AC 8896, 8897 - Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother; AC 8901, 8902 - Thou Shalt Not Kill

AC 8896, 8897

Honor thy father and thy mother,
that thy days may be prolonged upon the land
which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
(Exodus 20:12)

"Honor thy father and thy mother,"
signifies love for good and truth,
in the supreme sense for the Lord and for His kingdom;
"that thy days may be prolonged upon the land,"
signifies the consequent state of life in heaven;
"which Jehovah thy God giveth thee,"
signifies where the Divine is and the consequent influx.

. . . in the spiritual sense "to honor" denotes to love,
for the reason that in heaven one loves another,
and when he loves he also honors,
for in honor there is love.

AC 8901, 8902

Thous shalt not kill.
(Exodus 20:13)

signifies not to take away spiritual life from anyone,
also not to extinguish faith and charity,
as also not to hold the neighbor in hatred.

. . . The reason why "not to kill"
is also in the internal sense
not to hold the neighbor in hatred,
is that he who holds in hatred
continually wishes to kill,
and also would kill in act
unless prevented by the fear of the penalty,
of the loss of life, of reputation, and the like.
For hatred is of evil, is contrary to charity,
and breathes nothing
but the murder of him whom it hates:
in the world the murder of his body;
in the other life the murder of his soul.