The Promise of the Ninth Commandment – A Kingdom Catechism

The Promise of the Ninth Commandment

A Kingdom Catechism

Truth is a powerful buttress against evil.

Q 125: What does the Lord promise in the ninth commandment?

A 125: In exchange for obedience to the ninth commandment the Lord promises to dwell in the midst of His people, restrain evil among them, and grant them to know the full measure of His covenant blessings. (Num. 35:30-34; Deut. 19:15-21; Deut. 6:16-19)

Truth is a powerful tool for restraining the progress of evil. But this functions at all levels of life, in every arena of life, and through all our words and deeds. Christians can make a difference in the temper of the times by simply refusing to participate in lies. Solzhenitsyn’s advice to the artists of Russia, in considering how to respond to the lies of Soviet duplicity and oppression, should be adopted by every believer for all of life: “Let that come, if it must come, only not by me!” God will provide for our needs, keep us in His sovereign care, and advance His reign of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Spirit—Whose words are truth and life (John 6:63)—when we make standing for and speaking the truth hallmarks of our everyday experience.

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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.