We
will be considering the 9th commandment this morning, which forbids
bearing false witness against our neighbor. When Jesus comes to Jerusalem the
week of His death, He finds slick debaters who are very good with words,
determined to use them against Jesus. They are opposed to Him, for He has
convicted them of sin, with true words that went home. They are determined to
remove this obstacle to keeping their place and nation. They reply with
flattery and word traps, to trip Him into some verbal gaffe and lower Him in
the polls with the people. This is at the heart of the ninth commandment: don’t
use your words to lower others and advance yourself. Don’t violate and oppose
the Truth. Jesus is the truth, so pursue it. Instead of saying whatever it
takes for Me, Me, Me, deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow the truth.
3/11/12
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