Does this commandment ["You shall not murder"] refer only to murder?
Heidelberg Catechism
Does this commandment ["You shall not murder"] refer only to murder?
Gratitude
Question 106
Heidelberg Catechism
Does this commandment ["You shall not murder"] refer only to murder?
Gratitude
Question 106
Question
Does this commandment ["You shall not murder"] refer only to murder?
Answer
By forbidding murder God teaches us that he hates the root of murder: envy, hatred, anger, vindictiveness.1 In God's sight all such are disguised forms of murder.2