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This lesson explains the Commandment ‘You shall not tell lies; you shall speak the truth’. Jesus who came to witness truth dissuades us from telling lies. This lesson discusses in detail the evils against truth and how one can prevent them. It has to be taught in such a way as the children would be motivated to lead their life in truthfulness.

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Conviction

- Jesus came to this world in order to bear witness to truth.
- All have a right to know the truth.
Attitudes

- We are obliged to observe truthfulness in our thoughts, words and deeds.
Habit

- I will stick to honesty at any cost.
Teaching aids

- The Bible, chart paper, didactic stories.
Presentation of the lesson

Begin with a story: ‘Once a ‘Leader’ went for a picnic to heaven. An angel showed him many things there and finally he was taken to a large hall the walls of which had innumerable clocks. The leader thought that it was the clockshop in heaven. But the angel told him that the clocks were not for sale and they didn’t show time. He added that for each person in the world there is a clock in that hall showing the numbers of lies that person tells. The clocks had only one hand each and every time the person tells a lie the hand would move on digit. The leader observed a few clocks and he found one with its hand on ‘O’. The angel said that it was Bl. Mother Theresa’s. Showing another clock with its hand on ‘2’ the angel said it was of Mahatma Gandhi. The leader remembered reading in some book that Gandhi had told lies on two occasions in his childhood. He then asked the angel. “Can I see my clock?” The angel replied, “Oh, yes; your clock is in the next room. God is using that as His table fan”. The teacher should further explain that it is a sin to tell lies even jokingly and that we should ensure that the hands of our clock in heaven do not move at all. Having said so, you may begin with the lesson.

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Maxims

Ask the students to collect and write down proverbs and other meaningful statements glorifying ‘Truth’. They may find out such maxims from the biography of Saints and present them in the class.
Discuss

Arrange for a discussion or debate on the ‘Evils of telling lies’. The teacher may guide the discussion so that the children would conclude it with appropriate attitudes.

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Class 7 : TEACHINGS OF JESUS

Speak The Truth

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