Barry is back to the essentials in the 10 maxims series. This time, it’s about the sanctity of human life, and the fact that is intrinsic to bearing the image of God. He challenges us with this statement: If all we mean by the value of human life is the importance of not taking it, then “life” has become nothing more than an abstraction for us.
Scriptures:
- Gen 4: 8-12, 9:5-7
- Num 35
- Rom 13:1-4
- John 10:10-11, 8
- Luke 15
- Ps 127