Religion & Spirituality
-Sung Psalm- 64---The central point of the Ninth Commandment has to do with the law court.--When you stand before the judge, you must tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.--But the ninth commandment has a far broader application than the legal system. Just like -you shall not kill- is about how you handle anger - because murder is about striking back at God- so also the ninth commandment -as all the commandments- has to do with what kind of person you are. Are you a person characterized by -the truth----We all like to think so. I used to think that I was a -straight shooter- - that I would just tell it the way I saw it----But I'm not. I tend to think an awful lot - and sometimes too much - about how the other person will hear what I am about to say. In one sense, it's a good trait- It is good to be sensitive to how others will hear you---But sometimes it gets in the way of the truth. Sometimes I wind up trying to out-think the Holy Spirit - and that never ends well...