1. Once you become aware that you have sinned, how do you usually
respond? Do you stonewall, pout, deny it, explain it, pretend you
didn't, blame others, repent, or something else? Why do you think
you respond that way?
2. Once
David realized he had sinned, what did he do in 2 Samuel 24:10, 14,
17, and 25? What does that suggest for how you respond when you realize
you've sinned?
3. Once
God saw that David was repentant, what did he do in 2 Samuel 24:12,
15, 16, and 18-19? What is it about God that makes him act so sternly
and so mercifully?
4. How
will you respond the next time you realize you have sinned? How can
the other men at your table help you?