The Good Life Study: Do Not Lie

1. What was your biggest takeaway from the video teaching time? How do we see this commandment violated today? Why is it so important for us to be people of truth in a culture of misinformation/disinformation?

2. Read Exodus 20:16 and Deuteronomy 5:20. Why is false testimony so dangerous? How can it affect a person’s life? How can it affect a community? What’s at stake here? What happens to a people/society who don’t follow this command?

3. Why do words have such power? What are some examples of words that have done great things – for good or for bad? How have you experienced the power of words in your own life? Are there words you wish you could get back?

4. In your personal reflection, you were asked to think about some of the situations in which we lie. What are some reasons why we lie? Are most of these reasons selfish? What are some ways we expect lies to benefit us? How does this ultimately backfire?

5. What are some practical ways we can be sure that we’re speaking words of life and truth? How do we make sure the words we share on social media are the same? Read Philippians 4:8. How do we speak words that contain the qualities Paul mentions here?