Monday, 24 October 2016

Lesson 5 (Oct 22-28), Curse the Day

Let the Day Perish
  1. Did Job to avoid breaking the fifth commandment by cursing the day he was born instead of cursing his parents?
  2. Is it wrong to despise the life given us? 
  3. What should one do if he or she has suicidal tendencies?
Rest in the Grave
  1. What makes a person prefer death to life?
  2. Why do believe so many people believe that the soul does not die?
  3. Does a person have a right to live or die?
Other Person's Pain
  1. Is it true that though a person suffers so much, he/she would rather have their own problems than someone else's?
  2. How can we best empathise with another person's suffering?
  3. Can we rank pain and suffering based on what Satan afflicted Job with?
The Weaver's Shuttle
  1. Why did God shorten the life span of humans compared to before the flood?
  2. Is it a sin to engage in bad habits that shorten life?
  3. Is it a sin to not exercise or not eat life-extending diets?
  4. How can we help a depressed person?
What is Man
  1. How valuable are humans to God?
  2. Does God rank his creatures--angels, humans, monkeys, dogs, etc, or are they all equal to him?
  3. What does God do about his creatures that suffer?