Subpoenas The Ninth Commandment We must bear witness when required. Leviticus 5:1 “If anyone sins in that he hears a public adjuration to testify, and though he is a witness, whether he has seen or come to know the matter, yet does not speak, he shall bear his iniquity….” Anyone who witnesses a transgression has ...
Witnesses The Ninth Commandment Two witnesses are required in matters of law. Deuteronomy 19:15-21 “‘A single witness shall not suffice against a person for any crime or for any wrong in connection with any offense that he has committed. Only on the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses shall a charge be ...
Truthfulness in Transactions The Ninth Commandment All business transactions should be concluded in truth. Leviticus 19:35, 36 “You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity. You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin: I am the LORD your God, who brought ...
Truth in Courts of Law The Ninth Commandment We must always give truthful witness in matters of law. Leviticus 19:15, 16 “You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. You shall not go around ...
False Reports The Ninth Commandment False witness is a sin against the community and the Lord. Exodus 23:1 “You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.” False reports can take various forms. Gossip—unsubstantiated reports about others, or reports scattered in order to ...
Truthfulness in Dress The Ninth Commandment Do not practice dishonesty in dress. Deuteronomy 22:5 “‘A woman shall not wear a man’s garment, nor shall a man put on a woman’s cloak, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD your God.’” In those days the only purpose for “cross-dressing” would have ...
Truthfulness in Marriage The Ninth Commandment Husbands and wives must be honest with one another. Deuteronomy 22:13-21 “‘If any man takes a wife and goes in to her and then hates her and accuses her of misconduct and brings a bad name upon her, saying, “I took this woman, and when I came near ...
Honesty and Fairness The Ninth Commandment God commands honesty and fairness in all our dealings. Deuteronomy 25:13-16 “‘You shall not have in your bag two kinds of weights, a large and a small. You shall not have in your house two kinds of measures, a large and a small. A full and fair ...
The Blinding Power of Sin The Ninth Commandment Sin can blind us to false dealing. Leviticus 6:1-5 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “If anyone sins and commits a breach of faith against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in a matter of deposit or security, or through robbery, or if he has oppressed ...
Do Not Lie The Ninth Commandment We must at all times be truthful with our neighbors. Leviticus 19:11 “You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another.” Colossians 3:9 In this statute we can see the interconnectedness of the Law of God, and why, if we break one of ...