Looks can kill – names do hurt

Text: Exodus 20:13

What is forbidden?

• Homicide
• Suicide
• Abortion
• Euthanasia

What is not forbidden?

• Killing of animals (Gen 9:3)
• Killing in self-defense (Exodus 22:2)
• Killing in just war (Deut 20; Romans 13:1-3)
• Execution by the state (Gen 9:6; Rom 13:4)

How does Jesus interpret this command?

• You can murder someone without touching them.
• Human punishment is the least of your worries.
• You are expected to function for the good of your neighbor.

Heidelberg Catechism

Q. What is God’s will for you in the sixth commandment?

A. I am not to belittle, hate, insult, or kill my neighbor—not by my thoughts, my words, my look or gesture, and certainly not by actual deeds—and I am not to be party to this in others;1 rather, I am to put away all desire for revenge.

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