Thought For Today - June 27, 2023
What did Jesus say? About killing?
By: Robert A. Searles
Only God can create life, therefore only God has the right to place a value on a life and to terminate a life.
One of the ten commandments says: "Thou shalt not kill". Jesus reminded
the multitude of this commandment, but went beyond the commandment to
show that there are many ways to disobey this commandment and to kill.
He pointed out that if we harbor anger in our hearts against another
without cause, we are effectively disobeying this commandment not to
kill, for we are destroying him in our own thoughts. If we through
gossip or false witness say evil things to demean another we are killing
his reputation and esteem.
God will not accept our worship of him so long as we have hatred,
resentments, and bitter envying against our fellowmen. Before we can
effectively worship God and be pleasing to him, we must be in right
relationship with others.
Jesus said: "Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, thou
shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the
judgment: but I say unto you that whosoever is angry with his brother
without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall
say to his brother Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but
whosoever shall say , thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Therefore if thou bring thy gift before the altar and there rememberest
that thy brother have ought against thee, leave there thy thy gift
before the altar, and go thy way. First be reconciled to thy brother,
and then come and offer thy gift.
Let us take heed to what Jesus has taught us about obeying the
commandment not to kill: not to bring physical harm to another and not
to be guilty of destroying him or causing him harm in any other way.
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