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Lies All the Same Exodus 20:16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” “White lies” are still lies. Holding back the truth is just a form of deceit. Skirting the truth is an attempt to make truth into…
God Demands Truth Exodus 20:16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” Consider the grace and kindness of God: He believes that you deserve truth. So He reveals Himself to us, in the creation, by His Word, and…
Standing Squarely for Truth Exodus 20:16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” God is truth, the apostle reminds us (1 John 4:8), a proposition no Christian will deny. But more to the point for many of us…
Launched on a Trajectory Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19 “You shall not steal.” Exodus 22:6 “If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he who started the…
Full Restitution Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19 “You shall not steal.” Exodus 22:6 “If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he who started the fire shall…
Mess Up, ‘Fess Up, Clean Up–Grow Up Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19 “You shall not steal.” Exodus 22:6 “If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he…
Patch Work? Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19 “You shall not steal.” Exodus 22:6 “If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he who started the fire shall…
Care and Caution Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19 “You shall not steal.” Exodus 22:6 “If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he who started the fire…
Take Responsibility Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19 “You shall not steal.” Love for our neighbors requires that we be prepared to take responsibility for any of our actions that may bring harm to our neighbors or their property. Because we aren’t…
Unintended Consequences Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19 “You shall not steal.” There is more to the prohibition against stealing than merely resisting the temptation to take what doesn’t belong to us. Implied in each negative commandment is a positive duty to…