confirmation 22 & 23 done

My Life With God

The Fourth and Fifth Commandment

22

INTRODUCTION Joe has a curfew of 10 PM. He obeys, but

pouts and complains. Joe's dad always speeds on the way to work and has several tickets and complains every

chance he gets about the cops. Joe's little sister does everything she needs to for Sunday School, but she tells her mom

how much she hates doing it. Joe is nice in public, but tells his little sister that he

hates her and makes fun of her in private. Each obeys what is required of them, but they do it reluctantly. Are they breaking

commandments or not?

THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT

Honor your father and mother, that it may go well with you and that you may

enjoy long life on the earth.

What does this mean?

We should fear and love God that we do not dishonor or anger our parents and others in authority, but honor, serve and obey them and give them love and respect.

STUDYING GOD’S WORD

Who are the people whom God places in authority over us?

Ephesians 6:1- 21 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your

father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—

God gives parents or legal guardians authority over me. Who are your parents?

They are the ones that take care of you, feed you, and clothe you. Often they are

the ones who gave birth to you. Even if you live with a brother or sister, grandparents or foster parents - those in charge of you are

your "parents".

Hebrews 13:7,177 Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome

of their way of life and imitate their faith. 17 Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey

them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage

to you.

God gives people in church authority over me. People hold many different offices in the church. Some of them

are pastors, ay school or Sunday School teachers, elders, circuit

pastors, etc. While humans serve in these positions, they are put there by

God.

1 Peter 2:13-1413 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every authority instituted among men:

whether to the king, as the supreme authority, 14 or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and

to commend those who do right.

God gives people in government authority over me. There are many levels of

government: local, national, police, army, fire fighters - even public schools and those teachers. No matter who the

government requires me to obey, God has placed that authority over me.

God places people in authority over me in the home, my church, and my

government.

GOD’S WORD IN MY LIFE

Agree or disagree and why? Parents that don't let their kids date until they are at least 15 are too old fashion.

Agree or disagree and why? George said, "I think it's stupid that the government says I have to wear a seat belt in my car, so I'm not going to do it."


How does God bless us through those he places over us?

2 Timothy 4:16 At my first defense, no one came to my

support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them.

God places people in authority over me in the church to teach me his saving word. (care of my soul). There are many ways

that the people at church care for your soul. Give an extensive list of how your church serves Christians from cradle to grave. Imagine that you were in a country like

China or Iran. There would be no church and no people to feed you with God's Word. You would be all alone without any help or

guidance.

Romans 13:3For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you

want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will

commend you.

God places people over me in the government to keep law and order. (care of my body). There are countless ways that the government cares for your body: (be

creative in your list) - imagine if there were no police, no fire department, no judges, no

public schools. God cares for our bodies through the government.

1 Timothy 5:8If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an

unbeliever.

God places people over my body and soul. At this point in your life, you owe virtually everything to those who God has chosen to be placed over you in your home. Just think about all that

they provide for your body. (list) Most important of all, they also tell you about your savior Jesus and provide ways for you to grow in that knowledge. Imagine you didn't have a home for a moment - no food, no shelter - appreciate your

blessings.

God places these people over me to provide many wonderful blessings both

for my body and my soul.

God wants us to obey all of His commands. If our parents or someone else in authority

tells us to break a commandment, how would God have us respond?

Acts 5:29 - We must obey God rather than men!

How does this passage help you in your decision?

THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT You shall not murder.


We should fear and love God that we do not hurt or harm our neighbor in his body, but help and befriend to them in every bodily

need.


Why is life so precious and who alone has the right to end life?

Genesis 2:7the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man

became a living being.

Life is a precious gift of God. If the president of the US was to give you a

Rolex, you would be proud of it, treat it with care so that it is not stolen or broken. You do it because it is expensive and because

of the important person who gave it - so too with life.

Genesis 9:5-65 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting

from every animal. And from each man, too, I will demand an accounting for the life

of his fellow man. 6 “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God has God

made man.

If anyone takes a life he has to answer to God. If I give a bike to my seven year old daughter, you don't have the right to come and take it. I have the right to take it back, but you have no claim on my daughter’s bike. God says, "Keep your hands off of

your neighbors life - if you do take it you will have to answer to me the giver of life."

