Double-Mindedness And Integrity

I was thinking about double-mindedness today – there are only 3 verses in the Bible that mention this word:

Ps. 119:113 I hate the double-minded, But I love Your law.

Heb. ce’eph (Strongs: 5588) divided, destitute of firm faith and persuasion as to divine things, a doubter, skeptic,

The thing that keeps us from being double-minded in this verse is the Law/ways/Word of God

James 1:8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways

Gk. dipsychos (Strongs: 1374) from dis meaning “twice,” and psuche, meaning "mind." It means: wavering, uncertain, doubting, divided in interest.

Here is verse 8 in context – James is telling us to ask for wisdom with faith and not doubting:

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.

6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

8 Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.

The thing that keeps us from being double-minded in this verse is the wisdom of God

James 4:8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

The thing that keeps us from being double-minded in this verse is the holiness of God

How do you know if you are double-minded?

- Are you the same in public as you are in private?

- Are you the same at church as you are with your family?

- Does your thought life match your testimony?

- Do you maintain your spiritual life when you are with unsaved friends/relatives?

The double-minded person has no integrity. The words “integrated” and “integrity” come from the same root word. Having integrity means that we are the same on the inside as we are on the outside – we are integrated.

The double-minded man lacks integrity. He is not whole, entire, or undiminished. He has no unifying factor that keeps him whole.

Here are five verses on integrity that are worthy of further meditation:

• Integrity clears and justifies us: Ps. 7:8 Let the Lord judge the peoples. Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High.

• Integrity leads us to the presence of God and gives us the authority to stay there: Ps. 41:12 Because of my integrity you uphold me and set me in your presence forever.

• Integrity causes us to walk in safety and with a firm footing: Prov. 10:9 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.

• Integrity causes us to walk with the guidance of the Lord: Prov. 11:3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.

* Integrity ensures that we are guarded and protected: Prov. 13:6 Righteousness guards the person of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

Integrity is consistently choosing the purity of truth

Integrity is what we do, what we say and what we say we do 

Don Galer