SERIES: FOUNDATIONS: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
MESSAGE: Foundation of Honoring Life, Part 2
TEXT: Deuteronomy 5:17
MESSAGE BY: Pastor Tim Lewis

1. What is murder? (Gen. 1:26–27; 2:7; 4:1–10; 9:6)
- Taking a life God has given.
- Shedding innocent blood.

2. How do I murder?
- By unjustly killing another human.
- By hating another human. (1 John 3:15)
- By cursing another human. (James 5:9; James 3:9–10)
- By refusing to be reconciled. (Matt. 5:21–24)
- By devaluing another life. (James 4:2; 5:1–6)
- By assuming God’s role as righteous judge and taking revenge. (Rom. 12:17–19)
- By living a deceptive life. (John 8:44)

3. How should I live?
- Respect and value life.
- Forgive and be reconciled. (Matt. 5:21–26)
- Bless your enemy. (Rom 12:14, 20–21; Matt. 5:43–48)
- Pray for one another. (Matt. 5:44)
- Act in love. (Matt. 5:43–48)
- Trust in God. (Rom. 12:19)