Do not steal. Do not lie. Do not deceive one another. Three brief prohibitions: stealing, lying, deceiving. The compactness of the three prohibitions communicates that the holiness of the covenant community's daily life requires integrity in every transaction and relationship. The three prohibitions together address the full range of interpersonal honesty: taking what is not yours (stealing), saying what is not true (lying), and creating a false impression (deceiving). Matthew 19:18 records Jesus citing these prohibitions as part of the commandments relevant to the path of life.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

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