Romans 13:4For he is God’s servant to do you good.

But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God’s servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.

God gives the government the right to take life. It’s a sin for me to take a gun

and shoot another human being. But if I am a police officer and am protecting

myself and others from a person that is threatening life, then the government has

a right to end that life. Execution falls under the same category.

Life is so important because it is a precious gift of God and no one else has a right to take it but the government that God appointed.

CHRISTIAN VOCABULARY

Suicide - self murder - taking your own life against God's will.

Murder - taking someone's life whether intentionally or by neglect - cutting someone's "time of grace" short

Capital Punishment - the "death penalty" - the governments right as God's instrument to punish those who have committed crimes worthy of death

STUDYING GOD'S WORD

When do people sin against this commandment?

Genesis 4:2-152 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3 In the course of time Cain brought

some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD. 4 But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his

offering, 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very

angry, and his face was downcast.

Genesis 4:2-156 Then the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be

accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it.” 8 Now

Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed

him.

Genesis 4:2-159 Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is

your brother Abel?” “I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”

10 The LORD said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. 11 Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which

opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

Genesis 4:2-1512 When you work the ground, it will no

longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.” 13 Cain

said to the LORD, “My punishment is more than I can bear. 14 Today you are driving

me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.” 15 But the LORD said to him, “Not so;

if anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over.” Then the LORD put a

mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.

By taking another person’s life. There are many ways that people carry out

murder. Sometimes on purpose, sometimes by accident and sometimes they even hire others to kill for them.

Sometimes people want to have a doctor kill an elderly parent or spouse or someone suffering. This is called "mercy killing", but it is still murder.

Matthew 27:5So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away

and hanged himself.

By taking your own life (suicide). There is a doctor in Michigan known as doctor death.

If a person has a medical disorder and would like to leave this world in a painless manner, the doctor will aid in a suicide.

When we commit suicide, we tell God that our life is not precious and we are in control

rather than God. We may leave this life easy enough, but there will be hell to pay in the next because we die by willfully sinning

against God.

ASSIGNMENT FOR NEXT TIME

REVIEWING THE LESSON 1. Review your notes; be sure you understand them. Be prepared for a written or oral

quiz. Don’t forget about the vocabulary words! PREPARING FOR THE NEXT LESSON Ask your parents to help you with the following activity: 1. Complete the Bible History Worksheet. 2. Journal Entry: Pretend you are married and have three kids. In 40-60 words explain how you would raise your children to honor those in authority over them. Time with the Commandments Memorize the Fourth and Fifth Commandments along with the "What does this mean?"

My Life With God

The Sixth Commandment

23

INTRODUCTIONMovies, TV shows and music are rated for content. Why? What does PG -13 usually mean? What does R mean? What does XXX mean? Why do think things that are put out there for viewing or purchase need to be rated? If you told your parents you

were going to an R rated movie or purchasing a "parental warning" CD, what do think they would say? Is that telling you

something about our society and its obsessions with what sells!

THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT You shall not commit adultery.


We should fear and love God that we do not that we lead a pure and decent life in words and actions, and that husband and wife love

and honor each other.


How did marriage start and what does God want marriage to be?

Genesis 2:21-2421 So the LORD God caused the man to fall

into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. 23 The man said, “This is

now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she

was taken out of man.” 24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one

flesh.

Marriage started when God made Eve and gave her to Adam. A so-called "marriage

expert" said that "Marriage developed from a desire of Neanderthal men wanting to

have someone take care of their home for them as they went hunting." Therefore there is no need to stay married for life,

rules change. The expert is no expert at all. She doesn't even know where marriage came from or God's intent in this union.

Matthew 19:5-65 and said, ‘For this reason a man will

leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? 6 So they are no longer two, but

one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

God intended marriage to be the union of one man and one woman. If the Milton Bradley Company asked you to create a game, you would have the right to make the rules so that the game is played the

way that it is supposed to be played. God created marriage, and he set the

guidelines so people would be happy in marriage. He says only one man and one woman are to participate in a marriage.

Any variation thereof is sinful.

