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Honest Herald

“When they heard these things they became silent; and they glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life.”” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭11:18‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/act.11.18.nkjv The combination of honesty with good reporting is not common, especially in public speaking. The politics of peace demands the sampling of popular opinion and a determination towards the presentation of good and acceptable report, with little emphasis on honesty. Notwithstanding, Peter gave an honest report of the instances that led to his ministration to the gentile family of Cornelius in Casearea. It was a dispassionate, honest, and true report of the happenings, without consideration of his personal biases. Unfortunately, honesty in today's reporting suffers the deserved popular respect because of personal considerations, promoting diplomacy and institutional etiquette above the sentiments of the Holy Spirit. Whereas, honesty is completely disloyal to all personal and i...