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The Law Is My Delight. Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; For Your law is my delight. Psalm 119:77 home.comcast.net/~rod.kirby. The Sixth Commandment. The command: You shall not murder. The verb: ratsach ( j xr ) – man slaying Positive requirements Preserving life
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The Law Is My Delight Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; For Your law is my delight. Psalm 119:77 home.comcast.net/~rod.kirby
The Sixth Commandment • The command: You shall not murder. • The verb: ratsach ( jxr) – man slaying • Positive requirements • Preserving life • Attitude – cheerful, submissive to God • Carefulness • Negative prohibitions • Improper anger • Personal revenge • All-encompassing
The Sixth Commandment: Other Considerations Prolonging life is not always an absolute priority (Jn. 10:11, 15; 2 Cor. 5:6ff; Phil. 1:21) Relieving suffering Burdens of others Limitations of resources Believers vs. unbelievers • For just cause – defense • Just intention • Last resort (Deut. 20:10) • Done by government • Limited objectives • Proportionate means • Probability of success (Luke 14:31-32) • Noncombatant immunity Preserving life – how far? Risk (Prov. 22:13) Unhealthy lifestyles (1 Cor. 6:12, Eccl. 3:12-13) War Atomic bomb, other WMD
Homework What is required in the seventh commandment? What is forbidden in the seventh commandment? What is our response to homosexuality and to homosexuals?