Philippians 2:9 “Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name.”  We have hit on many topics this week: reputation, integrity, honesty, gossip, and character. The Ninth Commandment, “Thou shalt not bear false witness,” touches each one of these issues. The following poem is a good … Continue reading Testimony →

Jeremiah 17:9-10 “The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure.  Who can understand it?  I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind.” It’s difficult to write a week’s worth of devotions on truth and lying without the incredible image of President Clinton flashing into our minds. Regardless of your political persuasion and … Continue reading Examination →

Joshua 2: 3-6 “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, because they have come to spy out the whole land…” She said, ‘I don’t know which way they went.’… (But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them under the stalks of flax she had laid on … Continue reading Courage →

Ephesians 4:17 “The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure.  Who can understand it?  I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind.”  At this point in our study we have learned about the evils of lying, gossip and criticism. But as Paul so clearly teaches in Ephesians 4:17-25, we can learn to … Continue reading Deceit →

Proverbs 15:4 The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit. One of the most valued possessions a person has is their good name. Someone has said that it is better to die with a good name than to live with a bad one. Solomon said, "A … Continue reading Slander →

Proverbs 15:4 The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.  Two ladies in the community gossiped about one of their friends. They found out later that they were wrong, but her reputation had been greatly scarred. They went to their pastor and asked what they should … Continue reading Heard It from a Freind →

Psalms 12:1-2 “Help, Lord, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men. Everyone lies to his neighbor; their flattering lips speak with deception.” A church, like Grace Church, was studying the Ten Commandments. As the pastor wrapped up his sermon on the Eighth Commandment, he told the congregation, “next week … Continue reading The Trouble with Lying →