Murder

Exodus 20:13 ESV

“You shall not murder.

Exodus 20:13 KJV 1900

Thou shalt not kill.

Someone define murder for me?

rashach (רָצַח, 7523), “to kill, murder, slay.” This verb occurs more than 40 times in the Old Testament, and its concentration is in the Pentateuch. first occurrence of the verb: “Thou shalt not kill [murder]” (Exod. 20:13). Another provision pertains to the penalty: “Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses …” (Num. 35:30). However, before a person is put to death, he is assured of a trial. The Old Testament recognizes the distinction between premeditated murder and …

Rashach could simply mean to kill

do you think that if you accidently killed someone you could be guilty of murder?

What if that accident happened while you were doing something foolish?

Now Jesus even went as to take this a step further

1 John 3:15 ESV

Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

So the reality of this truth is that one who has hatred in his heart is murdering his brother in his heart

So now that we have went through this, define to me what you feel in regard to how a christian could be guilty of this sin?