For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, acts of adultery, other immoral sexual acts, thefts, false testimonies, and slanderous statements. So, everyone who is ὀργίζω, which just means angry, is “liable to judgment”. Then, he says, whoever says, ῥακά, which is not just an insult. It is a very derogatory term. It is calling someone “empty headed” or a “fool”. When this term was used it was more than just an insult. It is like calling someone worthless. Then, Jesus says that the person who says, “You fool!” will be liable to the hell fire.” “You fool” is the word μωρός. It again carries with it an idea of worth. It is very derogatory. There is something else that should greatly concern us as believers. It is whether God will accept our worship. Is God pleased with our worship if we worship angry?

What Does the Bible Say About Killing Someone In Your Heart?

Last week we ended on Matthew 5:20. That is the verse we start with this week. Jesus used it to catapult the discussion to the individual laws. “unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:20b). Now, Jesus is going to speak with us about the wrong interpretation of the Law that was given by the Pharisees and other teachers. Then He is going to give us the true interpretation of what it means not to murder. All of these are issues of the heart. How could a court be able to judge whether or not a person has anger inwardly. And then to use these derogatory terms doesn’t send a person to a council, but to the “fire of hell”. This is an inward attitude that sees another human being as worthy of death. We are not talking about a murderer who is worthy of execution. We are talking about getting angry at someone and killing them inwardly. To have a disdain like this for another human being is a heart attitude equal to that of murder. It is also the attitude of heart that leads to murder. Deadline (Inspector Ikmen Mystery 15): A thrilling murder mystery set in the heart of Istanbul (Inspector Ikmen Mysteries) Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuth For the person who is not a believer, you are quite possibly for the first time able to see yourself as you really are: a murderer at heart. You see yourself as a person who needs saving. The good news is that God the Son came to Earth for your redemption. He lived a perfect life and kept all the Law perfectly. He fulfilled it for you. And He died on a cross, paying the full punishment for your sin. You can go from being a murder at heart who is in rebellion against God to being in a right relationship with Him.

This plays out in our world a lot today. Have you seen people burning effigies of Obama or Trump? Did you see the store window that had a depiction of a knife cutting our president’s throat? Do you remember the burning effigies of Obama hanging from a noose. We see this kind of hatred in our political landscape today. I think people genuinely hate each other over political issues in our day, so much so that they commit murder in their heart. What is it that Jesus is saying here? Because the attitude of their heart is the way that it is they are breaking the commandment not to murder. For out of the heart come evil thoughts and plans, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, slanders (verbal abuse, irreverent speech, blaspheming). We tend to think that we can go to church and everything will be okay. We think that if we just show up at church then God will be happy with our worship. For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies. Strong's 2588: Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.

Matthew 5:21-22 NKJV - Murder Begins in the Heart - “You

You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, [ a] ( B) and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry ( C) with a brother or sister [ b] [ c] will be subject to judgment. ( D) Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ [ d] is answerable to the court. ( E) And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell. ( F) It is out of the heart that evil thoughts come, as well as murder, adultery, sexual immorality, stealing, false testimony, and slander.

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.