What does the sixth Commandment mean when it says, “Thou shalt not kill”? In the original translation it says, “Thou shalt not murder.” The Hebrew meaning for the word kill or murder also means premeditated. So with you and me we have to be in a position where we are totally dependent upon the Lord. The only way he could understand grace was when he was totally dependent upon God. He was very wealthy and he turned away because he had great possessions. All his life he had everything he wanted. How many of you would? Why would Christ ask that young man to do that? Because it was the only way that this young man would understand grace. What would you do if the Lord told you to go home and sell everything that you have and come and follow Him? Jesus was homeless, and did not know where the next meal was coming from and He said, I am not very well liked and the establishment would like to kill me, but sell everything you have and follow Me. Remember the rich young ruler who came to Jesus? He said, “Good Master, what do I have to do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him: “If you would enter into life, keep the commandments.” And the young man responded saying that he had done that from his youth, “what lacketh I yet?” Jesus said if you want to be perfect, go and sell all that you have and give it to the poor and come and follow me (Luke 18:18-22). But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more.” Unfortunately, many people do not understand grace or what is involved in grace. In Romans 5:20 it says, “Moreover the law entered that the offence might abound (in other words, it points out sin). There is a better hope offered to you and to me. The law is going to tell you that you are guilty. In Hebrews 7:19 it says, “For the law made nothing perfect, on the other hand, there is a beginning of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.” There is something to help you and me because the law was not given to make anything perfect. It was given to show you a direction on how you should live and which way you should go. The law was not given to give you power to overcome or to help you. God brought them into existence and therefore you and I need to treat them with respect and love because they are special. The neighbors next door, no matter how ornery or difficult they may be, are special and there is nobody else like them. In Romans 13:9 it says, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, You shall not covet and if there is any other commandment, it is all summed up in this, namely, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” The last six commandments relate to loving your neighbor, whether it be your parents or the neighbor next door. David talked about this in Psalm 139:16: “Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed and in your book they were all written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there was none of them.” David said that God knew you before you were ever born. God is interested in you being a distinct, special individual just the way He made you. God is not interested in having a bunch of people running around that look alike, speak alike, or act alike. You should not take something that you cannot restore and you cannot restore a life. Throughout eternity there will never be another person like that one. If the life of an individual who is not saved or does not know Jesus Christ is taken, then that person is eternally lost. ![]() There is not another individual anywhere in the vast universe of God who is just like you. Genesis 9:6 says, “Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.” This tells us that God made man in His own image and that means that you are special. The sixth Commandment is, “Thou shalt not kill.” Exodus 20:13. Jesus would then give a principle which made them so mad that eventually they figured out how they could kill Him. Jesus and the Pharisees had conflict because of their persistence in coming to Him with some rule that they had made up regarding one of the commandments. When you view God’s law as a rule, it causes you to become legalistic and you will always be looking at other people to see if they measure up to the rule. Many people have a tendency to look upon the Law of God as rules. They are laws, they are principles but they are not rules. Those are principles that God gave to guide, direct and to lead your life. ![]() The Ten Commandments are ten great eternal principles that never change. He asks that you and I walk with Him, follow Him in all that we do. ![]() He said if you would do those things, it will be well with you. God says that if you will obey my voice and keep my commandments you will be a special treasure to me above all of the people of the earth.
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