1. It’s Murder Out There!

2. “You Shall Not Murder” (Exodus 20:13)
Murder is defined as the premeditated and intentional taking of a human life.
Murder is NOT…
Accidental killing (Numbers 35:11-28)
Capital punishment, etc. (Numbers 35:16-27; Leviticus 24:17; Romans 13:6)
Killings that take place in the exercise of a “just war”.

3. It’s Murder out There! Murder Intrudes on God’s Domain
God Controls Man’s Entrance Into Life (Genesis 2:7; Psalm 139:14-16)
God Controls the Exit of Man From Life (Job 14:5; Psalm 104:29)

4. It’s Murder out There! Murder Interrupts a Human Life
It can be done…
By purposely killing another human being
By committing suicide
With a Doctor’s assistance
By abortion

5. It’s Murder out There! Motivated by Sinful Attitudes
It comes from within (Mark 7:21-23)
It is often motivated by…
Covetousness -- Jeremiah 22:17
Anger -- Matthew 5:21- 22
Jealousy -- 1 John 3:12

6. It’s Murder out There! Murderers Stand Condemned
God hates murder (Proverbs 6:17)
Those who commit it will not enter His kingdom (Galatians 5:21; Revelation 21:8)

7. It’s Murder out There! Are You a Murderer?
“Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.” -- 1 John 3:15
If LOOKS COULD KILL and WORDS COULD WOUND, how many people would you have murdered?
If there has been a murderous spirit in your heart it needs to be repented of right now!