God started marriage with Adam and Eve and he intended it to be the union

of one man and one woman for life.

GOD’S WORD IN MY LIFE

Agree or disagree and why? If two men or two women really love each other and will be faithful through life, we should accept it as a true marriage.


How do married people ruin God's gift of marriage?

Colossians 3:19Husbands, love your wives and do not be

harsh with them.

By treating each other badly instead of a loving companion. If you spent hours upon

hours of completing a huge, elaborate painting, you would be excited about it and

want to show it to someone you loved. How would you feel if instead of praising your work, that person pointed out all of your

mistakes instead of looking at all the good. So too in a relationship - rejoice in good,

don't point out bad.

Matthew 19:9I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife,

except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery.”

Getting a divorce for reasons other than unfaithfulness or desertion. Some people

argue that if you are unhappy in a marriage, it's better to get a divorce than to be

unhappy. Some even say that if you find another person who is more to your liking to "go for it." This is totally ungodly and shows

that you have no commitment or love for God who is pleased when we love our

spouse as ourselves.

1 Corinthians7:1515 But if the unbeliever leaves, let him

do so. A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances; God has

called us to live in peace.

Married people break this commandment when they are harsh with each other,

commit adultery or desert their spouse.


How can someone who is unmarried break this commandment?

Ephesians 5:3-43 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people. 4 Nor

should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but

rather thanksgiving.

We should not even give the impression of sexual immorality. A man and a

woman are getting ready to get married and decide to live together. They say that they are not sleeping together. Is this a God pleasing situation? Why or

why not?

Matthew 5:28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed

adultery with her in his heart.

God wants our thoughts to be pure. A man reasons that looking at pornography on the internet isn't bad because he isn't hurting anybody. A woman reads magazines that show men in underwear and tells all about 10 ways to make the guys go wild about

you and notice. God wants our thoughts to be pure.

2 Timothy 2:22Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue

righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a

pure heart.

1 Corinthians 6:18Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he

who sins sexually sins against his own body.

God wants us to avoid people and places and everything else that tempts us to sin against this commandment. In order to

make a jug of water red, all you need is one drop of red food coloring. In order to make a person's whole being pure. Don't look at sexually explicit materials. Don't listen to coarse jokes and music. Don't sexually

defile your body in any way.

We break this commandment when we give into sexual thoughts, actions and

associate ourselves with bad company .

GOD'S STANDARDS 1. Avoid all temptation to sexual sin. 2. Be clean in what we think and say about sex. 3. Use your sexuality in ways that are pleasing to Him.

CHRISTIAN VOCABULARYAdultery - sexual intercourse with someone other than the person to whom one is married; impure words or thoughts in respect to sexual matters.

Sensuality - allowing oneself to have sinful bodily pleasure.

Divorce - to end a marriage officially in a court of law.

Sexual Immorality - acting contrary to God's moral law; a sexual sin with our body

1 Corinthians 3:18

Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise by the

standards of this age, he should become a “fool” so that he may

become wise.

What is this age?

Concerning sex and sexuality, do the standards of "this age" often match God's requirements noted above? How are they alike or different:

1. In the movies and on television or the internet?

2. In school?

3. How are these ideas deceitful?

4. What is God's idea of "safe sex"?

GOD'S WORD IN MY LIFEEvaluate: Melissa said, "I'll dress the way that I want to. If guys gawk and lust after me, it's their own fault."

Agree or disagree and why? God doesn't want us to talk about or think about sex.

Evaluate: Jeannie said, "The best gift I can give my husband on my wedding night is my virginity."

ASSIGNMENT FOR NEXT TIME

REVIEWING THE LESSON 1. Review your notes; be sure you understand them. Be prepared for a written or oral

quiz. Don’t forget about the vocabulary words! PREPARING FOR THE NEXT LESSON Ask your parents to help you with the following activity: 1. Complete the Bible History Worksheet. 2. Journal Entry: I think sexual temptation is different from other temptation

because… (write a paragraph or two completing the thought) Time with the Commandments Memorize the Sixth Commandment along with the "What does this mean?" Learn the passage Matthew 5:28.

confirmation 22 & 23 done

Spiritual