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Q 92: What is the basis for the sixth commandment?
A 92: The basis for the sixth commandment is that men are the image-bearers of God, and God alone is the Lord of life. (Gen. 9.6; Ps. 104.29, 30)
All sin is ultimately against God. He declares the terms of righteousness and justice for all His creatures, and to act against those is to rebel against the Lord Himself. At the human level, this is never more true than when we presume to take the life of one made in the image of God. God Himself declared that human life is sacred, set apart before and for the Lord, by virtue of all people having been made in His image. Not all taking of human life is forbidden, as we shall see. God is the Lord of all life. He has established strict parameters within which is may be necessary to take the life of another image-bearer of God. Beyond these, all unlawful taking of human life is murder.
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