Murder in the Heart: A True-Life Psychological Thriller

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Here, Jesus is going to discuss the command not to murder given in the Ten Commandments. Well, it’s not quite accurate to say that Jesus is going to discuss the command. He is really discussing the wrong interpretation of the command that has been given by the Pharisees and others then tell us what the command really means. He, who we have already seen is the fulfillment of the Scriptures (Matthew 5:17), is going to explain to His disciples the meaning of murder. What does it mean to not murder? Killing someone, when it’s not self defense, is murder. But Jesus here says , Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘I have noted what Amalek did to Israel in opposing them on the way when they came up out of Egypt. Now go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction all that they have. Do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’” Suggest a Verse Enter a Verse Reference (e.g., John 3:16-17) Second, the Law shows us what pleases the Lord. It pleases the Lord for us to be people who love rather than hate. It pleases the Lord for us to be people who do not store up this sort of rage and anger in our hearts, but we do fall short of doing this completely. Just a few chapters into the Scriptures and we see the world’s first murder. When it happens Cain, who murdered his brother, is made a fugitive and banished to be a wanderer (Genesis 4:12). When God re-establishes His covenant through Noah, after the flood, we read that the penalty for murder is death (Genesis 9:6). Later, we read of the penalty for murder being death in the Law of Moses (Exodus 21:12). Killing someone is a big deal. It is no small matter. The end of Genesis 9:6 tells us why it is such a big deal, “for God made man in His own image” (Genesis 9:6b).

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For from the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, slander. Jesus says that those who are guilty of breaking this Law are “liable to the hell of fire”. Remember, the Law was not homicide, it was committing murder in our hearts. The hell of fire was Gehenna. It is an actual place that came to mean the place of eschatological punishment. In our language “Gehenna” would mean “Valley of Hinnom”. It is a ravine south of Jerusalem where horrible, horrible practices like baby sacrifices were made to the pagan god Moloch (2 Kings 23:10, 2 Chronicles 28:3; 33:6: Jeremiah 7:3; Ezekiel 16:20, 23:37). King Josiah saw the place as disgraceful because of what had gone on there and made it a dumping ground (2 Kings 23:10). And, it is thought that, in Jesus’ day it was filled with trash and had ongoing smoldering fires that would consume the trash. This place came to symbolize the place of eschatological punishment. In other words, this horrible place came to symbolize the place of eternal punishment for all those who died in rebellion to God. And it is here that all those who have broken God’s Law deserve to go.Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift. For out of the heart come evil intentions, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, slander.

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You guys have been there and know exactly what this is all about. How many times have you been in a dispute with someone and it got real bad. Then, you end not talking to each other and 3 days later are terrible enemies. Most of the time it would have been much, much better had the conflict been resolved immediately. So, everyone who is ὀργίζω, which just means angry, is “liable to judgment”. Then, he says, whoever says, ῥακά, which is not just an insult. It is a very derogatory term. It is calling someone “empty headed” or a “fool”. When this term was used it was more than just an insult. It is like calling someone worthless. Then, Jesus says that the person who says, “You fool!” will be liable to the hell fire.” “You fool” is the word μωρός. It again carries with it an idea of worth. It is very derogatory.Let me give you an illustration of how this could work out in church. The Lord’s Supper is being passed out on a Sunday Morning. At the other side of the church there is a person who made you so very angry a few weeks, months, or even years ago. You should put down your bread and juice and go speak with them, reconcile before partaking because we want all that we do to be acceptable to the Lord. First, the Law curbs evil. People being punished for killing people curbs the killing of other people. Knowing that one may be put to death for killing someone keeps them from physically killing another person though they may have already committed murder in their heart.

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We are not part of the Kingdom of this world and need to understand that the standards of most people are not the standards that we live by. It is not okay to hate people and talk bad about them by mouth or by social media every day. That is not who we are. We are God’s people and this is not behavior that is pleasing to God. The constant anger of our society is not pleasing to God and it is a sin that we need to repent of in our lives. For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies. Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. For from the heart proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, murders, fornications, thefts, lying testimonies, blasphemies.” I want to be careful here because it is not as if all hatred is bad according to Scripture. If I love what is good then I must hate what is evil. This is just good common sense. If I love women then I hate those who abuse. If I love children then I hate child abuse and really those who abuse them. In this way, I think we image forth God’s justice. So, I definitely do not want to dive in here and say that all hatred is evil.But, Jesus defines murder as much more than homicide. You see the Pharisees, who taught the Law, believed that simply not committing homicide was enough to keep God’s Law. This commandment is one that seems relatively easy to keep, and is kept by most people alive today…otherwise we’d all be dead. They hadn’t reached the right conclusion about the Law though. Jesus was the fulfiller of the Law. He is the person who understands the meaning of the true meaning of the Law. For from the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies. Evil thoughts, murder, adultery, [other] sexual sins, stealing, lying, and cursing come from within.