The Basis for the Ninth Commandment – A Kingdom Catechism

The Basis for the Ninth Commandment

A Kingdom Catechism

Set free from the lies of sin, we must ever seek to live for the truth.

Q 119: What is the basis for the ninth commandment?

A 119: The basis for the ninth commandment is God being Truth, and Truth being that which sets men free from the bondage of sin, we must ever live and speak the Truth in love to all men. (John 14:6; John 8:32; Eph. 4:15)

Christians have been redeemed and liberated from the lies of the devil, and from all deception or misleading of others. It is inconsistent with the freedom we have in Jesus Christ to compromise truth in any way. Living in truth and speaking truth keep us in the path with Jesus, Who does all things well and causes all things to work together for good to those who love Him. We cannot refract the truth of Christ, nor expect to know the blessings of His favor, when we play fast and loose with the truth.

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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.