You Shall Not Murder (Matthew 5:21-26)

It is very easy not to murder someone. We can tell that we are doing well because we have not literally killed a human being out of vengeance. However, Christ humbles us by telling us we have all murdered. How have we murdered an individual? Why is it important to know the right standard of holiness rather than our own holy standard?

Sojourning Under the Sun: Sabbath Conforming: Murder (Matthew 5:21-26)

Christ continues to instruct the disciples on the mountain regarding life in this kingdom.  His presentation now is that the law of God has more meaning than just a few external commands that are easy to follow.  Christ goes through the command to murder which we might think is pretty easy to obey.  I mean there are a lot of people who have gone through this life without taking another human life.  Our temptation might be to skip over this command and to move onto a commandment that is probably a little more challenging.  So, what is the real challenge for us not to murder someone?

The Absurdity of Idolatry Psalm 90 (LD 34; BC 1)

As Christians we can think that idolatry is only conducting baal worship or something that is forbidden in the Old Testament.  We can think that we do not worship baal or the golden calf so we are free from this sin.  The reality is that we are tempted to trust in many things to sustain us apart from the Lord.  Why is it so absurd to trust in something other than the Lord?

Loving the Truth (1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (LD 43)

We know that Paul writes one of the most beautiful passages on love.  It is a passage that we use many times for wedding meditations and unfortunately have potentially emptied this passage of its Christian ethic and challenge for the Christian life.  So, what does this love have to do with the Christian life?  What does this passage on love have to do with telling the truth?