"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor."--Exodus 20:16. The ninth commandment as given by God through Moses. The issue involved in this commandment is being honest. The issue involved here is telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. If this was not an issue, God would not have to give this command. The ninth commandment deals with the issue of lying.
Lying. The image above is probably a familiar one. Someone taking an oath to tell the truth in a court of law while placing their hand on the Bible.
Lying. Lying has been an issue since the garden. The first recorded lie is found in Genesis 3 where the serpent tells Eve that what God said in regards to eating of the fruit was not true causing Eve to be deceived and to sin against God. Furthermore, Cain, after killing Abel, claimed to not know where Abel was when asked by God. And finally in Genesis 37, Joseph's brothers lie about what had happened to Joseph causing Jacob to mourn for many days (Genesis 37:34).
Lying so in the above 3 examples, we find three reasons for lying.
Lying. First, people lie in order to entice someone else into doing something that is wrong or as in the garden, blatantly sinful.
Lying. Second, people lie to cover up something they have done and/or to protect themselves.
Lying. Thirdly, with Joseph's brothers we see that lying can hurt others.
Lying. Lying of course is a broad concept and many times even we as individuals find justification to tell a lie.
Lying. Have you ever told a lie? If so, what was your reason?
Lying. That being said, the question I want to leave you with is there ever justification for telling a lie? Food for thought.
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