Main Point:
The Lord loves us and has given us His terms for us to follow to show that wee love Him and to enjoy His blessings!
Murder = A premeditated, deliberate act of taking a person's life
I. What this command is not about:
- It is not prohibiting killing animals (Genesis 9:3)
- It is not prohibiting capital punishment (Leviticus 24:17-22; Romans 13:1-5)
- It is not prohibiting a nation from going to war (Ecclesiastes 3:8)
II. How this command applies to us:
1. God says NO to premeditated killing
2. God says NO to suicide (Romans 14:7, Job 14:5)
3. God says NO to mercy killing (Job 12:10, Hebrews 9:27)
4. God says NO to abortion (Psalm 139:13-16)