Guarding Our Words and Ways – A Kingdom Catechism

Guarding Our Words and Ways

A Kingdom Catechism

Believers are to be salt, light, and leaven in the world.

Q 123: How do the redeemed of the Lord guard their words and ways with their neighbors?

A 123: The redeemed of the Lord guard their words and ways with their neighbors by eschewing all dishonesty, deceit, and lying, fulfilling all lawful agreements, and refusing to be a party in spreading lies. (Deut. 25:13-16; Lev. 6:1-5; Lev. 19:11; Exod. 23:1)

The world is filled with lies and half-truths these days (Ps. 12). But just because everyone else uses their words frivolously, carelessly, or duplicitously does not mean that Christians should. As the salt, light, and leaven of the world, Christians must stand for truth by their lives and words in every situation, shining the light of God’s Word into every nook and cranny of the darkness of unbelief. We must give our lives, conversations, interests, avocations, and loves entirely to knowing, living, and speaking the truth. Anything less than this compromises our calling to follow Him Who declared Himself to be Truth (John 14:6).

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In the Gates is a devotional series on the Law of God by Rev. T.M. Moore, editor of the Worldview Church. He serves as dean of the Centurions Program of the Wilberforce Forum and principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He is the author or editor of twenty books, and has contributed chapters to four others. His essays, reviews, articles, papers, and poetry have appeared in dozens of national and international journals, and on a wide range of websites. His most recent books are The Ailbe Psalter and The Ground for Christian Ethics (Waxed Tablet).

Scripture quotations in this article are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, (c) copyright 2001, 2007 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.