“Peter said, ‘I swear by God, I don’t know the man.’ And immediately the rooster crowed.” —Matthew 26:74 Peter’s denial of Jesus did not happen over a period of seconds or minutes, but over a period of hours. An hour had passed from the time the first person said, “You…

“Do not murder.” —Exodus 20:13 The sixth commandment obviously forbids the taking of another human life for no justifiable reason. We might say, “Well, I’ve never murdered anyone. At least I can say I haven’t broken this commandment.” But in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus declared, You have heard…