What is the difference between murder and manslaughter? Both involve the death of a person so how do we make a distinction?
Intention. Intention is everything. Was there an intent to kill? If so, then the charge is murder. If not, manslaughter.
In the next part of the Sermon on the Mount Jesus asks some very hard questions about our intentions.
We often measure good or bad, right or wrong by the consequences. But Jesus asks about our hearts.
What are the intentions in our hearts? Do our intentions really matter or only the consequences?
Bible reference(s):
Matthew 5-7
