Things Unseen with Sinclair B. Ferguson Murdering in Our Hearts
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Mar 16, 2026 A theological look at the sixth commandment and why it matters beyond outward actions. Short reflections on how words, looks, and digital harms can wound as deeply as physical violence. Discussion of inner intentions, catechism guidance for reading the law, and the need for inward purity rather than mere outward conformity.
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Childhood Memory Of The Ten Commandments Film
- Sinclair B. Ferguson recalls seeing The Ten Commandments film as a child and learning the Ten Words by heart.
- The childhood memory shows how early rote learning made him feel safe with commandment six until later spiritual insight challenged that comfort.
Jesus Reveals The Inner Meaning Of Murder
- Jesus expands commandment six to include words, looks, and digital actions as forms of murder, revealing an inner dimension to the law.
- This reframing turns the commandments from external rules into demands on the heart and intentions behind actions.
Commandments Have Outside And Inside Dimensions
- The Ten Commandments have both an outside (actions) and an inside (motives, will, affections) that must be understood together.
- Ferguson points to the Sermon on the Mount as the clue that brings the commandments alive for inner transformation.