Westminster Shorter Catechism Q & A #76-78

  #76 

1. Question: Which is the ninth commandment?
2.  Answer: The ninth commandment is, Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

#77

1. Question: What is required in the ninth commandment?
2. Answer: The ninth commandment requireth the maintaining and promoting of truth between man and man and of our own and our neighbor’s good name, especially in witness bearing.

 #78 

1. Question: What is forbidden in the ninth commandment?
2. Answer: The ninth commandment forbiddeth whatsoever is prejudicial to truth, or injurious to our own or our neighbor’s good name

 Recommended Sermon: WSC #76-#78: Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness, by Pastor David Reese [Text: Exodus 20:16 (Audio); Galatians 5:1 (Audio)]