Question 74

Modern Adaptation

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Scriptural References

Ephesians 5:29-30 (ESV)

²⁹For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, ³⁰because we are members of his body.

Psalm 82:3-4 (ESV)

³Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. ⁴Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”

Proverbs 24:11-12 (ESV)

¹¹Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter. ¹²If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will he not repay man according to his work?

Acts 16:28 (ESV)

²⁸But Paul cried with a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.”

Traditional Formulation

Question: What is required in the sixth commandment?

Answer: The sixth commandment requires all lawful endeavors to preserve our own life and the life of others.

Adaptation Commentary

No Change.