Speaking the Truth

“1. A false statement deliberately presented as being true; falsehood. 2. Something meant to deceive or give a wrong impression.” This, according to the American Heritage Dictionary Second College Edition of 1982, is part of the definition of the word “lie” when it is used as a noun. It serves as a starting point in our examination of the sin of lying, or as the ninth commandment has it, bearing false witness. It is clear from all of God’s Word that the sin of bearing false witness is a great...