Book: Tough Choices

1- When someone clearly does the wrong thing, are you justified in being angry? If not, what is a right response?

2- What kind of anger is acceptable to God? What is the right response in those situations? What should always be the motivation?

3- How does unrighteous anger damage the believer’s testimony?

4- According to Proverbs, what does having the wrong kind of anger make us?

1- Is there ever a time when short-fused anger is acceptable? Is it the anger or the response that determines whether it’s acceptable?

2- How does giving up our rights give us freedom?

3- Do you really believe God cares about a fountain pen? What Scriptures show His attention to detail?

4- Which is harder for you to give up—the right to your possessions or your reputation?

1- Why is it so hard to relinquish our rights? What is the difference between a right and a privilege? What should be our attitude toward each?

2- What kind of rejection have you faced? What kind did Jesus face?

3- Have you ever experienced failure—in a job? in a relationship? in parenting? Had you prayed about it? Did you blame God?

4- What is God’s definition of success? What is the world’s? What is yours?

5- Can you recall a devastating circumstance in your life in which you now see God’s purpose, the good He intended? Are there some where you can’t?

1- If you have knowledge and understanding on a subject, when do you become wise?

2- What makes you angry? Do you see a pattern of anger in your life?

3- How does using the “sundown principle” avoid storing up resentment and bitterness? Most of us don’t see the sun go down so we miss that cue to empty our teakettle. What similar prompt could be used?

4- How does the Lord’s prayer exhibit the “sundown principle”?

5- Why is it not enough to decide to stop being angry? What else must be done?

6- What is the result of choosing not to be angry? What kind of person will you become?

1- How do we often justify our anger? What does the world say about anger when a person is wronged? What does God say?

2- Who is responsible for avenging evil? Why? Why not the one who is wronged?

3- Why is choosing not to retaliate only half the battle? Why is it dangerous to leave the teakettle empty? What is the result?

4- How can the energy of anger be redirected to something positive? How does this affect our enemies? Us? Satan? God?

5- Do we sometimes enjoy our “”right”” to be angry? What is the 4-step plan to a better solution?

1- What is gluttony? What does it involve?

2- Why does God want us to control what we eat?

3- What did you learn from the manna story in Exodus 16?

4- Explain the correlation between self-control and ones spiritual life.

5- What encouraged or challenged you in this lesson?

1- Discuss the premises that are the Three Pillars of this lesson.

2- What was the impact on you as you listened to the Scriptures from Proverbs on adultery?

3- What are other forms or expressions of adulterous behavior that may or may not lead to physical adultery?

4- What activities characterize spiritual adultery?

5- What are some of the results of adultery? Have you ever known anyone who was grateful to have committed adultery?

6- What is the worldview of what God considers sexual sin? How can we protect ourselves (and our children) from that viewpoint, as well as the sin itself?

1- At the end of the lesson, Russell says, “Today, we’re in bondage to our freedom and our freedom is killing us.” How can we be in bondage to our freedom? What does it mean to be truly free?

2- How would you answer the argument that it is alright to drink as long as I don’t get drunk?

3- What Biblical principles does AA use to help people to stop drinking?

4- What steps, if any, do you think the church should take in getting involved in the alcohol issue?

5- How can a person have strong convictions about an issue and yet not become judgmental toward those who have differing views?