深刻的真理-談説謊（一）

導言

1. 欺騙有很大的破壞力。

2. 真理有使人得自由的巨大力量。

3. 舌頭是全身上下最厲害的一塊肉，它能點著最大的樹林（雅3：5）。

4. 第九條誡命—“不可作假見證陷害人。”

這一條誡命是什麼意思?

1.當初這條誡命設立的背景是在法庭上。

2. 如果法庭上都沒有真話和正義，那麼社會上就更沒有真話和正義了。

3. 這條誡命並不只是局限在法庭上。

為什麼設立這條誡命?

1.為什麼這條誡命要加上“陷害人”這幾個字?

2.不說實話，我們就沒有健康的人際關係。

3.講實話在今天尤為重要的兩個原因。

4.當我們遵守這第九條誡命時，我們就反映了上帝的形象，就是父，子，和聖靈。

5.當我們說假話，我們就破壞了社會。

The Deep Truth (I)

Introduction

1. Deception can be very destructive.

2. The truth can be powerfully liberating.

3. The tongue is the strongest muscle in the body—with the strength to set a forest ablaze. (James 3:5)

4. The ninth commandment—“And you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”

What does this commandment mean?

1. The primary context of this commandment is the courtroom.

2. Lack of truth and justice in the courtroom leads to lack of truth and justice in the wider community.

3. This commandment extends beyond the courtroom

Why was this commandment given?

1. Why does this command have the added phrase “against your neighbor”?

2. We can’t have healthy relationships.

3. Truth telling is particularly important today because of two reasons.

4. When we keep the ninth commandment, we reflect what God is like: Father, Son, and Spirit.

5. When we lie, when we break community.