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.
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
513. What is the meaning of work?
323. Why is this sacrament called Holy Orders?
410. How does one participate in bringing about the common good?
431. What purpose do the precepts of the Church have?
205. What happens to our body and our soul after death?
562. How is Christian prayer Marian?
428. Are all called to Christian holiness?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
Justification by Faith: What Does the Bible Say? (Romans 1:17)
What are the characteristics a Christian leader should have according to 1 Timothy 3:1-7?
How Obedience to God Can Lead to Victory: An Analysis of the Siege of Jericho (Joshua 6)?
How does the story of Rich and Lazarus warn us about the consequences of greed? (Luke 16:19-31)
What is the role of the law in the Old Testament, according to Galatians 3:10-14?
What is the message behind the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican?
