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“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor” (Exodus 20:16). The ninth commandment. “Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbor” (Deut. 5:20). For the most part, this has to do with legal testimony in a court of law. The Jewish legal system relied upon honest witnesses.
Human testimony has the power to convict or even condemn. We can see why the Lord would safeguard truth in testifying. Other safeguards included the need for more than one witness for a death ...
Arkansas: Transformed is a bi-monthly insert that features how BMA of Arkansas ministries and churches are impacting our culture.
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