Topic- Giving Godly Counsel

Your homework will help sharpen your understanding of the Bible, and it is a ministry to others as you share your answers in your small group. Prayerfully think through each answer with the expectation of sharing with others what God has taught you.

Memory Work: Proverbs 28:13

1.What do the following proverbs say about giving wise counsel to someone?

  • Proverbs 23:23
  • Proverbs 25:11-12
  • Proverbs 27:5-6
  • In what situations might you feel the need to give correction to someone?

    • 2.Read Proverbs 9:7-9

  • To whom should we attempt to give counsel or correction?
  • Describe the different responses to counsel based on the inner attitudes.

    • 3.What do the following verses teach about working out differences with others?

  • Leviticus 19:17-18
  • Proverbs 25:8-10
  • Matthew 5:22-24
  • Why do you think Christians have difficulty obeying these commands?

    • 4.Read these passages and answer the following questions: Who was being rebuked and by whom? Why were they rebuked? How were the messages delivered? What were the results?

  • II Samuel 12:1-15
  • Galatians 2:11-14, II Peter 3:15
  • Matthew 26:33-35, Luke 22:55-62, John 21:14-17
  • Give a principle that you learned from one of these accounts.

    • 5.What should be our attitude when we need to confront someone about a sin? Read Matthew 7:1-5, Galatians 6:1-2, and II Timothy 2:24-26 to help you with your answer.

    6.From what you learned in questions 1-5, write a "check-list" of steps to take when you are considering the need to confront someone. Back each step that you write with a Scripture verse.

    7.What was the most meaningful lesson that you learned this week? How can you apply that lesson in your life this week? Share this lesson with your prayer partner.


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