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Genesis 37
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Nobody wants to be a "narc"...although, if we got rid of all narcs, we would have a whole lot more drug-related crime and tragedies. Some teens, in an attempt to have a godly school or youth group, are pegged as undercover cops or secret agents. That's too bad. Allowing a nest of poisonous snakes to make themselves at home in your group is crazy.
A commentator named John Butler gives us a few questions to ask in trying to decide where Joseph was coming from.
1. Who did Joseph talk to?
2. Who do gossips usually talk to?
3. What did Joseph say?
4. Did he tell the truth or make it all up?
(If gossips were limited to just the facts, they would not have many juicy things to say.)
5. Why did Joseph speak?
6. If he was simply trying to get his brothers into trouble then he would be a tattletale. If he really wanted to help his brothers to stop their wickedness then he would be considered a truth-teller! The last time you "told on" someone, was it to help them or to get them in trouble?
Based on the questions above, write three principles that show the difference between tattling and honestly trying to help.
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1. His dad
2. Their friends
3. What evil they were doing.
4. The truth.
5. That's what we're trying to figure out.
6. To help them. Although I've done my share of both!
Principles:
1. Tattling is an attempt to make the tattler look better.
2. Truth telling is rooted in seeing the wrong-doer restored to fellowship and protected from further harm.
3. Truth tellers only tell who needs to know, not others. (the whole Matthew 18 principle)
1.his dad
2.thier friends
3.what his brothers were doing
4.truth
5.they don't know
6.I can't remember but i know i have done both.
1.tattling is wrong and can hurt someone.
2.you shouldn't tattle if you don't want to be tattled on.
3.
1. His father
2. Everyone around them
3. He told his dad the evil things they were doing.
4. It was just the truth.
5. He wanted the best for his brothers. He knew they were doing wrong, and he knew his father ought to know.
6. I have no idea when the last time was...I've never told on someone to get them in trouble though.
1. You should tell on someone out of love not spite.
2. Don't embellish the facts.
3. Only talk to an authority figure who can actually help the situation.
QUESTIONS.
1.his dad.
2.their friends.
3.listen i had another dream and this time the moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me..
4.i think the truth.
5.because he probably wanted them to know what a wierd dream he had.
6.to get them in trouble probably.
1.tattleing is when you want to get someone in trouble so you tell on them and then they get in trouble.
2.truth telling is when you just dont lie and tell the truth.
3.and trying to help is just trying to help.
1. His dad
2. Their friends
3. What evil they were doing.
4. The truth.
5. That's what we're trying to figure out.
6. To help them.
1. gossip can come back to bite you.
2. dont start gossip if you dont want to be gossiped about.
3.if someone is telling you gossip dont listin to it just walk away.
1. his dad
2. their friends
3. what they were doing
4. the truth
5. they don't know
6. i have done both but i was no clue when the last time was.
1. you should not tattle
2. tattleing is bad
3. tattleing is not being honest most of the time.
1. His father.
2. To friends.
3. He told him about his brothers and their doings.
4. Probably the truth.
5. Because he was his fathers "spy".
6. To get them in trouble.
- When you are trying to help someone you have to speak the truth.
- When helping someone try to tell their problem to someone that can help.
- Try to help people instead of getting them in trouble.
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