CG Questions

Key Takeaways:

1. Sin has serious consequences, both for the sinner and for innocent bystanders.

2. Even forgiven sin can have temporal consequences.

3. God's grace is always the final word for those who repent.

4. Jesus, the only truly innocent one, suffered the consequences of our sin to offer us forgiveness.

Review the questions below and utilize the ones that best fit your group.

1. How would you respond to the claim that some sins don't hurt anyone else? Can you think of examples where this is the case? How would you explain the seriousness of sin to someone that believes this?

2. What are some of the factors that led to David's downfall? How can we avoid similar pitfalls?

3. Read Psalm 51. What are some of the elements of repentance that you see in this psalm?

4. How do you reconcile God's forgiveness with the temporal consequences of sin?

5. How does the fact that God's grace has the final word impact your view of your own sins and failures? How does that impact how you ought to treat the people around you?

6. Have you ever had a "Nathan" in your life? Someone that has confronted you about sin in your life.

7. Is there someone that you have been or should be a "Nathan" too? What would Nathan say to you?