WSC 69
Westminster Shorter Catechism
Q69. What is forbidden in the sixth commandment?
The sixth commandment forbiddeth the taking away of our own life, or the life of our neighbour, unjustly, or whatsoever tendeth thereunto.
Proof texts
- Acts 16:28 — [28] But Paul cried with a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.”
- Gen. 9:6 — [6] “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image.
For discussion
- The Assembly cited Acts 16:28 in support of this answer. Read it in context — how does it bear on what is claimed here?
- 2 passages are cited here. Which does the most work, and is anything claimed that the proofs do not obviously carry?
- WLC Q100 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?
- WLC Q136 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?