Q: I don't understand the Laws of Life.What does this mean?
The life-for-a-life law, or principle, is a strict prohibition against murder. Since all human life is sacred to God, He will require an accounting of every human life taken. The prohibition stands today for all mankind but God, not man, is the ultimate judge for those who disobey this commandment, whether or not the State literally enforces the prohibition.
It is somewhat related to the later eye-for-an-eye, tooth-for-a-tooth legislation given to Israel. This legislation is often maligned as being contrary to Jesus' command to love our enemies, but the original intent was to strictly limit any retribution one person or family might require of another to prevent clan warfare which would have disrupted the unity of the Twelve Tribes.
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