Key Truth Review Lesson #21
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Lesson Twenty-One
God's purposes for marriage are: loving
________________, God-pleasing
________________, and bearing and caring for
________________. In choosing a husband or
wife, a believer will consider the importance of
sharing ________________ in Jesus and work to
build a ________________ - centered home.
Misusing God's good gift of sex spoils it. That's
called ________________. Since Jesus died to
forgive our sexual sins too, we ask him to help us
________________ him by how we treat and use
our bodies and minds.
Key Truth Answers
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Lesson twenty-one
God's purposes for marriage are: loving
COMPANIONSHIP, God-pleasing SEXUAL
UNION, and bearing and caring for CHILDREN.
In choosing a husband or wife, a believer will
consider the importance of sharing FAITH in
Jesus and work to build a CHRIST - centered
home. Misusing God's good gift of sex spoils it.
That's called ADULTERY. Since Jesus died to
forgive our sexual sins too, we ask him to help us
HONOR him by how we treat and use our bodies
and minds.
LESSON 22
GOD’S WILL FOR
HIS PEOPLE
(PART V)
Opening Prayer
God’s Will for His People (Part V)
The Seventh Commandment:
You shall not steal
WHERE ALL
THINGS COME
FROM
Psalm 24:1
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1 The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it;
Where All Things Come From
God is the owner
of all things
and all people.
2 Thessalonians 3:10
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10For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If
a man will not work, he shall not eat."
Where All Things Come From
The way God usually gives people
their money and possessions:
We are to work for
them
Other ways of honestly receiving them:
Gifts, inheritance,
trading
WHY GOD GIVES
US MONEY AND
POSSESSIONS
1 Timothy 5:8
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8If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for
his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse
than an unbeliever.
Why God Gives Us Money and
Possessions
To support ourselves
and our families
1 Corinthians 16:2
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2 On the first day of every week, each one of you should set
aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up,
so that when I come no collections will have to be made.
Why God Gives Us Money and
Possessions
To support ourselves
and our families
To support the
work of the church
1 John 3:16-18
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16This
is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid
down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives
for our brothers. 17If anyone has material possessions
and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him,
how can the love of God be in him? 18Dear children, let
us not love with words or tongue but with actions and
in truth.
James 2:14-16
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14What
good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have
faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
15Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and
daily food. 16If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you
well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about
his physical needs, what good is it?
Why God Gives Us Money and
Possessions
To support ourselves
and our families
To support the
work of the church
To support the poor
and needy
Romans 13:6-7
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6This
is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are
God's servants, who give their full time to governing.
7Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes,
pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then
respect; if honor, then honor.
Why God Gives Us Money and
Possessions
To support ourselves
and our families
To support the
work of the church
For Discussion
Stewardship
(lesson #14)
Gambling
To support the poor
and needy
Luxuries
To support the
government
Laziness
Socialism
UNDERLINE THE
CORRECT
STATEMENTS
Underline the Correct
Statement
God will always give us what we want
God will always give us what we need
Underline the Correct
Statement
God will always give us what we want
God will always give us what we need
Underline the Correct
Statement
The sin against this commandment
begins when our needs become bigger
than our wants
The sin against this commandment
begins when our wants become bigger
than our needs.
Underline the Correct
Statement
The sin against this commandment
begins when our needs become bigger
than our wants
The sin against this commandment
begins when our wants become bigger
than our needs.
God Warns Us Against ….
1 Timothy 6:6-10
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6But
godliness with contentment is great gain. 7For we
brought nothing into the world, and we can take
nothing out of it. 8But if we have food and clothing, we
will be content with that. 9People who want to get rich
fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish
and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and
destruction. 10For the love of money is a root of all
kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have
wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with
many griefs.
God Warns Us Against ….
discontentment and greed
which can lead to
cheating and stealing
God Urges Us To ….
Genesis 13:5-12
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Now Lot, who was moving about with Abram, also had flocks and herds
and tents. 6 But the land could not support them while they stayed
together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to
stay together. 7 And quarreling arose between Abram's herdsmen and the
herdsmen of Lot. The Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the
land at that time.
8 So Abram said to Lot, "Let's not have any quarreling between you and
me, or between your herdsmen and mine, for we are brothers. 9 Is not
the whole land before you? Let's part company. If you go to the left, I'll
go to the right; if you go to the right, I'll go to the left."
10 Lot looked up and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan was well
watered, like the garden of the LORD , like the land of Egypt, toward
Zoar. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) 11 So
Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out toward the
east. The two men parted company: 12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan,
while Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near
Sodom.
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God Urges Us To ….
Help our neighbor
To improve his property
Genesis 14:12-16
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They also carried off Abram's nephew Lot and his possessions, since he
was living in Sodom.
