Q&A 112 What is God's will for you in the ninth commandment?

God's will is that I

never give false testimony against anyone,

twist no one's words,

not gossip or slander,

nor join in condemning anyone

without a hearing or without a just cause.¹

 

Rather, in court and everywhere else,

I should avoid lying and deceit of every kind;

these are devices the devil himself uses,

and they would call down on me God's intense anger.²

I should love the truth,

speak it candidly,

and openly acknowledge it.³

And I should do what I can

to guard and advance my neighbor's good name.⁴

 

¹ Ps. 15; Prov. 19:5; Matt. 7:1; Luke 6:37; Rom. 1:28-32

² Lev. 19:11-12; Prov. 12:22; 13:5; John 8:44; Rev. 21:8

³ 1 Cor. 13:6; Eph. 4:25

⁴ 1 Pet. 3:8-9; 4:8

 

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