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Safeguarding Reputation: The Eighth Commandment

Explore the importance of the eighth commandment in safeguarding reputation and the consequences of giving false testimony. Learn about the impact of slander, gossip, and deceitful speech. Assess your understanding through true or false questions.

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Safeguarding Reputation: The Eighth Commandment

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  1. Worksheet #2 The Eighth Commandment

  2. Worksheet #2 Page 5 God gave the eighth commandment to safeguard reputation. You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. The tongue is a small part of the body but it makes great boasts.

  3. Worksheet #2 Page 5 A shattered reputation cannot always be restored. A slanderer is like a thief who steals a person’s reputation.

  4. Worksheet #2 Page 5 T F 1. We slander others when we say cruel things about them. T F 2. In a court of law, we may have to lie in order to protect someone. T F 3. To withhold some of the truth (“half-truth”) is really a lie. T F 4. If false accusations are made against our neighbor, it’s best to be silent.

  5. Worksheet #2 Page 5 T F 5. By judging people, we ourselves may also be judged. T F 6. Rumors and gossip are not as bad as outright lies. T F 7. A secret shared is no longer a secret. T F 8. A false witness will not go unpunished.

  6. Worksheet #2 Page 6 ____________ 1. Luke 7:4-5 The people of Capernaum __ centuria. ____________ 2. Matthew 26:14-16 Judas __ Jesus ____________ 3. 1 Samuel 19:4-5 Jonathan __ David ____________ 4. Matthew 26:59-61 Many __ spoke against Jesus ____________ 5. 2 Kings 5:19-27 Gehazi __ about and to Elisha ____________ 6. Mark 14:3-9 Jesus __ the woman who anointed Spoke well of betrayed defended False witnesses lied Spoke well of

  7. Worksheet #2 Page 6 Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I am only ____________!” For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no ______________, quarreling ceases. The words of a whisperer are like delicious ____________; they go down into the inner parts of the body. joking whispering morsels

  8. Worksheet #2 Page 6 What do we call really good gossip?

  9. Worksheet #2 Page 6 Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are fervent ____________with an ____________ heart. Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart; when he speaks ____________, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart; though his hatred be covered with deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. evil lips graciously

  10. Worksheet #2 Page 6 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling. A lying tongue ____________its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin. hates

  11. James 3:3-12 Horses bits ____________ can be controlled with ____________

  12. James 3:3-12 Ships rudders ____________ can be controlled with ____________

  13. James 3:3-12 Fires Forest ____________ begin with small sparks

  14. James 3:3-12

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