Question 105: What does God require of us in the sixth commandment?
Question 105: What does God require of us in the sixth commandment? Answer: I shall not, by thought, word, look, gesture, or, more obviously, by deed, despise, insult, hate, or kill my neighbor, nor share in the doing of such things to others. I shall fundamentally renounce all desire for revenge. I shall also refrain from harming myself or prematurely putting myself in danger. One of the reasons the government is armed is to prevent murder. The sixth commandment is, "Thou shalt not kill." This commandment speaks of the shedding of blood. Blood comes from God. Blood must not be shed anywhere. Leviticus also mentions the shedding of blood. The first human crime, murder, was Cain's murder of Abel. All life comes from God, and no one can take life for granted. God's will is hidden within that life. All life is finite. Therefore, God allows us to realize that eternal life exists within it. Through the blood, we are called to seek God's eternal life. This is the promis...