11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. 12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy : who art thou that judgest another? 13 Go to now, ye that say , To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell , and get gain : 14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away . 15 For that ye ought to say , If the Lord will , we shall live , and do this, or that. 16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. 17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS:
1) When we slander a fellow believer what are doing (v.11)?
2) What is God able to do that we cannot (v.12)?
3) Why shouldn’t we boast about what we will do in the future (v.13-14)?
4) What should we say instead (v.15)?
5) What is boasting about our plans for the future (v.16)?
6) When we know what we should do and don’t do it, what is it (v.17)?
APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
1) Have you ever gossiped or spoken against a fellow believer?
2) What were the ramifications, if any, of your behavior?
3) How likely are you to boast about your plans to others?
4) Why is all such boasting wrong?
LIFE LESSONS:
1) God is the only Righteous Judge.
2) When we speak against another we are disobeying God’s command to love them.
3) Pride is the root of boasting about our plans without acknowledging God.
4) Willful sin disobeys God even when we know His will for us.
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