This ninth commandment tells us to not tell lies. We are to speak the truth to one another. This is the cement that holds our society together. We’re to live in an honest place. This is about not using your words to set up other people for failure but, on the other hand, speaking truth into people’s lives; the good things about them.

“The purpose of this commandment is: since God (who is truth) hates a lie, we must practice truth without deceit toward one another.” -John Calvin

“When we undertake to deceive others intentionally, we communicate messages meant to mislead them, meant to make them believe what we ourselves do not believe. We can do so through gesture, through disguise, by means of action or inaction, even through silence.”

-Sissela Bok, ”Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life”

“Trust and integrity are precious resources, easily squandered, hard to regain. They can thrive only on a foundation of respect for veracity.”

-Sissela Bok, ”Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life”

The reason we’re called to be truthful people is that we serve a _______ ________________________.

As the ninth commandment instructs, we must be honest with God and face up to ___________________.