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Who Can You Trust?. Trust = Confidence. Distrust = Suspicion. Our distrust is very expensive. –Ralph Waldo Emerson. An Epidemic of Distrust…. “Employees New Motto: Trust No One”. “Companies Urged to Rebuild Trust”. “Ethics Must Be Strengthened To Rebuild People’s Trust”.
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“Employees New Motto: Trust No One”
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Liberal Arts Students- 43% Education Students- 52% Medical Students- 63% Law Students- 63% Business Students- 75%
Whether you’re on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family, if you can’t trust one another there’s going to be trouble. –Joe Paterno
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. John 14:6 (NLT)
True, some of them were unfaithful; but just because they were unfaithful, does that mean God will be unfaithful?...
…Of course not! Even if everyone else is a liar, God is true. As the Scriptures say about him, “You will be proved right in what you say, and you will win your case in court.” Romans 3:3-4 (NLT)
This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I have been sent to proclaim faith to those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives….
…This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world began. Titus 1:1-2 (NLT)
Long ago the Lord said to Israel: “I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself. Jeremiah 31:3 (NLT)
For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.…
…God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him….
…There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son. John 3:16-18 (NLT)
Having spent many years trying to define the essentials of trust, I arrived at the position that if two people could say two things to each other and mean them, then there was the basis for real trust….
…The two things were “I mean you no harm” and “I seek your greatest good.” –Jim Mehan
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.…
…Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.…
…Then you will have healing for your body and strength for your bones. Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce. Proverbs 3:5-9 (NLT)