13 One who had escaped came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew.
Now Abram was living near the great trees of Mamre the Amorite, a
brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were allied with Abram. 14 When
Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he called out the
318 trained men born in his household and went in pursuit as far as Dan.
15 During the night Abram divided his men to attack them and he routed
them, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus. 16 He recovered
all the goods and brought back his relative Lot and his possessions,
together with the women and the other people.
12
God Urges Us To ….
Help our neighbor
To improve his property
and
To protect his property
His Word in My Life
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Joshua said: “Today’s my lucky day.
The bank teller gave me $110 instead
of $100.” What do you say to Josh?
His Word in My Life
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Agree or disagree: Taking a lot of
breaks on the job is a sin.
His Word in My Life
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Agree or disagree: In order to be
generous a person has to have a lot of
money.
His Word in My Life
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Agree or Disagree? It is okay to
illegally download music or games since
you will not likely get caught.
God’s Will for His People (Part V)
The Eighth Commandment:
You shall not give false
testimony against your
neighbor
Genesis 2:18-19
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The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be
alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
19 Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all
the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He
brought them to the man to see what he would name
them; and whatever the man called each living
creature, that was its name.
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The Eighth Commandment
Gift of speech
Comes from God, to be used
for His purposes.
The Eighth Commandment
Gift of speech
Comes from God, to be used
for His purposes.
We are responsible to God for
the way we use this gift.
DON’T GIVE FALSE
TESTIMONY
(Proverbs 19:5)
Proverbs 19:5
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A false witness will not go unpunished,
and he who pours out lies will not go free.
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Don’t Give False Testimony
False testimony =
using one’s tongue for evil
purposes, with a false heart
Psalm 109:2
for wicked and deceitful men
have opened their mouths against me;
they have spoken against me with lying tongues.
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Don’t Give False Testimony
False testimony =
using one’s tongue for evil
purposes, with a false heart
1. Don’t tell lies about your neighbor.
Proverbs 11:13
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A gossip betrays a confidence,
but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.
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Don’t Give False Testimony
False testimony =
using one’s tongue for evil
purposes, with a false heart
1. Don’t tell lies about your neighbor.
2. Don’t betray your neighbor to hurt
him.
Proverbs 17:9
He who covers over an offense promotes love,
but whoever repeats the matter separates close
friends.
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Don’t Give False Testimony
False testimony =
using one’s tongue for evil
purposes, with a false heart
1. Don’t tell lies about your neighbor.
2. Don’t betray your neighbor to hurt
him.
3. Don’t give your neighbor a bad
name (gossip, slander).
Read James 3:1-12 for a description of the power of the tongue.
DO SPEAK THE
TRUTH IN LOVE
(Ephesians 4)
Ephesians 4:25-29
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25Therefore each of you must put off
falsehood and speak truthfully to his
neighbor, for we are all members of one
body. 26"In your anger do not sin"[a]: Do not
let the sun go down while you are still angry,
27and do not give the devil a foothold.
29Do not let any unwholesome talk come
out of your mouths, but only what is helpful
for building others up according to their
needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Matthew 18:15-18
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A Brother Who Sins Against You
15"If
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your brother sins against you, go and show him
his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to
you, you have won your brother over.
16But if he will not listen, take one or two others
along, so that 'every matter may be established by
the testimony of two or three witnesses.'
17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church;
and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat
him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
18"I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will
be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth
will be loosed in heaven.
Do Speak the Truth in Love
1. If a fellow believer has done
something wrong, I should first
(Step 1) tell him his fault
between you and him alone.
Matthew 18:15-18
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A Brother Who Sins Against You
15"If
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your brother sins against you, go and show him
his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to
you, you have won your brother over.
16But if he will not listen, take one or two others
along, so that 'every matter may be established by
the testimony of two or three witnesses.'
17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church;
and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat
him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
18"I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will
be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth
will be loosed in heaven.
Do Speak the Truth in Love
1. If a fellow believer has done something
wrong, I should first
(Step 1) tell him his fault
between you and him alone.
If he won’t listen to me, then I should
(Step 2) take one or two
others along as witnesses
Matthew 18:15-18
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A Brother Who Sins Against You
15"If
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your brother sins against you, go and show him
his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to
you, you have won your brother over.
16But if he will not listen, take one or two others
along, so that 'every matter may be established by
the testimony of two or three witnesses.'
17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church;
and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat
him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
18"I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will
be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth
will be loosed in heaven.
Do Speak the Truth in Love
1. If a fellow believer has done something
wrong, I should first
(Step 1) tell him his fault
between you and him alone.
