The Sixth Commandment: Living in Unity

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Feb 20, 2021 · 3m

READ: EXODUS 20:13; MATTHEW 5:21-26 Death is a horrible thing. It entered into the world with sin, which invaded the goodness God created and broke the unity between humans and God. So it makes sense that God commands His people not to commit murder. Murder is so heinous because each human has measureless value as one of God’s image-bearers. To murder someone is to destroy one of God’s representatives here on earth. But, in Jesus, we see the command not to murder is as much about the motives of our hearts as it is about our actions. Not only does God hate death; He hates the death of a…