Q. 106. But this command seems only to speak of murder?
Question. But this command seems only to speak of murder?
Answer. In forbidding murder, God teaches us, that he abhors the causes thereof: such as envy, hatred, anger, and desire of revenge; and that he accounts all these as murder (1 John 3;15).
Proofs.
- [proof-1] 1 John 3;15.—Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: an ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.—1 Pet. 2;1.—1 Cor. 3;3.—Col. 3;8.—Gal. 5;19-21.
Source and provenance
Citation: Heidelberg Catechism Q. 106, Wikisource 1879 Reformed Church in America translation.
Original work: Public-domain historical catechism
Digital source: Wikisource transcription
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Scripture refs: 1CO.3.3, 1JN.3.15, 1PE.2.1, COL.3.8, GAL.5.19-GAL.5.21
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