The Substance of the Ninth Commandment – A Kingdom Catechism

The Substance of the Ninth Commandment

A Kingdom Catechism

We are made for truth.

Q 120: What is the substance of the ninth commandment?

A 120: The substance of the ninth commandment is that we must ever live and speak truthfully to God and to our neighbors, always seeking to be faithful and just in all matters. (Deut. 6:16-19; Lev. 19:11; Lev. 19:15, 16)

God is truth. God made the world in truth. He speaks truthfully to men and calls us to live truthfully with one another. Truth reflects both the reality of God and the design of the universe. Truth sets men free from bondage to unbelief and sin (John 8:32). To speak in any way other than truth is to betray God and bring corruption into human relations. Love for God and neighbor requires that we speak truth in love at all times.

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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.