I use the KJV, which translates the Word of God with sufficient accuracy for any Christian to adequately understand Gods Will and Christs Commandments.
One advantage to Christianity is that we need not debate the subtleties of linguistics in order to understand Gods intention. This is because Jesus Christ Himself provided further revelation, which removes all doubt.
In this case, the difference between murder and kill in the Ten Commandments is made moot by Christs words in the Sermon on the Mount. Not only is the Christian expected not to (murder/kill) his fellow man, but Christ holds us to an even higher standard of behavior, as we read in Matt 5 21:22. Irrespective of whether we believe God meant Thou Shalt Not Murder (as you believe) or Thou Shalt Not Kill (as I believe), that baseline is lifted to Christs higher expectation for His followers.
Anyone who claims to believe in Yah'shua Yah'shua states in Mark It states that YHvH has lied. All followers of the Christ believe that YHvH is the same yesterday, today and forever. YHvH commands that animals be killed and offered. YHvH condemns murder, be it be Cain and Abel or any other Most followers of the Christ believe the Sermon on the MountThe Torah was written in Hebrew by YHvH.
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
would look to the Hebrew understanding
of "You shall not Murder". NAsbU Mark 12:29 Jesus answered, "The foremost is,
Yah'shua also said:
'HEAR, O ISRAEL! YHvH OUR Elohim IS ONE YHvH; NAsbU John 10:30 "I and the Father are one."
The understanding that Yah'shua has made a new revelation
other than the prophesy in the Book of Revelation is indulging in blasphemy.
human Being created in the image of YHvH.
See Genesis 9:6
refers to the justice which will occur during the Millennium Reign of Yah'shua.
> The Torah was written in Hebrew by YHvH.
I respectfully disagree. The Torah was written by Moses on God’s instruction.
The 10 Commandments were written by God onto stone, given to Moses, smashed by Moses, re-written by God, given again to Moses and stored in the Ark of the Covenant.
> Anyone who claims to believe in Yah’shua would look to the Hebrew understanding of “You shall not Murder”.
I claim to believe in Jesus, not Yah’shua, and as a Christian it is sufficient for me to read what Jesus instructed and to follow that. Christ fulfilled the Ten Commandments and they no longer apply to us today.
As I said earlier, because Jesus provided further instruction of his own to supersede the Sixth Commandment, we as Christians need follow only Christ’s commandment that replaced it. So whether the word in Hebrew means “murder” (as you believe) or “kill” (as I believe) is moot and no longer relevant. Christ provided alternative instructions and holds His followers to a higher standard.
> Most followers of the Christ believe the Sermon on the Mount refers to the justice which will occur during the Millennium Reign of Yah’shua.
I am unaware of any Christians who believe that. There is nothing in the Sermon on the Mount that indicates that it isn’t to apply with immediate effect. In fact, the behaviors taught in the Sermon on the Mount are classic characteristic behaviors expected of all Christians.