13 Lie & Covet

1. When people admit they have lied, and you ask what that makes them, what answers can you expect to hear?
2. Why do you think people say these things?
3. How would you describe the difference between having discretion and bearing false witness?
4. Why do people try to justify themselves when confronted with the fact that they have sinned? Discuss Luke 16:15.
5. Finish this verse: “He who covers his sins will not prosper, but...” (Proverbs 28:13)
6. What does Revelation 21:8 tell us about God's perspective on lying? Why do you think God has such an attitude toward lying?
7. How would you explain the command “You shall not covet”?
8. Why is covetousness subtle, and so dangerous?
9. What did Matthew Henry say about the Tenth Commandment?
10. How can you reach a person who is self-righteous?

Questions taken from “The Way of the Master Study Guide” ©2005 by Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort

12 Theft

1. How would you respond if someone said, “The Ten Commandments have nothing to do with the gospel”?
2. Give examples of Jesus using the Law to bring the knowledge of sin.
3. Most people are hesitant to admit that they have stolen, so what is a good way to ask the question?
4. What would you say to someone who argued that they had stolen “in the past”?
5. Why is the value of a stolen item irrelevant?
6. Why should we appeal to the conscience when we speak to people?
7. Give examples of things that people steal, including subtle things that many people take without a second thought.
8. What is it that gives sinners a sense of security in their sin?
9. Why is it a sad testimony to human nature when someone doing a good deed makes national news?
10. How can you help people see that even “petty theft” is a serious sin?

Questions taken from “The Way of the Master Study Guide” ©2005 by Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort

11 Adultery

1. What did Martin Luther say about the Law?
2. Do you think that his comment about men being “gently exhorted by the preaching of the grace of Christ” can be seen in modern evangelism?
3. What did the religious leaders in the time of Christ do with God's Law?
4. Why do you think they did that? Do people do the same thing today?
5. Explain the difference between simply looking at someone, and being guilty of lusting.
6. What would you say to someone who claimed that a little lust “doesn't hurt anybody”?
7. How could you respond if someone said, “But everybody does it”?
8. Cite an example refuting the argument that something must be right if it “feels good.”
9. Give some examples of some unbending laws in life.
10. What is your attitude toward those laws? Why?

Questions taken from “The Way of the Master Study Guide” ©2005 by Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort

10 Murder

1. How would you respond if someone said, “There is no Judgment Day for me”?
2. Why do many Christians want to resort to “friendship evangelism”?
3. What are the arguments against friendship evangelism?
4. In what way is civil law limited, whereas God's Law is not?
5. Why do you think most hate-filled people refrain from murder?
6. What could you say to those who acknowledge their sins, but are not concerned because God is forgiving?
7. How many murders were committed in the United States in the 1990s? How many murders were brought to justice?
8. How would you reason with someone who doesn't believe that hell is a reality?
9. Explain the saying, “Law without consequence is nothing but good advice.”
10. Why does God command all men everywhere to repent? (See Acts 17:30,31)

Questions taken from “The Way of the Master Study Guide” ©2005 by Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort