1. The Ten Commandments God's Loving Commandments The Preciousness of Life Exodus 20:13

2. Exodus 20:13 (ESV) 13 You shall not murder.

3. 5 important questions concerning the sixth commandment

4. 1) What does the sixth commandment SAY? A) What it does not say... → ALL killing is forbidden → Any killing of another PERSON is forbidden

5. 1) What does the sixth commandment SAY? B) What it does say... → The UNLAWFUL taking of another person's life is wrong → The taking of INNOCENT human life is wrong

6. 2) What does the sixth commandment TEACH? A) All life is PRECIOUS B) All life is God's and to take it from Him is to ROB God C) All life is to be CHERISHED

7. 3) What does the sixth commandment FORBID? A) PURPOSEFULLY murdering another → PREMEDITATED or intentionally killings → Killing in ANGER or by ACCIDENT → SUICIDE → EUTHANASIA → ABORTION

8. 3) What does the sixth commandment FORBID? B) Murder of the HEART → HATRED → HURTFUL words or sowing discord → ANGER, ENVY, or BITTERNESS

9. 4) What does the sixth commandment REQUIRE? A) We cherish and PROTECT life B) We love the lives of OTHERS

10. 5) What does the sixth commandment REVEAL? A) To follow the sixth commandment we must guard our HEARTS B) To follow the sixth commandment we must guard our NEIGHBORS C) To follow the sixth commandment we must guard our love and PERCEPTION of life