation like ancient Babylon! In short, Daniel began his life by not compromising his beliefs (Da 1:8) and maintained this uncompromising mindset all the days of his life. (Daniel 6:10- note)ĭaniel held fast to his beliefs in face of certain death.
BIBLE VERSES ON INTEGRITY WINDOWS
Now when Daniel knew that the document was signed, he entered his house (now in his roof chamber he had windows open toward Jerusalem) and he continued kneeling on his knees three times a day, praying and giving thanks before his God, as he had been doing previously. Daniel was committed to honoring His God regardless of the cost! And so. Given the fact that a man or woman of integrity may become a target for those who lack integrity we are not surprised at the fallout of Daniel's fame! This promotion evoked great jealously in the other godless, pagan leaders who sought to take Daniel's life by deceptively coercing King Darius to "establish a statute and enforce an injunction that anyone who makes a petition to any god or man besides you, O king, for thirty days, shall be cast into the lions' den." (Daniel 6:7- note) Men of integrity are committed men. Later in life Daniel was elevated by the pagan regime to the position of one of three commissioners over all the satraps (Da 6:4- note). Then the commander of the officials assigned new names to them and to Daniel he assigned the name Belteshazzar, to Hananiah Shadrach, to Mishael Meshach, and to Azariah Abed-nego. 8 But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king's choice food or with the wine which he drank so he sought permission from the commander of the officials that he might not defile himself. 9 Now God granted Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the commander of the officials. When faced with the choice to compromise his moral and ethical standards, undoubtedly instilled in him by godly parents in Jerusalem, Daniel as a captive in pagan Babylon made the most critical choice of his life. And what made Daniel such a virtuous man, such a man of character and peerless integrity (read how " peerless" in Ezekiel 14:14, 20- note!)ĭaniel "set his sails" early in life to chart a course that would enable him to become one of the men of highest character and integrity in the history of the world. Daniel was a man of principle not passion. ( Ref)ĭaniel was a man of virtue, not vice. It is generally a personal choice to hold oneself to consistent moral and ethical standards. Integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles moral uprightness. Personal virtues are characteristics valued as promoting collective and individual greatness. A virtue is a trait or quality deemed to be morally good and thus is valued as a foundation of principle and good moral being. Virtue (Latin: virtus, Ancient Greek: ἀρετή ) is moral excellence. Virtue and integrity perfectly "define" the man, Daniel! Wikipedia has these entries on virtue and integrity. Integrity is conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong, absolute devotion to telling the truth and faithfulness to high moral standards. Integrity is defined as an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting. Virtue is defined as the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong.
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