A Public Faith

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

One who walks with integrity, practices righteousness, and speaks truth in his heart.  Psalm 15:2 NASB Integrity – Robert Alter’s translation uses English expressions that are a bit closer to the Hebrew originals. In this NASB translation, “integrity” is the Hebrew word tāmîm, derived from the root tāmam.  It actually means “complete.”  Payne notes, “the verb’s fundamental…

Honesty Is the Best Policy?

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out. Proverbs 10:9 NASB Integrity – Are you considered a person of integrity? Ah, before you answer, you might want to know what tamam means. Most of us think of integrity as a synonym for honesty and by that…