the ninth commandment

 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. the ninth commandment from the short list.  Matthew 15:18-20 "But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries. fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man."    These are Jesus words.    What I want to talk about in this blog is lying. It seems to have become common place in our society to lie. We know the truth is so important for justice. When we appear in a court of law we are required to swear the tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth.  We have seen it over and over again where our politicians will lie and later when confronted feel the end justifies the means. Harry Reid recently was questioned about his lie he told about Mitt Romney not paying taxes, He didn't win did he?, was his answer. Clinton lied under oath. Nixon lied. Over and over again we see people lying especially politicians and it is deemed OK by those that believe in them or their cause. I remember years ago when talking to a co-worker about the falsified National Guard papers that were used against George Bush. This liberal person stated that she thought it was OK to use those papers to keep Bush from winning. When our side wins it is OK? Do we still feel it is OK when lies are used against us  to cause us hurt or a loss. How do those same people feel there had been lies told that caused Clinton or Obama to lose? As long as they won, they probably do not confront that issue. But what if? What if in the upcoming election some grievous lies are told about the Democratic candidate and it is the cause of them losing? Not their policies but some out right lies that cause them to lose, will it feel OK then? Probably not. I imagine their would be, rightfully so,  a large outrage when the truth came out.
This is another of the commandments that is being so openly and freely disobeyed and some feel no guilt at all. My Mother-in-law once when she did not feel like going to a church meeting, told her husband she was not going. He asked, what lie do you want me to tell them? My Mother-in-law said, don't tell them no lie, just tell them I don't feel like dealing with them fools tonight!  I have often thought about that, and I like honesty as do all of us. When you know someone lies, you never know if you can believe anything that comes out of their mouth. This commandment needs to be kept and written on our hearts.  God bless, LVZ,