In the sixth commandment, why did God forbid murder?  There are
three reasons Chase, age 11, would never murder anyone: 1) "It
is wrong to take a gift of God"; 2) "If you think about it, I
don't believe you would want someone to kill you"; and 3) "You
don't want to go ZZZZ! in the electric chair."  Yes, life is a
gift of God. In the creation account of Genesis, God breathed
into Adam the "breath of life, and man became a living being."
God not only gave us physical life but created us "through his
own image," says John, 11. Actually, that's "in his image,"
John. This is the key to understanding why murder is so
terrible.  The Bible doesn't explain what constitutes the image
of God. Though scholarly debate has raged through the centuries,
certain facts concerning God's image in us are indisputable,
says theologian Millard J. Erickson.  First, every person is
created in the image of God, so there's innate dignity to being
human. Second, God's image in people has been tarnished -- but
not lost -- as a result of