Gold Nugget 313 - Soul-Murder
No language is strong enough to paint the crime of seeking to seduce a soul from its allegiance to its God. The guilt of the man who deliberately sets himself to counter-work a child’s affection for its parent, and to produce alienation of heart between them, is trivial in comparison with it. The crime is that of soul-murder. For in fidelity to God lies the happiness of life here, and salvation in the world to come. We are, therefore, to allow any private affection to blind us to the enormity of this crime.
The Pulpit Commentary, Deuteronomy p. 233, Deuteronomy 12:6-12, (J. Orr)
Gold Nugget 313
Soul-Murder
