The Ninth Commandment: Honest Justice

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Feb 23, 2021 · 4m

READ: EXODUS 20:16; MATTHEW 23:23-24; JOHN 18:37-40 "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor” (Exodus 20:16). When most of us hear the ninth commandment, we think, "Okay, God doesn’t want me to lie. So I should be good and tell the truth." And this is true! The ninth commandment does show that God calls His people to live honest lives. But it goes even deeper than that. At its heart, the ninth commandment is really about justice. “False testimony” is a legal term that refers to lying in court. Lying in court could lead to an innocent person being punished or a guilty person…