Exodus 20:13
13 Do not murder.
BiG Idea: The 6th commandment reminds us that how we
Exodus 21:12–17
12 “Whoever strikes a person so that he dies must be put to death. 13 But if he did not intend any harm, and yet God allowed it to happen, I will appoint a place for you where he may flee. 14 If a person schemes and willfully acts against his neighbor to murder him, you must take him from my altar to be put to death. 15 “Whoever strikes his father or his mother must be put to death. 16 “Whoever kidnaps a person must be put to death, whether he sells him or the person is found in his possession. 17 “Whoever curses his father or his mother must be put to death
Exodus 21:22–23
22 “When men get in a fight and hit a pregnant woman so that her children are born prematurely but there is no injury, the one who hit her must be fined as the woman’s husband demands from him, and he must pay according to judicial assessment. 23 If there is an injury, then you must give life for life,
Genesis 9:4–6
4 However, you must not eat meat with its lifeblood in it. 5 And I will require a penalty for your lifeblood; I will require it from any animal and from any human; if someone murders a fellow human, I will require that person’s life. 6 Whoever sheds human blood, by humans his blood will be shed, for God made humans in his image.
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Jesus came to
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Matthew 25:35–40
35 “ ‘For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger and you took me in; 36 I was naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me; I was in prison and you visited me.’ 37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and take you in, or without clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick, or in prison, and visit you?’ 40 “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
1 John 3:15
15 Everyone who hates his brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.
Matthew 5:21–22
21 “You have heard that it was said to our ancestors, Do not murder,, and whoever murders will be subject to judgment. 22 But I tell you, everyone who is angry with his brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Whoever insults his brother or sister, will be subject to the court. Who
ever says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to hellfire.,
The heart of the matter is a matter of the heart.
—- Rick Warren
Do I see and treat people of other races and/or nationalities/ethnicities differently?
Are there people I look down on or look up to - solely based on my perception of their economic standing?
Am I tempted to dismiss or diminish the unborn, disabled, or elderly?
Is my default posture me first?
We are called to move toward the
Behind every life is thewho made it
2 Corinthians 5:17
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!
Ezekiel 36:26
26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
Romans 8:29
29 For those he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
1 John 3:16
16 This is how we have come to know love: He laid down his life for us. We should also lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
The 6th commandment isn’t just about avoiding death, it’s about promoting
THis Week I Will:
Pursue Jesus By:
Point to Jesus By:
Memorize: 1 John 5:3
Next Sunday: Exodus 20:14