Thou shalt not bear false witness
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Publicly declaring testimony when faithfulness and obedience are missing within our own homes is hypocrisy-and undermines the foundation of a great work. Bednar taught that we bear false witness when our actions don’t match our words:Ī public statement of love when the private actions of love are absent at home is hypocrisy-and weakens the foundation of a great work. Don’t take one person’s word for it.Įlder David A. This is a good practice for each of us in our personal efforts to distinguish truth from error: Look for multiple corroborating sources of truth. One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established. Under the law of Moses, the risk of false testimony was mitigated by requiring multiple witnesses for any conviction:
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So God also follows this principle: He does not say things that aren’t true. Enos said that he “knew that God could not lie” ( Enos 1:6, see also 1 Samuel 15:29). The brother of Jared said that Jesus Christ is a God of truth, and that He cannot lie ( Ether 3:12, see also Deuteronomy 32:4). Don’t say something just because it’s popular or interesting or because you think it will advance a worthy cause. The core principle is this: Make sure that what you say is accurate. When you are called to testify in a dispute, do not be swayed by the crowd to twist justice. And do not slant your testimony in favor of a person just because that person is poor. You must not follow the crowd in doing wrong. You must not cooperate with evil people by lying on the witness stand. He subsequently elaborated on this commandment: To ancient Israel, the Lord declared, “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour” ( Exodus 20:16, Deuteronomy 5:20, Mosiah 13:23).