The Abundant Life, Part 08: Treasuring Humanity

Jesus at 2AM - A Humorous, Intelligent Look at the Bible, Church History & the Life of Faith

Today we arrive at the 6th Commandment: “You shall not murder…” That, at least, is how the NRSV translates it. But as you’ll see, there is much, much more to the 6th commandment than not murdering someone. (Though not murdering is a darn fine place to start!)

The goal, however, is to go much farther than not taking life. Rather we are to honor the sacred gift of humanness and all the beauty that is inherent to human life. That is to say: if we want the abundant life, we begin by honoring humanity - our own and that and of everyone else.

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If you'd like to check out the biblical text for this episode, you can find it here: Exodus 20:1-13 (NRSV).

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