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The Ninth Commandment
Exodus 20.16
“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”
Deuteronomy 5.20
“‘You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.’”
God is a God of truth. Anything less than or opposed to truth is therefore contrary to the very being of God and cannot further His purposes on earth. As the image-bearers of God, people flourish best when they traffic in truth. The command to bear true witness to our neighbor takes many forms and is rooted in the requirement that people be, first of all, truthful toward God.
When we play fast and loose with the truth it’s usually for some personal advantage. We make ourselves the author and end of truth, at least as we intend it to be understood. Thus we usurp the place of God. We must ever devote ourselves to being truthful in all matters if we would live in the favor of God and know the good and glorious benefits of His covenant love.
T. M. Moore
The Law of God is the soil which, fertilized by the rest of God’s Word and watered by His Spirit, brings forth the fruit of Christian life. If you’d like to understand this process better, and how to make best use of the Law in your walk with and work for the Lord, order the book, The Ground for Christian Ethics, from our online store.
Except as indicated, Scripture taken from the New King James Version. © Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.