Q. 69. What is forbidden in the sixth commandment?
Question. What is forbidden in the sixth commandment?
Answer. The sixth commandment forbiddeth the taking away of our own life, or the life of our neighbour, unjustly, or whatsoever tendeth thereunto.
Proofs.
- [a] Gen. 9:6; Matt. 5:22; I John 3:15
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Citation: Westminster Shorter Catechism Q. 69, Wikisource digital text.
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Scripture refs: 1JN.3.15, GEN.9.6, MAT.5.22
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