The Sixth Commandment - Exodus 20 / Matthew 5

About this episode

This sermon explores the sixth commandment against murder and Jesus' interpretation of it regarding anger.

In this sermon, we look at the sixth commandment which instructs us not to murder. Whilst this seems simple on the surface of things, we see how Jesus interprets this in the Sermon on the Mount and that this commandment is truly about anger - and how Jesus sees even anger as leading to judgement. We therefore see how we all fall short - and we see the wisdom in trying to contain our anger before there are further consequences. First preached: 22nd February 2026. Speaker: James McNay.

People in this episode

Host: James McNay

Topics covered

• sixth commandment
• murder
• anger
• judgement
• Sermon on the Mount

Keywords

• Exodus 20
• Matthew 5
• Christian teachings
• anger management

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: the Sermon on the Mount

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