Most of us do not think of ourselves as murderers. We may be guilty of the ole proverbial backstab once in a while, but hey, we aren't gulity of murder unless we literally snuff someone's life out. Right?
The fact is, that Jesus said that anger itself can lead to eternal damnation, and stated that, "whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of hell fire." (Mat 5:22)
The commandment to not murder actually includes the commandment to not murder someone's reputation by gossiping and talebearing (Lev 19:16), to not murder someone's spirit by tearing down someone rather than edifying them (Eph 5:29), and to not murder each other through backbiting (Gal 5:15).
So be careful not to become a spiritual serial killer. Someone that sets a pattern of taking down people one at a time through our negative speaking. King Solomon said that the power of life and death is in the tonuge (Prov 18:21), and Jesus warned us that the key is having a pure heart before God.
Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God. (Mat 5:8)
Yours in Him,
Pastor B.
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