QUIZ ON FORGIVENESS

When we experience a desire for vengeance

• We are free to act on it

• We are not free to act on it

• We must act on it immediately

• We must wait for the best opportunity

Acts 7:60 tells us that ___________ forgave his adversaries when he was being stoned.

• Peter

• John

• James

• Stephen

When someone repents of sin against us

• We have a choice whether or not to forgive him

• We are obligated to forgive him

• We probably should forgive him

• We must take appropriate measures to punish him

Romans 12:17 tells us we should maintain a good testimony by

• Standing up for our rights

• Withdrawing from an evil environment

• Refusing to repay evil for evil

• Avoiding evil people

What does Paul say followers of Christ should do, as much as possible, in situations of conflict?

• Avoid rocking the boat

• Try to live peaceably with all the people around us

• Use the conflict to set the record straight once and for all

• Avoid the person altogether

When we choose not to get even we are not dispensing with justice, but simply...

• Dispensing with justice

• Showing that we are weak

• Leaving vengeance to God

• Starting a new conflict

When making a decision to forgive, it is a good idea to

• Not tell anyone about it

• Not tell anyone about it

• To look closely into the offender's motives

• Tell someone that you have forgiven

How should we respond to someone who has hurt us and won't repent?

• Show kindness by meeting their needs

• Make them feel guilty about how much they’ve hurt us

• Withhold kindness until they repent

• Warn everyone about this person’s tendency to hurt people

Christians should be known for what?

• Their righteous indignation

• Making everyone conform to biblical standards

• Their kindness toward those who mistreat them

• Their inability to feel anger when mistreated

What does Paul mean when he says "being kind to the unrepentant offender is like heaping coals of fire on someone's head"?

• It’s a picture of bringing shame that can eventually lead to repentance

• It’s a contradiction because burning coals would hurt the person

• It’s a symbol of being passionate in our denouncement of the person

• It’s a good way to literally make them sweat