University Baptist Church-Houston

Many people are familiar with the way Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5–7) pushes certain laws beyond their typical limits. But most are unaware that the book of Leviticus actually does the same, especially with the commandment against killing. Both...

The narratives of the Old Testament illustrate how killing typically arises from the desire to break one of the other commandments: stealing, jealousy, idolatry of self, dishonesty, etc. They also illustrate how the failure to value life in all...

The narratives of the Old Testament illustrate how killing typically arises from the desire to break one of the other commandments: stealing, jealousy, idolatry of self, dishonesty, etc. They also illustrate how the failure to value life in all...

The sixth commandment, which is against killing, communicates God’s expectation that humanity value and protect life in every possible way. While the subject of murder is rather easily understood in this context, other issues such as capital...

In a few places in the Gospels a tension seems to arise between caring for one’s parents and being a disciple of Jesus. This illustrates two points. First, the First Commandment precedes the Fifth Commandment. The disciple’s ultimate love and...

In a few places in the Gospels a tension seems to arise between caring for one’s parents and being a disciple of Jesus. This illustrates two points. First, the First Commandment precedes the Fifth Commandment. The disciple’s ultimate love and...

In its simplest form, the fifth commandment is concerned with the care of one’s aging parents. Parents are to be respected and honored at every season of life, but especially in that season of life in which they are most dependent on their children...

Lest the reader think this command is a one-way street, we ought to consider the responsibilities given to parents in Paul’s letters, as well as the numerous laws in Deuteronomy aimed at all positions of leadership and authority. In essence, this...

Lest the reader think this command is a one-way street, we ought to consider the responsibilities given to parents in Paul’s letters, as well as the numerous laws in Deuteronomy aimed at all positions of leadership and authority. In essence, this...