Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 43 Q & A 112 Q. What is God’s will for you in the ninth commandment? [You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.] A. God’s will is that I never give false testimony against anyone, twist no one’s words, not gossip or slander, nor join in condemning anyone …
From R.C. Sproul’s lecture ‘The Tyranny Of The Weaker Brother’. If a person has a scruple I do not share and it is a scruple unto the Lord, then I have to bend over backwards to be caring and not flaunt my liberty in their face. I should do the act that is indifferent but …
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 42 Q & A 110 Q. What does God forbid in the eighth commandment? [You shall not steal.] A. He forbids not only outright theft and robbery, punishable by law.*1 But in God’s sight theft also includes cheating and swindling our neighbor by schemes made to appear legitimate,*2 such as: …
It’s been nice to see some of the Chilean miners fall to their knees in thanks to God upon returning to the surface. But just maybe one of them might have given serious thought about staying down the shaft. Mike Wittmer ruminates on reports that some of the miners have had more than one significant …
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