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The Ninth Commandment: Statutes and Precepts (10)
Exodus 23.2, 3
2 “You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after many to pervert justice. 3 You shall not show partiality to a poor man in his dispute.”
Leviticus 19.15, 16
15 “‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty. In righteousness you shall judge your neighbor. 16 You shall not go about as a talebearer among your people; nor shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.’”
John 7.24
It violates the ninth commandment to conspire falsely, give false witness in a lawsuit, or to practice favoritism in any matter. Partiality in transactions is as heinous to God as lying and deceit.
All men stand on equal ground before the Law of God. The “majority” cannot change the truth of God. A man’s standing as somehow deprived or underprivileged, or, on the other hand, as of a higher social standing, does not change the truth. The Law of God is not subject to social conventions or changes in the temper of the times. The Law is truth (Jn. 17.17), and men and societies can only know the blessing of God as they abide within the terms of truth as He defines it.
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.