WPC  xC9kk__~>!Οvq(-[e/WrwL@ă;Y\ QZS&s)JunQ3haF>}U K`>Nb#\G>U=B) uQ:x)J3DHXGn5߼ =ڜ=PKl`7jNMZPǘ~$tωl.e-ٷ5 YCRfKS"HA3v&"x*0GXǫt[A$pi)#r2Ze@#yɉD=Ne m ]0zy'fqc42չGy1?Le4W5.ǘSOBRs9`Qc7LywUQ &97pZ:`qP.%}F:&P^#$UN %; 0:A U @{ ^ 0c 0c* w 4   m  p] HP LaserJet 5/5M PostScript0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,(O Z(Times New Roman /4 (;3u$ O!ʏ  (;3u$ O!ʏ  u4:i+003|xU u)XdXXX  _ TheSermonontheMountLesson12  f u*XdXXX  _ TheLawAgainstMurder !USUS.,  _XdXXXXXdd3'P'XXXCrouch Lessonsy((%$ nkKt%&dKKTRO'3Crouch LessonsX3' Letter'3Avery 5198 Audio Tape Landscape3'LetterT\] k 'XX,` XX'@11  THESERMONONTHEMOUNTLESSONTWELVE #XdX\#) XXdԈ   @ "TheLawAgainstMurder" #XdX )g#iXXdԈ  @ @f f  Matthew5:2126  INTRODUCTION Pp #XdXi#&p%XXd I.0  ALLGOD'SCOMMANDMENTSAREFOROURGOOD    A.0  Hislawconcerningthesacrednessofhumanlifeismost  important.     B.0  God'swillisforalltolivetogetherinlove.t    0  X II.THELAWOFMOSESWASTOPASSAWAYBY , L  FULFILLMENT,NOTBYDESTRUCTION. (     A.0  Thelawtaughtreverenceforhumanlife,ourmostprecious    personalpossession.      1.0  TounderstandGod'slawandtreasurehumanlifemeans   wewillliveandletlive.x     2.0  Butitalsomeanstoliveandhelplive.Tt   B.0  Jesuskept,upheld,andtaughtrespectforthelaw.0P  0  X III.INTHISPARTOFHISADDRESS,JESUSEXPLAINSTHE  SIXTHCOMMANDMENTANDGIVESITSNEW  TESTAMENTMODIFICATIONANDAPPLICATION.    A.0  Thisisalessonagainstmurderandtheconditionofheartthat | leadstomurder.Xx   B.0  Thislawisfoundeduponthefactofman'screationinGod's 4T likeness.0   C.0  Onecancommitnomoregrievoussinthanmurder:Itisto   violatethetwogreatestcommandmentsofthelawandthe  gospel.(Matt.22:3740.) DISCUSSION \|   I.0  THELAWCONCERNINGMURDER. (Matt.5:21,22.)4" ffff  A.0  Thoushaltnotkill: "Yehaveheardthatitwassaidtothem G g$ ofoldtime,Thoushaltnotkill;andwhosoevershallkillshall #!C% beindangerofthejudgment."(21)! &     1.0  JesuslivedunderthelawwhichincludedGod'steaching " ' againstmurder,oneofthepreceptsofNoah.(Gen.9:5,6.)#!(     2.0  God'slawisahedgeofprotectionoflifefromevildoers.#$"): #Ї    3.0  "Yehaveheard"referstowhattheywereaccustomedto  hearing.     4.0  "Indangerofthejudgment"referstothecivilormunicipal  judges,the"councilofseven"inthecitiesofPalestine t (Deut.16:18f),nottotheSanhedrin,ortofinaljudgment.Pp ffff  B.0  TheLord'smodification: "ButIsayuntoyou,thateveryone  whoisangrywithhisbrothershallbeindangerofthe _ judgment."(22a);[     1.0  Thesixthcommandmentdealtwithmurderitself. 7      2.0  Jesusextendstheprincipletothecauseofthissinsilent    angerinamaliciousheartforbiddingthemurderousanger    backofthemurderousact.Jesusmakesthemurderous   heartequal(indangerandguilt)tothemurderousact.      3.0  Though"withoutcause"maynotbeintheGreektext, c  accordingtomanyancientmanuscripts,toarguetherecan ?_  benojustcauseforanyangeristo"discreditourMaster." ;  (Mark3:5;cf._Chappel_,p.146.)     4.0  WhatJesusforbidsisangerwithoutjustprovocation:  vindictive,selfish,brutish,exceedingduebounds,and  withoutanygoodend. ffff  C.0  Againstuglynames: "Andwhosoevershallsaytohis  brother,_Raca_,shallbeindangerofthecouncil."(22b)     1.0  Railingspeech:angerexpressedinwordsofcontempt,or v reproach.Rr     2.0  Anexpressionofcontempt,meaningsenseless,"empty .N headed,"ora"spitout." *     3.0  "Thecouncil"wastheJewishSanhedrin,Israel'ssupreme  court.     4.0  Jesusmeansthatbysuchlanguageonehascommitted  himselftoacourseofconductwhichwillleadhimto z troubleserioustrouble.Vv  ffff  D.0  Gravedanger: "Andwhosoevershallsay,Thoufool,shallbe " indangerofthehelloffire."