The Eighth Commandment How does God want us to view the gift of a good name?

Question #1 Why is God’s gift of a good name so important? Why is God’s gift of a good name so important?

Proverbs 22:1 11:9 16:28 1 Samuel 20: Samuel 19:1-6 Key Point #1 1 Corinthians 13:5-7 Proverbs 10:12 Matthew 18:15 Key Point #2 respect and trust for a person Psalm 109:2 Proverbs 11:13 Proverbs 17:9 Key Point #3 1 Timothy 5:13 defend them say good things about them take the words and actions of others in the kindest possible way lead them to repentance say bad things about them tell lies about them betray them and their secrets

Proverbs 22:1 11:9 16:28 A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape. A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends.

Key Point #1 God’s gift of a good _____ is ________ because it determines whether a person will be ________ and ______. name important respected trusted

Question #2 How does God want us to help others keep their good names?

1 Samuel 20:30-32 Saul's anger flared up at Jonathan and he said to him, "You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Don't I know that you have sided with the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you? As long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingdom will be established. Now send and bring him to me, for he must die!" "Why should he be put to death? What has he done?" Jonathan asked his father.

1 Samuel 19:1-6 Saul told his son Jonathan and all the attendants to kill David. But Jonathan was very fond of David and warned him, "My father Saul is looking for a chance to kill you. Be on your guard tomorrow morning; go into hiding and stay there. I will go out and stand with my father in the field where you are. I'll speak to him about you and will tell you what I find out.“ Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father and said to him, "Let not the king do wrong to his servant David; he has not wronged you, and what he has done has benefited you greatly. He took his life in his hands when he killed the Philistine. The LORD won a great victory for all Israel, and you saw it and were glad. Why then would you do wrong to an innocent man like David by killing him for no reason?" Saul listened to Jonathan and took this oath: "As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be put to death."

1 Corinthians 13:5-7 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs.

Matthew 18:15 If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.

Key Point #2 God wants us to ______ the good _____ of others and to do whatever we can to help them ____ their good _____ if they do something _____. defend names keep names wrong

Question #3 How do we ruin the good names God have given to others?

Psalm 109:2 for wicked and deceitful men have opened their mouths against me; they have spoken against me with lying tongues.

Proverbs 11:13 A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.

Proverbs 17:9 He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.

1 Timothy 5:13 Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they ought not to.

Key Point #3 We ruin the good _____ God gives to others when we ___ ___ about them, _____ their secrets, or _____ about them. names tell lies betray gossip

God’s gift of a good name is very important. I should not ruin another person’s good name, but I should do everything I can to help him or her keep it. What I’ve Learned