Number six...

This next Commandment has another very specific and pointed message, just as the prior one did.  But the one thing I wanted to look into was exactly what the word "kill" meant, so I sought out reputable insight from my mentors, and I came to an interesting discovery.  This is, like the others, pertaining to the intent of the matter... and the best and most modern word to describe the intent of "kill" would be "murder."

"Thou shalt not kill."

Exodus 20:13

Basically, God instructed the people not to maliciously and premeditatedly seek to harm with lethal force.  We are not to murder, regardless of the circumstances.  Now, there are some who have taken it all to a horrid extreme, saying that we should not kill at all, because that's what the Bible says... but that's not exactly what it means.  It means that we should not "murder."

Honestly, I was searching and searching for an anecdote to this one, but there's just really nothing to it beyond this: don't murder anyone.  Just don't do it.

On another note, I feel it should be pointed out quite clearly that all of the Commandments have this level of laser-focus attached to them.  Whether you realize it or not, there is no option in any of them to avoid or side-step or invent your own interpretation of it.  And each one speaks to the intent of the heart... the intent of your own heart and mine, and what we think.  Because, as we'll see tomorrow, the heart is what makes all the difference in our lives.

God bless you all!!!