Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-11-26

Thou shalt not bear false witness
against Thy ncighbur." This is the
ninth commandment. and today we
arc studying about what the Bible
say "i lies and liars.
IEnu shalt not,bcar false wit
ness. When we read those words Ne,
picture court of law. Il prisoner :,t
me COCK, Il lHan Og woman trStirv-
ing Tor or against him. When one
takes Inc witness stand. as il Is call
co. one taxes an oath upon the BIbIr
In Tell the truth. the whole truth md
nothing but the truth. 80 helm me
God. 1t is solemn moment, and
W" must b" very careful to do inst
maj. We must not guess or think
something may be 80. We mus, tell
'hly what We really know.
y ne may send Il man 10 prison
When he Is innocent. Il may take
away annlhCv's good name and mako
MN " social "tliClSt. 1t may cause all
Sor'- Of misery and uuhappincs..
Truth MOst important.
lfhtA!I:n"sS is one OF the most
important Virtues we can nossoss
MOI only VIII u Ii" hurt others. but
II h'ifts the liar even more. They syy
al some nun that his word l., rs
good 81, n u"ud." which means Inn,
@lTn " person doc not need !, .ai.,.
an "HtH That hc Is telling thc truth.
ENc:y"rc believes what he saws be
! cause y" Is KHuWn t. alw;,vs he
truthful. SuCu person is IL be- en-
. WED anu initltcd.
ON The contrary. To be known ms
Il lI". IS " dreadful thing FOR a man.
u woman uI' child. II can believe
nay c.uid. It mother should bc able
/" say. for ne always tells me tho
truth. Lives have been ruined I'm
anci%IlE ana homes broken up by
! lies.
False Swearing.
verses ! and OF the 23rd chan
ter .! Exodus read: Thou shalt not
| :Hl"r i1lsc report: put not thine
| iAnd with the wicked to be an un-
righteous witness" And Keep thee
lar from false matter: and the i'll
n"cCnt and righteous Slay thou not,
luf VIII not justify the wicked"
ne nnin commandment is expand
rd Hiij d"NC!upCd ~ these words.
biw L':o laid. "NC nave heard
that II hath been aid 10y them Of old
lines. Iil3u shalt not ;urSwrdr trv-
sell, hui malt perform unto the Lord
lhlnc nulii&. The word per form has
been Interpreted 60 mean paw. or re-
cuinP"nSr. or render To- the Lord
iEln" nIihS. This means ihc oath b.-
comes q dCDt 10 the Lord. which
must be surely paid when we take
an oath which must be kept because
II Is VOW 10 the Lord.
The jews of the time were very
| fond Of swearing i'm the name of .Jc-
| hoE&h. by the law. By the temple. NV
the altar, by ;hc lamb etc. much as
children nowadays insist they are
telling the truth by the statement.
cross my heart
Jesus said. Swear not at all:
neither by heaven. for il is Gods
throne. Not by earth. Tor il is Ills
iootstnol: neither by Jerusalem: for
II Is the city of The great King. But
L.; YOUR communication be Yea. yea.
Nay. nay. Tor whatsoever is more
than tHcsC CumCth of evil"
Tell Truth without Oath.
Quakers and Moravians will not
take an oath because they think JC-
su~ meant this literally that they
should not swear under any ciict;n-
stances and the law allows them to
testify without taking The oath. with
lis II is Il mere form. however. as il
we live Us We should. we always tell
ihC truth without swearing 10 il. If
VIC DON'T VIC arc not true Christians.
The Jews claimed that they we're
children Of God. but when He sent
Jesus To- them, they refused tr listen
tu Him and hated and tried Ia kill
Him. So Jesus told them they could
not really be children Of God or they
would rio His bidding
EFF God were your Father, We
would love Nc, for proceeded forth