WSC 76
Westminster Shorter Catechism
Q76. Which is the ninth commandment?
The ninth commandment is, Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Proof texts
- Ex. 20:16 — [16] “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
For discussion
- The Assembly cited Ex. 20:16 in support of this answer. Read it in context — how does it bear on what is claimed here?
- WLC Q100 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?
- WLC Q143 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?
- The Assembly divided over this: Justification and the Antinomian Crisis. How do you secure sola fide without letting the law fall away? What turns on the answer?