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The Seventh Commandment Leviticus 20:17 “If a man takes his sister, a daughter of his father or a daughter of his mother, and sees her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace, and they shall be cut…
The Seventh Commandment You shall not commit adultery The Commandment This commandment forbids all unlawful sexual practices and relations, that is, those engaged outside the bounds of marriage. Exodus 20:14 “You shall not commit adultery.” Deuteronomy 5:18 “‘And you shall…
The Sixth Commandment Exodus 21:20, 21 “When a man strikes his slave, male or female, with a rod and the slave dies under his hand, he shall be avenged. But if the slave survives a day or two, he is…
The Sixth Commandment Numbers 35:22-29 “But if he pushed him suddenly without enmity, or hurled anything on him without lying in wait or used a stone that could cause death, and without seeing him dropped it on him, so that…
The Sixth Commandment 6.3 Protect the lives of others Human life is valuable because it bears the image of God. We must guard against any eruption of affection or error of judgment that might bring unjust harm to others or…
The Sixth Commandment Leviticus 24:17-23 “Whoever takes a human life shall surely be put to death. Whoever takes an animal’s life shall make it good, life for life. If anyone injures his neighbor, as he has done it shall be…
The Sixth Commandment Exodus 21:22-25 “When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out, but there is no harm, the one who hit her shall surely be fined, as the woman’s husband shall impose…
The Sixth Commandment Numbers 35:16-21 “But if he struck him down with an iron object, so that he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall be put to death. And if he struck him down with a stone tool…
The Sixth Commandment 6.2 Pay life for life Retributive justice, including the death penalty, is required to restore righteousness and peace to the community and to quell inclinations to take revenge. Leviticus 24:17 “Whoever takes a human life shall surely…
The Sixth Commandment You shall not murder God has made men in His image, and He alone is the Lord of life. We may not unlawfully deprive men of the gift of life; rather, we must do everything in our…