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False Reports The Ninth Commandment 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…
Cross-Dressing The Ninth Commandment 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…
Honesty in Marriage The Ninth Commandment 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,…
No Double Standards The Ninth Commandment 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.…
The Blinding Power of Sin The Ninth Commandment 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…
Neither Steal nor Lie The Ninth Commandment 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,…
Vows The Ninth Commandment Deuteronomy 23:21-23 “‘If you make a vow to the LORD your God, you shall not delay fulfilling it, for the LORD your God will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.…
Lesson #95: Baptism Administered aaa Shorter Catechism Q & A #95 Q. To whom is baptism to be administered? A. Baptism is not to be administered to any that are out of the visible church, till they profess their faith…
Dabbling in the Lie? The Ninth Commandment Leviticus 18:24-30 “Do not make yourselves unclean by any of these things, for by all these the nations I am driving out before you have become unclean, and the land became unclean, so…
Do Not Test the Lord The Ninth Commandment Deuteronomy 6:16-19 “‘You shall not put the LORD your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah. You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his…