Honesty must be absolute
A priest, while concluding his church services, announced, “Next Sunday I’m going to preach on the subject of lying. In preparation for my sermon, I would like you to read the 17th Chapter of Mark.”
The following Sunday, the preacher rose to begin, and said, “Last Sunday, I asked you to read the 17th Chapter of Mark. All of you who have done so raise your hands.” Nearly every hand in the congregation went up. Then, said the preacher…