Jesus' View of Murder

Renewing Your Mind

Ligonier Ministries

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🗓️ 21 September 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The Bible's prohibition against murder goes far deeper than our outward actions. From his exposition of the gospel of Matthew, today R.C. Sproul explains how Jesus' teaching on the sixth commandment reaches to our hearts and upholds the sanctity of life.

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Meet Today's Teacher:

R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.

Meet the Host:

Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast.

Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

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0:00.0	Our Lord was murdered for us because we are murderers.
0:06.7	We've committed murder in our hearts.
0:10.5	We've committed murder against him.
0:13.9	But in that murder comes our salvation.
0:23.6	We are all murderers. You might object to that claim, and they also objected to it in the
0:30.2	time of Jesus, which is why he took the time to explain the full extent of the Sixth
0:35.8	Commandment, and that failing to keep that commandment
0:38.7	begins in the heart. This is the Sunday edition of renewing your mind. I'm Nathan W. Bingham,
0:45.9	and I'm glad you're joining us today. We're starting a three-part series this week from Matthew's
0:52.5	Gospel, as R.C. Sprold considers Jesus' view of murder,
0:56.8	adultery, and anxiety. These sermons are from his extensive series in Matthew's Gospel,
1:03.6	and those sermons eventually became his expositional commentary on Matthew. Until midnight tonight,
1:12.4	you can request this commentary when you give a donation at Renewing Your Mind.org or by using the link in the podcast show notes.
1:19.2	Thank you for supporting this daily outreach. So what is murder? And what does the Sixth
1:25.0	Commandment teach us about being pro-life?
1:28.3	Here's Dr. Sprole in Matthew Chapter 5, beginning in verse 21.
1:36.1	You have heard that it was said to those of all, you shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.
1:48.6	But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment,
1:58.3	and whoever says to his brother, Rakha, shall be in danger of the counsel, and whoever says to his brother Raqa shall be in danger of the counsel,
2:03.6	but whoever says you fool shall be in danger of hell far. Therefore, if you bring your gift to the
2:14.3	altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
2:19.7	leave your gift there before the altar and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother,
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