In the Valley of Elah--Lesson 9--I Don't Think I Can Forgive

Discussion Questions:

1. How have you seen the inability to forgive or holding a grudge block the give-and-take of relationship with others? How has this affected more than just the two individuals?

2. What is wrong with the concept of “forgive and forget”?

3. How is forgiveness easier as we recognize the sovereignty of God?

4. What is the difference in testing someone to see if they have changed and forgiving them? Why are these two things not mutually exclusive?

5. What made Joseph able to move on and accomplish amazing things with his life, while his brothers seemed stuck in the past?