Lectures to Professing Christians
Charles W. Finney

Lecture 4: Rebuke a Christian Duty
Question Sheet

Vocabulary (please do this first):

Accessory

Despot

Iniquity

Lewdness

Maxim

Rebellion

Rebuke

Reprove

Scorner

Transgressor

First

The reasons for the rule that we must rebuke our neighbor.

If we love God and someone does something to offend God, we should/should not (circle one) say something to that person.

Love to the Universe

Love to the community
	Whoever commits sin injures
	___ Only himself
	___ Others in the community

Love to your neighbor
	If a neighbor's house is on fire, should we warn him? Yes, No
	If a neighbor's soul is in danger should we warn him

Refusing to warn someone of the danger they are in is _________ towards God.

God holds us ________ for the life of our neighbor is we do not warn him.

Our silence ________ our neighbor in his ____.

Even if our reproof does not save the person to whom it is directed, what effect might it have?

God expressly __________ it.

If a man does not reprove sin in his neighbor, which two commandments of God does he break?

1.

2. 

If we do not reprove our neighbor, we are not prepared to meet _____.

Second:

To whom is this command addresses?

Third

Exceptions to the Law

What are the two types of people who are NOT to be rebuked?

1.

Why?

2. 

Why?

Fourth

In whose name should we perform this duty?

How should we perform this duty? 

How do we determine the severity with which we should rebuke our neighbor? (Check all that apply)

___ Age 
___ Position
___ Family relationship
___ Skin color
___ Number of offenses
___ Prior knowledge of the sin
___ Number past reproofs

Always show that your temper is not ___________.

For fear of giving _______, men do not express their __________ of the sin.

We must be filled with the _______ ________ when we reprove someone.

Can we reprove someone by writing a letter? Yes  No

Fifth

Why does congress despise members of the church when they speak out?

How can the church be more effective in changing society?

Which four societal evils does Finney mention that could be changed by Christian rebuke?

Sixth

Should I reprove someone even if there is no chance of a favorable outcome?

	_____ is ours, ______ is Gods.

Should I reprove a stranger? Yes  No

Should we normally reprove a person who is drunk? Yes  No

Should we rebuke public officials and those in authority?  Yes No

Remarks

Should we talk to others about someone's sin? Yes  No

Are men more concerned about their own reputations than they are about God's reputation? Yes  No

Do people have a right to say that it is none of our business for reproving them for their sin? Yes  No

	Why? 

What two things could happen if Christians were not such cowards and would perform their duty in this area?

1.

2.

That shalt in any wise _________ thy neighbor and not bear _____ for him.