Discussion Questions: Baptist Catechism 72-74

  1. What is the sixth commandment?
  2. Some English translations say “kill” while others say “murder”. How can each of these words be misunderstood?
  3. What is it about human nature that makes the unjust taking of human life so wrong? 
  4. What does the sixth commandment require and forbid?
  5. What does it mean to seek to preserve your own life?
  6. What does it mean to seek to preserve the life of others?
  7. How can both of these principles be misused and abused by individuals and even governments?
  8. How does the sixth commandment apply to the issue of abortion?
  9. What do we need if we are to apply this law in a way that truly honors God and man? I’m thinking of a word that starts with a “W”.

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