Lord’s Day 43, Chapter 2: The Practical Implications of the Ninth Commandment (1)

The Heidelberg Catechism in Lord's Day 43 enumerates various instances of violations against the ninth commandment. The Heidelberg Catechism in Lord's Day 43 enumerates various instances of violations against the ninth commandment. These are, in the first place, that which concerns the principal meaning of the ninth commandment in the narrower sense: "That I bear false witness against no man;" secondly, that I do not falsify any man's words; thirdly, that I be no backbiter or slanderer;...