文档介绍：T HE S IXTHC OMMANDMENT Ex. 20:13 Thou shalt not kill. … Four simple words, and you would think they are so straightforward we would not have to give them a second thought in our modern civilised society. Actually, though, this mandment is extremely relevant and has very real implicationseven in the timesin which we live. In the first mandments God has been declaring His glory, His honour, and His exclusive right to the attentions of His people. He tells them He is jealousfor His Name [El Qanna… a word used only of God]. In the second five commandments He gives theminstruction fortheirwell- being and securityof their nation. This section begins with the simple statement, Thou shalt not kill. … Therefore, all killing is wrong … is that right? … How far do we take it? … You should not kill a pig to eat bacon, or a cow to eat fillet steak?We all need to e vegans! You should not stamp on a beetle. War pletely unjustified because it requires people to be killed. Here is an interesting fact … Who actually was the first ‘killer’ in the Bible? It was God, Gen. 3:21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed animals had to be killed to provide clothing for Adam and Eveto cover their nakedness. … If killing is wrong, can God then be accused of doing wrong and breaking His mandment?! No,