This week, Carrie Buckner explores Jesus' words on murder and lust in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:21-30 NIV). While it can seem like Jesus might be talking about two separate moral issues, He's actually describing one: the way we view, think about, and value other people. It's a low bar for Jesus' people to not kill other people or to commit adultery. Because, Jesus isn't only interested in external behavior, but internal transformation. Humans are capable of hating people that they don't kill, or lustfully desiring another people that they don't commit adultery with. For Jesus, Kingdom people value other human beings, seeing them as image bearers whose lives are sacred. Jesus' followers are to uphold people's dignity and fight against hatred and objectification.