What is murder? It is a sin. It is defined as unjustified, deliberate homicide by the Amplified Bible. It is unlawful killing.
The Lord does not sin, there is absolutely no sin in Him. Thus, all His commandments are true and His actions are justified.
1 Samuel 2:6 The Lord kills and brings to life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
Here the Lord continues to uphold the law of “Do not murder”.
brings death
מֵמִ֣ית (mê·mîṯ)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill
My friends, we have absolutely no justification for murdering people.
Sin = Murder = תִּֿרְצָֽ֖ח׃ (trə·ṣāḥ)
The Lord Kills = No Sin = מֵמִ֣ית (mê·mîṯ)
Ephesians 4:2 With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love
Murdering people goes against gentleness, it is violence which the Lord is against. God is love and loves all people John 3:16
Notice how, even though the Lord kills, He also brings life. No suffering lasts forever. Eventually all people, yes, even the murderers, will be made clean of sin. Because even if you did not commit the sin of murder, you would have committed another sin instead. All us humans have sin that is guaranteed. Me, the human typing this, have sinned. You, the human reading this have sinned.
Yet, God still loves you. He hates the sin, but loves the sinner. God is against murder, but He will save the murderer. How? The Word of God became flesh through the form of Jesus Christ. John 1:1-3. The Christ, Jesus, is the LORD. John 10:30.
Thus, the LORD does not sin, like mentioned above. Therefore, Jesus Christ never murdered anybody. The Lord has never murdered anyone ever. That is true. Jesus Christ never committed any sin at all, He is perfectly clean and righteous. Therefore, when He died, He paid the penalty for all sin, which is death. No matter what sins you have committed, there is always a punishment, there is always a consequence, there is always death.
But Christ did not sin. So, when He died and resurrected, it shows that His blood is Holy. His blood washes away our sins. All we need to do is to believe in Christ to be made clean of our sins, no matter what they are, to be made permanently clean by gaining the Holy Spirit through faith alone in Him, the Lord, Jesus. All people will thus become believers in Christ and go to Heaven, yes, even all the murderers will be made clean of their sin in this way.
Exodus 20:13
“You shall not murder. (NIV) (ESV) (BSB) (NKJV) (NASB) (NASB 1995) (NASB 1977) (LSB) (ABiPE) (MSB) (NETB) (NRSV) (WEB)
How many Bible translations tell us not to murder? At least over 12 of them. These are the New International Version, English Standard Version, Berean Standard Bible, New King James Version, New American Standard Bible, New American Standard Bible 1995, New American Standard Bible 1997, Legacy Standard Bible, Aramaic Bible in Plain English, Majority Standard Bible, NET Bible, New Revised Standard Version, World English Bible.
That list was taken from Bible Hub. So let’s look at the Hebrew words from there too: Exodus 20:13 - The Ten Commandments
You shall not
לֹ֥֖א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no
murder.
תִּֿרְצָֽ֖ח׃ (trə·ṣāḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7523: To dash in pieces, kill, to murder
This commandment not to murder is similarly repeated with this verse:
Deuteronomy 5:17 You shall not murder.
Deuteronomy 5:17 - The Ten Commandments
You shall not
לֹ֥֖א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no
murder.
תִּֿרְצָֽח׃ (trə·ṣāḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7523: To dash in pieces, kill, to murder
Notice how the Hebrew words are the exact same as from Exodus 20:13? It’s so important not to murder anybody that the Lord Christ repeated it twice! This is because man is made in the image of God. Genesis 9:6. What men are made in the image of God? All men! All people of the world is made in the Lord’s image. Therefore, we must not murder anybody!
When is murder a sin? All the time! It does not matter who you murder, it is always evil! A murderer is always a sinner!
One example of this sin of murder is when Cain killed his brother Abel.
Genesis 4:8
8 Cain spoke to Abel his brother.4 And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.
Who has committed the sin of murder here? It is Cain. But what if Abel was not in the field but somewhere else? What if Abel was younger or older? No matter what time or what age, murder is always wrong! That is guaranteed. All types of murder, every form and type are evil. Thus, we must not allow any variation of murder.
What if someone is your enemy who persecutes you? Then bless them, tell them the Gospel to correct them, with love and kindness. Do not murder them. Even if someone tries to murder you, you must not try to murder them back as revenge. Because the Lord has His vengeance and His mercy. Romans 12:19.
Truly I tell you my friends, I do not condone any form of murder. The Lord tells us to be against every type of murder, no matter who it is.
We must protect all life from the sin of murder. Exodus 20:13. Our God is the God of life after all. John 14:6.
What life must we protect? All life. Every human must not murder. In a perfect world, that commandment would be followed. But we live in scary times. So much murder happens all over the world throughout all of history.
Therefore, the Lord will protect all life. He does not cast off forever. Lam 3:31-33. No loving God tortures nor destroys people forever. Psalm 100:5. He will save all life because the Lord is against murder! This is the good news of Universal Reconciliation, all people will be permanently saved by faith alone in Jesus Christ, that is guaranteed!
