1. The Eighth Commandment Catechism Questions 108-116

2. Think of five things you own that are very valuable to you. Write them down. Now pick three that you have to permanently get rid of.

4. How does God want us to view the gift of a good name?

5. Why is God’s gift of a good name so important? Proverbs 22:1 Proverbs 11:9 Proverbs 16:28 God’s gift of a good name is important because it determines whether a person will be respected and trusted or not..

6. How do people ruin the good name God gave to others? Psalm 109:2 Proverbs 11:13 Proverbs 17:9 People ruin the good name God gave to others by lying about them, betraying their secrets, or gossiping about them.

7. How does God want us to help others keep their good name? 1 Samuel 20:30-32 1 Samuel 19:1-6 1 Corinthians 13:5-7 / Proverbs 10:12 Matthew 18:15 God wants me defend their good name and do whatever I can to help them keep their good name if they do something wrong.

8. God’s Word and My Life Agree or disagree? It's impossible to break this commandment if you just keep your mouth shut. John said to his pastor, “Pastor, Mrs. Jones is always saying bad things about others. Will you come with me to talk to her about it.” What does his pastor say?

9. The 8 th Commandment protects… God’s gift of a good name

10. …it determines whether or not a person is trusted. God’s gift of a good name is important because… Good choice. He’s very reliable and a hard worker. Let’s ask Peter Jones to work on this project.

11. Defend others Eighth Commandment To-Do List Why would you say that?! He’s a nice guy. Did you meet that new kid who just moved to town. Isn’t he a geek?!

12. Eighth Commandment To-Do List Speak well of others Yes, Charlie, I had nothing but good experiences with Bob when he worked for me.

13. Eighth Commandment To-Do List Take words and actions in the kindest possible way. Maybe she just has a headache. Why is she so grouchy today??

14. Eighth Commandment To-Do List Lead to repentance John, I really need to talk to you about how you treated Jill last night.

15. Telling lies about a person Eighth Commandment Don’t-Do List Did you know that Billy Smith never takes a shower? No way. That’s sick.

16. Betraying a person’s secret Eighth Commandment Don’t-Do List Can you keep a secret? Sure. No problem. Want to hear a secret? You bet!

17. Saying something bad about a person Eighth Commandment Don’t-Do List Did you hear what Sarah said in class? What a jerk! I never did like her.

18. How does God want us to view the gift of a good name? God wants me to view his gift of a good name as so important that I never do anything to ruin another person’s good name but rather do every loving thing I can to help him keep it.