Bible Study Feedback

Sometimes during the Bible Study, when asking questions, I get some interesting answers to questions. At this point I am happy that they are finally opening up and are confident to talk. Here's a snippet from the most recent adult Bible Study. I am teaching the Ten Commandments (Old Testament and New Testament correlation) and was showing pictures of a chameleon with the projector. I had several examples of chameleon's camouflaged in their surroundings and was scrolling through during this conversation:

Jimmy: Do you know what this is?

Adult 1: It's a lizard, I mean a scorpion.

(Everyone laughs)

A2: It's a lizard.

J: Yes, but what type of Lizard?

A3: There's only one type of lizard.

J: No, there are lots of lizards but I don't know their names. Big lizards are different from small lizards.

A4: No, big or small they are still lizards.

J: I mean there is a difference between that lizard on the wall there and a crocodile.

A2: Yes, because a crocodile is a crocodile and a lizard is a lizard. A crocodile isn't a lizard.

(all adults nodding in agreement that the Gringo knows nothing of lizards)

J: Ok fine, then this isn't a lizard, it's a chameleon.

A1: It looks like a lizard.

J: It's not a lizard it's a chameleon. (Everybody repeats "chameleon") It can change color to blend into it's surrounding.

A3: (Realizing there's a correlation between the lesson and these pictures and looking at the board with the list of sins on it) Is it a sin to kill the chameleon?

J: No, you can kill it.

A2: Is it a sin to eat the Chameleon?

J: No you can eat it...

A1: (cutting off Jimmy mid sentence) What does it taste like?

J: I don't know. Probably like chicken.

A2: But you can eat it?

J: Yes. It's not a sin to eat the Chameleon, it's a sin to BE a Chameleon. You can't change who you are based on who you are around.

20 minutes later after discussing many more profound things I asked if there were any questions or comments. Adult 4 responded, "So it's not ok to be a Chameleon, but if you can find it hiding on a leaf you can eat it?"

My apologies to the soon to be dwindling population of lizards that happen to look like chameleons but aren't that good at hiding.

On a side note, this was our highest attended night for the adult and teen Bible study that was not showing a movie. We were missing some regulars, but had 4 new teenagers that I have never seen before who arrived on time.