The Lord does not sin, there is absolutely no sin in Him. Thus, all His commandments are true and His actions are justified.
1 Samuel 2:6 The Lord kills and brings to life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
Here the Lord continues to uphold the law of “Do not murder”.
brings death
מֵמִ֣ית (mê·mîṯ)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill
My friends, we have absolutely no justification for murdering people.
Sin = Murder = תִּֿרְצָֽ֖ח׃ (trə·ṣāḥ)
The Lord Kills = No Sin = מֵמִ֣ית (mê·mîṯ)
Ephesians 4:2 With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love
Murdering people goes against gentleness, it is violence which the Lord is against. God is love and loves all people John 3:16
Notice how, even though the Lord kills, He also brings life. No suffering lasts forever. Eventually all people, yes, even the murderers, will be made clean of sin. Because even if you did not commit the sin of murder, you would have committed another sin instead. All us humans have sin that is guaranteed. Me, the human typing this, have sinned. You, the human reading this have sinned.
Yet, God still loves you. He hates the sin, but loves the sinner. God is against murder, but He will save the murderer. How? The Word of God became flesh through the form of Jesus Christ. John 1:1-3. The Christ, Jesus, is the LORD. John 10:30.
Thus, the LORD does not sin, like mentioned above. Therefore, Jesus Christ never murdered anybody. The Lord has never murdered anyone ever. That is true. Jesus Christ never committed any sin at all, He is perfectly clean and righteous. Therefore, when He died, He paid the penalty for all sin, which is death. No matter what sins you have committed, there is always a punishment, there is always a consequence, there is always death.
But Christ did not sin. So, when He died and resurrected, it shows that His blood is Holy. His blood washes away our sins. All we need to do is to believe in Christ to be made clean of our sins, no matter what they are, to be made permanently clean by gaining the Holy Spirit through faith alone in Him, the Lord, Jesus. All people will thus become believers in Christ and go to Heaven, yes, even all the murderers will be made clean of their sin in this way.
Exodus 20:13
“You shall not murder. (NIV) (ESV) (BSB) (NKJV) (NASB) (NASB 1995) (NASB 1977) (LSB) (ABiPE) (MSB) (NETB) (NRSV) (WEB)
How many Bible translations tell us not to murder? At least over 12 of them. These are the New International Version, English Standard Version, Berean Standard Bible, New King James Version, New American Standard Bible, New American Standard Bible 1995, New American Standard Bible 1997, Legacy Standard Bible, Aramaic Bible in Plain English, Majority Standard Bible, NET Bible, New Revised Standard Version, World English Bible.
That list was taken from Bible Hub. So let’s look at the Hebrew words from there too: Exodus 20:13 - The Ten Commandments
You shall not
לֹ֥֖א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no
murder.
תִּֿרְצָֽ֖ח׃ (trə·ṣāḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7523: To dash in pieces, kill, to murder
This commandment not to murder is similarly repeated with this verse:
Deuteronomy 5:17 You shall not murder.
Deuteronomy 5:17 - The Ten Commandments
You shall not
לֹ֥֖א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no
murder.
תִּֿרְצָֽח׃ (trə·ṣāḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7523: To dash in pieces, kill, to murder
Notice how the Hebrew words are the exact same as from Exodus 20:13? It’s so important not to murder anybody that the Lord Christ repeated it twice! This is because man is made in the image of God. Genesis 9:6. What men are made in the image of God? All men! All people of the world is made in the Lord’s image. Therefore, we must not murder anybody!
When is murder a sin? All the time! It does not matter who you murder, it is always evil! A murderer is always a sinner!
One example of this sin of murder is when Cain killed his brother Abel.
Genesis 4:8
8 Cain spoke to Abel his brother.4 And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.
Who has committed the sin of murder here? It is Cain. But what if Abel was not in the field but somewhere else? What if Abel was younger or older? No matter what time or what age, murder is always wrong! That is guaranteed. All types of murder, every form and type are evil. Thus, we must not allow any variation of murder.
What if someone is your enemy who persecutes you? Then bless them, tell them the Gospel to correct them, with love and kindness. Do not murder them. Even if someone tries to murder you, you must not try to murder them back as revenge. Because the Lord has His vengeance and His mercy. Romans 12:19.
Truly I tell you my friends, I do not condone any form of murder. The Lord tells us to be against every type of murder, no matter who it is.
We must protect all life from the sin of murder. Exodus 20:13. Our God is the God of life after all. John 14:6.
What life must we protect? All life. Every human must not murder. In a perfect world, that commandment would be followed. But we live in scary times. So much murder happens all over the world throughout all of history.
Therefore, the Lord will protect all life. He does not cast off forever. Lam 3:31-33. No loving God tortures nor destroys people forever. Psalm 100:5. He will save all life because the Lord is against murder! This is the good news of Universal Reconciliation, all people will be permanently saved by faith alone in Jesus Christ, that is guaranteed!
