Suffering and
Loving
Psalms 34:12-18 –
New International Version (NIV)
12 Whoever of you loves life
and desires to see many good days,
13 keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from telling lies.
14 Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.
and desires to see many good days,
13 keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from telling lies.
14 Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the Lord
are on the righteous,
and his ears are attentive to their cry;
16 but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
to blot out their name from the earth.
and his ears are attentive to their cry;
16 but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
to blot out their name from the earth.
17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them;
he delivers them from all their troubles.
18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
he delivers them from all their troubles.
18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
What should one
who loves life and “desires to see many
good days” do (verses 12 and 13)?
In your opinion,
why is it important to not only “turn
from evil” but to “do good” (verse
14)?
Who are the “eyes of the Lord” on (verse 15)?
How does the Lord
react to “those who do evil” (verse 16)?
Who does the Lord
hear when they cry out (verse 17)?
In your opinion,
why is it important that the Lord is “close
to the brokenhearted” (verse 18)?
Who does the Lord
save (verse 18)?
In your opinion, what is the basic
message of this passage?
John 13:31-38 - New
International Version (NIV)
31 “When he was gone, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is
glorified and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified
in him, God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once.
33 “My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You
will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am
going, you cannot come.
34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved
you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will
know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
36 Simon Peter asked him, “Lord, where are you going?”
Jesus
replied, “Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later.”
37 Peter asked, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay
down my life for you.”
38 Then Jesus answered, “Will you really lay down your life for
me? Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three
times!”
Who is glorified
when the “Son of Man is glorified” (verse
31)?
Who will God glorify “if God is glorified in him” (verse 32)?
How much longer
will Jesus be with the disciples (verse
33)?
Will the disciples
be able to go where Jesus goes (verse 33)?
What kind of
command is “love one another” (verse
34)?
In your opinion,
what does it mean to love each other “as
I have loved you” (verse 34)?
How will everyone “know that you are my disciples” (verse 35)?
What did Simon
Peter ask Jesus (verse 36)?
In your opinion,
why did Jesus answer Peter by saying “where
I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later” (verse 36)?
What did Peter say
he would do for Jesus (verse 37)?
How long will it
take Peter to disown Jesus three times (verse 38)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, how does the instruction
of Psalm 34:12-18 to “turn from evil and
do good” gain richness when Jesus says in John 13:31-38 to “as I have loved you, so you must love one
another”?
Romans 12:14-21 - New
International Version (NIV)
14 “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice
with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16 Live in
harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with
people of low position. Do not be conceited.
17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is
right in the eyes of everyone. 18 If it is possible, as far as
it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19 Do not take
revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written:
“It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. 20 On the
contrary:
“If
your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
Who does Paul say we should bless (verse
14)?
How should we respond to those who rejoice (verse 15)?
How should we respond to those who mourn
(verse 15)?
In your opinion, why would being proud be
an obstacle to associating with people of
low position” (verse 16)?
What are we to do in the eyes of everyone (verse 17)?
In your opinion, why does Paul say “if it is possible” before he instructs
us to “live at peace with everyone” (verse
18)?
What should we leave room for instead of
taking revenge (verse 19)?
What does feeding a hungry enemy do to him
(verse 20)?
How should we overcome evil (verse 21)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, how is the instruction of
Jesus in John 13:31-38 to “as I have
loved you, so you must love one another” given specifics by Paul in Romans
12:14-21?
In your opinion, how is the instruction of
Psalms 34:12-18 to “turn from evil and do
good” expanded on by Paul when he says in Romans 12:14-21 to “do not be overcome by evil, but overcome
evil with good”?
1 Peter 3:8-16 –
New International Version (NIV)
8 “Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love
one another, be compassionate and humble. 9 Do not repay evil
with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing,
because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. 10 For,
“Whoever
would love life
and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
and their lips from deceitful speech.
11 They must turn from evil and do good;
they must seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
and their lips from deceitful speech.
11 They must turn from evil and do good;
they must seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14 But
even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their
threats; do not be frightened.” 15 But in your hearts revere
Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you
to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and
respect, 16 keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak
maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their
slander.”
Who should “be
like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble” (verse 8)?
How should evil be repaid (verse 9)?
What should those who love life keep their
tongue from (verse 10)?
In your opinion, what does it mean to “turn from evil and do good” (verse 11)?
Who are the “eyes of the Lord” on (verse 12)?
Who is the “face of the Lord” against (verse 12)?
Who is blessed (verse 14)?
Who should we revere in our hearts (verse 15)?
What should we always be prepared for (verse 15)?
In your opinion, why would answering with “gentleness and respect” help us to keep
a clear conscience (verses 15 and 16)?
Why should those who speak maliciously
against us “be ashamed of their slander”
(verse 16)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, what
do Paul in Romans 12:14-24 and Peter in 1 Peter 3:8-16 agree on in how Christians
should react to evil?
In your opinion, how does Peter, in 1
Peter 3:8-16, show that he heard the “new
command” of Jesus in John 13:31-38 to “love
one another”?
In your opinion, how
does Peter, who quotes most of Psalms 34:12-18 expand of the message on turning from evil and doing good in 1 Peter 3:8-16?
In your opinion, what do these passages,
from Psalms, John, Romans and 1 Peter show us about ourselves today?
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