The church for too long
as beared a false witness, essentially lied about the true nature of God, by committing itself to everything else, BUT LOVE!
Not exact matches
Do you really think that telling such a lie would please the god that has «Thou shalt not
bear false witness»
as one of his commandments.
You may not like the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, you may not agree with their tenets, you may even feel you are such an expert on what makes someone a Christian and have the right to make the judgement on who is and who isn't, but spouting off inaccurate claims indicates no credibility, and inasmuch
as Jesus said «thou shalt not
bear false witness» I guess it doesn't leave you looking much like a Christian.
To be unaware of the true dimensions of life, to be insensitive to the realities beyond your narrow little swath of existence, to talk to no one save the people who mirror your own prejudices back to you, to be the victim of your own narrow insecurity in life, this is to
bear false witness just
as surely
as if you testified to the truth of a lie under oath.
Romans 13, «For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not
bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour
as thyself.»
Thou shall not ki11 Thou shall not
bear false witness Thou shall love thy neighbor
as thyself.
So, rather than criticize or challenge (which I think is fine) they build their case up with falsehood, or
as the 9th commandment puts it, they «
bear false witness,» or
as I will put it, they lie.
He reviews the commandments of God
as they are given in the Decalogue: «You shall not kill, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not
bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.»
Death is prescribed
as the punishment for a host of crimes including murder, treason, kidnapping, idolatry, blasphemy,
false prophecy, witchcraft, breaking the Sabbath, rape, adultery, incest, perversion, uttering a curse, striking a parent,
bearing false witness in a death penalty trial.
To give ground in these circumstances» to act
as though everything is normal and fine»
bears a
false witness, and over time becomes equivalent to denying the moral truth of the matter.
You shall not follow a multitude to do evil [all of this is in the nature of general admonition against damaging words: and now the same passage turns to formal legal consideration; nor shall you
bear witness in a suit, turning aside after a multitude, so
as to pervert justice; nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his suit [if formal
false witness may not damage the innocent it must also refrain from endorsing the guilty]» (Exod.
«I would not go into a conspiracy to
bear false witness against a nominee
as suggested by Chairman of the Appointment Committee of Parliament Joe Osei - Owusu when he appeared before Parliament with regards to bribery allegations,» he stated.
Knowing how grave it is to
bear false witness against a neighbor, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, has vowed not to change his stance on the alleged bribery scandal that hit the Appointments Committee
as he prepares to face a five - member committee approved by Parliament.