Avoiding All Lies and Deceit (1): Speak No Evil

by Martyn McGeown Sometimes we think that lies are harmless, but lies are very damaging. We see that in the wording of the Ninth Commandment itself, “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.” The Heidelberg Catechism mentions four types of sins against the Ninth Commandment, a list that is by no means exhaustive. First, the Ninth Commandment forbids “that I bear false witness against no man.” To bear false witness is to speak something untrue about another person. Truth is...