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I've always understood it as lying, plain and simple. But I have wondered. The commandment you should not kill excludes killing in war(we know because of the wording), so for all I know there might be exclusions in this commandment too. I mean, if I could save someone from the nazis in WW2 by lying, I'd say that was ok. But I don't have anything biblical to back that up.
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Originally posted by Ben Kenobi View PostFalse witness simply means that you cannot lie under oath to condemn someone else. The penalty used to be if you were caught to bear the penalty of the man you condemned.
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From the Catholic Catechism.2464 The eighth commandment forbids misrepresenting the truth in our relations with others. This moral prescription flows from the vocation of the holy people to bear witness to their God who is the truth and wills the truth. Offenses against the truth express by word or deed a refusal to commit oneself to moral uprightness: they are fundamental infidelities to God and, in this sense, they undermine the foundations of the covenant.
It seems significantly more far-reaching than your interpretation. Or were you just defining the words "False Witness"?"Comment
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Ben isn't Catholic though.“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
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He likes to say he is.“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
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That's because he bears false witness.“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
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It means that when you know someone is lying it should really, really bother you - like to the point where you can't bear it."I say shoot'em all and let God sort it out in the end!Comment
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The Catholic Church is not Ancient Judaism. I think that would be where the mix-up comes from.John Brown did nothing wrong.Comment
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The latter. Thanks for quoting the catechism and saving me the time.It seems significantly more far-reaching than your interpretation. Or were you just defining the words "False Witness"?Scouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
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No, I'm not baptised in the Catholic church, but then I didn't have a choice in the matter.Ben isn't Catholic though.
I am confirmed. Did my confirmation back in 2005. I've got plenty of witnesses who would be happy to verify...Scouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
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I try to tell the truth if someone wants/expects me to tell the truth. Of course this has no bearing whatsoever on ancient Jewish law.<p style="font-size:1024px">HTML is disabled in signatures
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I break ancient Jewish law every day. Mmmmmm......... bacon."I say shoot'em all and let God sort it out in the end!Comment
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That's one of the laws Jesus said you could break.<p style="font-size:1024px">HTML is disabled in signatures </p>Comment
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