(22c)e#     1.0  Murderouswordsofbitterreproachintendedtoinjure, Aa$ meaning"thouimpiouswretch,"astupid,wickedfool. =%     2.0  "Thehelloffire"󀄄i.e."_Gehennah_,"atermderivedfrom  & thevalleyof_Hinnom_,southeastofJerusalem,wherethe !' _Canaanites_Ԁsacrificedtheirchildreninfiretothegod " ( Moloch;and,hence,intheJewishmind,becauseofits  associationwithsinandsuffering,aplaceoffinal  punishment.IntheN.T.,alwaysappliedtoeternal  punishment.t     3.0  InthispassageJesusteachesloveandrespectforman,and Pp heforbidswordsofcontemptandcursing.,L  0  X II.THENEWTESTAMENTAPPLICATIONOFTHELAW  AGAINSTMURDER. (5:2326.) ffff  A.0  Anurgentobligation: "Ifthereforethouartofferingthygift    atthealtar,andthere_rememberest_Ԁthatthybrotherhathaught    againstthee."(23)      1.0  Havingforbiddentheangerwhichproducesmurder,Jesus   nowextendsthemattertothedutyofreconciliation.c      2.0  TheimageryisJewish,butwedohaveanaltarinthis ?_  dispensation.(Heb.13:10,15;cf.1Peter2:5.);      3.0  WedonotbringgiftstothealtarasdidtheJews,butthe  lessontousisplainnevertheless:Iftheheartisnotright  towardourbrother,thefruitofourlipsorheartcannotbe  rightfortheofferingofacceptableworshiporpraisetoour  HeavenlyFather.g     4.0  "Hathaughtagainstthee"󀄄Yourememberandknowit Cc becauseyouareguiltyofwrong;notwhatanotherthinks, ? butwhatyouhavedone. ffff  B.0  Leavetherethygift: "Leavetherethygiftbeforethealtar, .N andgothyway,firstbereconciledtothybrother,andthen  * comeandofferthygift."(24)     1.0  Thisgivesprimaryimportancetoanoftenneglectedduty.     2.0  Itmeans"StoptheworshipofGod."(cf.Joshua7:1013.)     3.0  Itispossibletodeceiveourhearts.(James1:26.)z     4.0  Thereisadispositiontojustifyself.Vv      5.0  "Thygift"mightbeasong,aprayer,etc.,butinthecase 2R! mentioneditcouldonlybeanabomination.(cf.Prov. ." 6:1619.) #     6.0  Someofferthis(atvariancewithsomebrother)asan $ excusefornotcomingtotheservices. % ffff  C.0  Agreewiththineadversaryquickly: "Agreewiththine !' adversaryquickly,whilethouartwithhimintheway;..."(25a)" (     1.0  "Adversary"meansanopponentinalawsuit,orapossible  lawsuit.     2.0  Theimplicationistheadversaryisrightinbringingsuit.     3.0  Theoffender'sdutyinsuchcaseistohastentomake t reconciliationbeforeangerrunsitsfullcourse,inbreeding Pp othersins,etc.,L     4.0  "Inthewaywithhim"i.e.,beforereachingthejudge.( ffff  D.0  Thedangertowhichangerexposes: "Lesthaplythe ;[ adversarydelivertheetothejudgeandthejudgedeliverthee  7  totheofficer,andthoubecastintoprison."(25b)       1.0  Itisbettertocometotermsandmakeasettlementwith    thosewehaveoffendedthanhavesentenceagainstourevil   fullyexecutedagainstus.      2.0  Jesusmaymeanmorethanaliteralprisonhere:The c  prisonmadebyone'sownaccumulatedanger,bitterness, ?_  hostility,etc.;      3.0  Tobelockedinprisonbyone'sownmaliceorhateistobe  inoneoftheworld'sworstandmostcostly.     4.0  Itisbettertoagreewithone'sadversaryinadvanceoftrial  soastoavoidservingaprisonsentence,whateverthe  prison.g ffff  E.0  Thelastfarthing: "VerilyIsayuntothee,Thoushaltbyno  meanscomeoutthence,tillthouhavepaidthelastfarthing." v (26)Rr     1.0  Jesusalludesheretoimprisonmentfordebt..N     2.0  Butwhateverthedebtinvolved,unlesssettlementis  * reachedpriortosentencing,theprisontermoftheguilty  hadtobeserveduntofullpaymentwasmade.     3.0  Whatwasthentrueofimprisonmentfordebtisevenmore  trueoftheeternalprisonintowhichmenarecastbytheir z ownmalice.Vv      4.0  Jesushereteachesustomakethingsrightquickly,before 2R! judgment:Afterjudgmenttherecanbeonlypaymentof ." debtinfull. # !CharlesCrouch $ _#&p%%&p=#_