Screwtape Letter #22 – Discussion Guide

In a way, this could be considered a trick question.

My first thought is – there’s no secret police in Heaven.

But then – if we follow Jesus’ advice – there is someone who’ll be reporting it in secret.
That’d be whatever little devil is assigned to us. That devil will be reporting down the chain of command to it’s mentor.

There’s also the flip side of this –
that when we do something wrong – the accuser will be there to report to God –
Satan.
Not like God doesn’t already know – but Satan will want to try exploit it.

Maybe He’ll tell us how to correct what we did – even inviting us to follow Him after that –

The Rich Young Man

Mt 19:16 Now a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life ?”

Mt 19:17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, obey the commandments.”

Mt 19:18 “Which ones?” the man inquired.

Jesus replied, “ ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, 19 honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’’”

Mt 19:20 “All these I have kept,” the young man said. “What do I still lack?”

Mt 19:21 Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

Mt 19:22 When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.

Maybe He’ll forgive us – and tell to to go and sin no more –

Jn 8:1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” 6 They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.

But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.

Jn 8:9 At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”

Jn 8:11 “No one, sir,” she said.

“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”