Heidelcast 38: The Prevalence Of Prevarication

by Heidelcast on September 14, 2013 | 8 Comments

The law of God is always relevant but the ninth commandment seems particularly relevant right now. We live in a time when truth seems to be out of fashion. I can’t remember a time when there has seemed to be so little . . . Continue reading →

The Ninth Commandment And The New Media (UPDATED)

by R. Scott Clark on December 10, 2013 | 7 Comments

The ninth commandment is still a part of the moral law of God. It requires that all humans tell the truth. It says, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” As my dear friend Don Treick always says, “It’s in . . . Continue reading →

The Fugitive, The Truth, And Social Media

by R. Scott Clark on August 31, 2014 | 1 Comment

One of the television shows I remember watching as a boy, briefly when it was first run (1963–67) and then again in re-runs, was The Fugitive. It was the story of a man who was falsely convicted of murder and who sets . . . Continue reading →

Heidelcast 90: God’s Holy Law (13): The Ninth Commandment

by Heidelcast on April 16, 2015

The ninth commandment, however, also requires that we confess and defend the very existence of truth in an age when the notion that there is truth and that truth is distinct from error is widely doubted. Continue reading →

Heidelberg 112: Your Speech Shall Accord With Objective Reality

by R. Scott Clark on August 14, 2015 | 2 Comments

In the garden the Evil One began by questioning the veracity of God’s Word: “Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” (Gen 3:1b). The woman collaborated with the Evil One by adding to the Lord’s . . . Continue reading →

Charges, Convictions, And The Ninth Commandment

by R. Scott Clark on December 8, 2016 | 27 Comments

In the last few weeks the Reformed-ish world has been rocked by allegations against two ministers, one very visible, very well known and the other with somewhat famous name but relatively well known. In the first case, this minister, Tullian Tchividjian, has . . . Continue reading →

What Is And Is Not Gossip?

by R. Scott Clark on September 6, 2021

In recent months, I have had several people speak with me about situations going on around them. Each of these parties were godly Christians seeking counsel about difficult matters involving others. Each time, they would pause and say something like “I don’t . . . Continue reading →