LESSON 10

MEMORY VERSES

Philippians 4:13	Proverbs 14:5	Psalm 46:10	Luke 6:31
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me	The truthful witness tells no lies, the false witness lies with every breath.	Be still and know that I am God, supreme over nations, supreme over the world.'	Treat others as you would like people to treat you.

THE 7TH COMMANDMENT- YOU SHALL NOT STEAL

Introduction: Stealing is taking something that does not belong to you without asking. 

It is not borrowing, or finding something, or owning something, or having something with permission. 

It is DELIBERATELY taking something from someone else. 

Besides stealing, the seventh commandment forbids 

• cheating, 
• keeping things that are not ours, and 
• accepting bribes by public officials.

We are commanded by the seventh commandment to 

• respect what belongs to others, 
• to live up to our business agreements, 
• to pay our just debts and 
• to not charge an exorbitant rate of interest when lending to another. 
• We must also use the things we have wisely and 
• treat our things with respect. In addition, this commandment includes that 
• we do not keep others from having what they deserve 
• or borrow things and not returning them.

THE 8TH COMMANDMENT-   YOU SHALL NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS AGAINST YOUR NEIGHBOUR (YOU SHALL NOT LIE)

Introduction : The 7th and 8th commandment often go together. Though stealing and lying are not the same, oftentimes those who steal tell lies to protect themselves, from being found out or punished.That is why today we will learn  about both these commandments together.

What does the eighth Commandment forbid?

The eighth Commandment forbids 

• all false testimony-/ false witness—to swear falsely in a court of law.

• rash judgment -Forming or expressing an evil or untrue opinion of others without sufficient reason or cause.

• lies-Saying anything which we believe to be false, with the intention of deceiving those to whom we are speaking.

There are three kinds of lies (1) jocose, or those told in jest; (2) officious, or those told to escape some evil, to obtain some benefit, or to excuse ourselves or others; (3) malicious, or those told with the retention of injuring our neighbour.

Are calumny and detraction forbidden by the eighth Commandment? Yes

Calumny.Saying what is not true of our neighbour, with the intention of injuring his character.

Detraction. Making known the sins of our neighbour, with the intention of injuring his character.

If you have injured your neighbour by speaking ill of him, what are you bound to do?

If I have injured my neighbour by speaking ill of him, I am bound to make him satisfaction by restoring his good name as far as I can.

Make him satisfaction. To do all in one’s power to bring back the good name of one’s neighbour—in the case of calumny, by contradicting the lie told; in the case of detracting, by doing all we can to restore the good opinion in which he had been held.