Door of Hope Southeast The Ninth Word: The False Witness & The True Witness
Nov 17, 2025
The discussion dives into the ninth commandment, highlighting the dangers of slander and false testimony. It underscores the importance of community in discerning truth and critiques today's media landscape for spreading misinformation. Personal anecdotes reveal how self-deception can be corrected through relationships. The dialogue explores Satan's role as a deceiver, contrasting it with the transformative power of grace in Christ. Ultimately, listeners are encouraged to embrace truth for spiritual growth and liberation.
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Truth Requires Community Verification
- The ninth commandment focuses on being a true witness, not spreading slander or courtroom falsehoods.
- Truth requires community checks because individual memory and perspective are unreliable.
Wife's Feedback Corrects Pride
- Josh White recounts writing songs and how his wife's feedback corrected his prideful view of his work.
- Her honest response led him to revise and improve the song, showing the value of trusted feedback.
Fragmented News Fuels Dogmatism
- Modern culture often treats truth as subjective, amplifying fake news and fragmenting facts.
- That fragmentation fuels dogmatic certainty about events people actually know little about.