If he won’t listen to me, then I should
(Step 2) take one or two
others along as witnesses
If he still won’t listen, then we must
(Step 3) tell it to the church
Matthew 18:15-18
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A Brother Who Sins Against You
15"If
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your brother sins against you, go and show him
his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to
you, you have won your brother over.
16But if he will not listen, take one or two others
along, so that 'every matter may be established by
the testimony of two or three witnesses.'
17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church;
and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat
him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
18"I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will
be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth
will be loosed in heaven.
Do Speak the Truth in Love
1. If a fellow believer has done something
wrong, I should first
(Step 1) tell him his fault
between you and him alone.
If he won’t listen to me, then I should
(Step 2) take one or two others
along as witnesses
If he still won’t listen, then we must
(Step 3) tell it to the church
If he refuses to listen to the church, he must
be called
A heathen (excommunicated)
1 Samuel 19:1-6
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Saul Tries to Kill David
Saul told his son Jonathan and all the attendants to kill David.
But Jonathan was very fond of David 2 and warned him, "My father
Saul is looking for a chance to kill you. Be on your guard tomorrow
morning; go into hiding and stay there. 3 I will go out and stand
with my father in the field where you are. I'll speak to him about
you and will tell you what I find out."
4 Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father and said to him,
"Let not the king do wrong to his servant David; he has not
wronged you, and what he has done has benefited you greatly. 5
He took his life in his hands when he killed the Philistine. The
LORD won a great victory for all Israel, and you saw it and were
glad. Why then would you do wrong to an innocent man like David
by killing him for no reason?"
6 Saul listened to Jonathan and took this oath: "As surely as the
LORD lives, David will not be put to death."
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Do Speak the Truth in Love
2. If my neighbor is being falsely or
unfairly accused, I should
defend him and speak well
of him
1 Corinthians 13:7
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7It
always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always
perseveres.
Do Speak the Truth in Love
3. Christian love will lead me to
take everything a person says and
does in the kindest possible way.
Proverbs 22:1 –
“A good name is worth more than great riches.”
His Word in My Life
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“Hi, Jenny,” Julie said. But Jenny
walked right past her without saying a
word. Man, what a grouch, July
thought to herself.
Was this a fair conclusion?
What may have been the reason for
Jenny’s silence?
His Word in My Life
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Agree or disagree: It’s impossible to
break this commandment if you just
keep your mouth shut.
His Word in My Life
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Does the 8th commandment apply to
only spoken words? Explain.
His Word in My Life
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Evaluate the situation - Imagine you are
a political candidate or are applying for
a job which another person is also
hoping to get. Does the Constitutional
right to free speech makes it okay to
say anything you want about the
opposition in order to win?
His Word in My Life
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John said to his pastor, “Pastor, Mrs.
Jones is always saying bad things about
others. Will you come with me to talk
to her about it.” What does his pastor
say?
Closing Prayer
Dear Father, we know the value
of a good reputation! Give me
a kind tongue to speak up for
others. Forgive me for being
so ready to condemn and talk
badly about others. My mind
and my mouth are yours, Lord,
along with the rest of me.
Give me a kind heart and help
me to find something good to
say about everybody. Fill me
with your love and let me
make people happy by helping
them! I pray in Jesus' name.
Amen.
ASSIGNMENT FOR NEXT WEEK
1.
Study carefully the notes you have taken in class; be sure you understand them.
2.
Study carefully questions #99-116 in the Catechism.
3.
Complete the “Working with God’s Word” section.
4.
Memorize the Ninth and Tenth Commandments and “What Does This Mean?” (
5.
Memorize these Bible passages:
Ephesians 4:28 – “He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing
something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.”
Proverbs 22:1 – “A good name is more desirable than great riches.”
James 1:19 – “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,”
6. Complete Worksheet #22 and have your parents correct.
Key Truths
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Lesson Twenty-Two
Since God ________________ all things, he has the
power to give us what we need. If I'm not happy
with God's gifts to me I am _________________ and
______________ . Those are sins by themselves
and lead to ___________________. God wants us
to help others keep what he has ________________
them. God doesn't want us to use our words to tell
_______________ about others, ________________
them or give them a bad ________________.
Instead, we should ________________ others and
speak ________________ of them and take their
words and actions in the ________________ possible
way.
Key Truths
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Lesson twenty-two
Since God OWNS all things, he has the power to
give us what we need. If I'm not happy with God's
gifts to me I am DISCONTENT and GREEDY.
Those are sins by themselves and lead to
STEALING. God wants us to help others keep what
he has GIVEN them. God doesn't want us to tell
LIES about others, BETRAY them or give them a
bad NAME. Instead, we should DEFEND others and
speak WELL of them and take their words and
actions in the BEST possible way.