Don’t Lie – part 3

Don’t Lie – part 3

Exodus 20:16. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.   This commandment is also a protection for our marriages. Why? Well, when one spouse begins to insult the other the words used are usually slander and falsehood. This kind of verbal battering...
Don’t lie – part 2

Don’t lie – part 2

Exodus 20:16. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.   There is more than one way to tell a lie. For instance we must not lie with our lives. In other words, we must not pretend to be what we are not. That is hypocrisy. The story of Ananias and...
Don’t lie – part 1

Don’t lie – part 1

Exodus 20:16. You should not bear false witness against your neighbour.   I once read of a preacher who held a congregation spellbound by his fiery preaching on a cardinal sin. He ended his tirade by asking whether the congregation would like to see that part of...
Stealing – part 5

Stealing – part 5

Exodus 20:15 You shall not steal.   We can also commit the crime of theft against God. Firstly we can steal time from God. Sometimes people who say they are Christians spend more time on their hobbies and pleasures than they do in the matter of discipleship and...
Stealing – part 4

Stealing – part 4

Exodus 20 v 15 You shall not steal.   I wonder if it has ever occurred to you that we can commit the sin of theft against ourselves and our own families?   Some people rob their families because of a terribly stingy mentality. Many a wife is kept without...