Want to learn more about The Bible and Human Emotions? Use these Bible Studies for personal devotion, group Bible studies, or teaching a church class. Below are links to the lessons in this 13-part series.
Introduction: Does the Bible seem to be a good place to learn about human emotions? Consider Galatians 5:22-23 which says that the "fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness and self-control." How many of those fruits are either emotions or closely conn...
Introduction: "One Day at a Time." "Don't worry, be happy." "What - Me Worry?" I think of the first as a bumper sticker, the second the slogan of an island, the third a quote from Alfred E. Neuman on the cover of Mad magazine. Are these words to live by? Or, are they the...
Introduction: Is all stress bad? I know that too much stress makes it easier for me to get sick. On the other hand, some stress helps me to work efficiently. When it comes to public speaking, some stress helps me to do my best. Too much stress turns my brain to mush. Let'...
Introduction: At the very beginning of the Bible we find God saying "it is not good for the man to be alone." Genesis 2:18. In that statement God seems to vote in favor of relationships. However, how many times do you find that having relationships with others, not being...
Introduction: One of my dear friends spent years in psychotherapy to rid himself of guilt. Because my friend no longer had any active Christian practice, when I saw him I would tell him that "guilt is good," when it comes to God troubling our hearts about our attitudes an...
Introduction: Have you heard Christians debate "faith" versus "works?" Of course you have. If you don't think this appropriately captures the issue, consider another approach: "righteousness by attitude." Over the years, I have come to believe that faith and wor...
Introduction: Last week I heard an inspirational message pointing out that humans, and specifically Christians, are God's hands and feet to accomplish His will on earth. When you get sick it is God's will for you to go to a medical doctor. If our lesson was titled "Hope A...
Introduction: Many people alive today have had a relatively easy life. Imagine what it was like to be a young person in Europe 100 years ago. You would experience, if you survived, two major wars. My dear father grew up in a poor family during the Great Depression, and th...
Introduction: God says, "whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, him will I not endure." Psalms 101:5. Worse, when Proverbs lists the six things God detests, guess what is listed first? "Haughty eyes!" Proverbs 6:17. On the other hand, Romans 2:7 endorses "glory, ho...
Introduction: Do you dwell on the fact that beautiful young women will get old? Handsome men will lose their hair and gain a stomach? Gravity overtakes all? The rich should be taxed more? Welcome to the world of the envious and jealous! Some envy may have good economic r...
Introduction: If I asked you to name some addictions, what would you say? No doubt you would mention drugs, alcohol, tobacco, gambling, pornography, sex and food. What about these things make them an "addiction?" The habitual and progressive nature of the problem - you ca...
Introduction: If I asked you, "What is the greatest challenge to your peace of mind," what would you say? Would it be a relationship problem? Someone is not following the "rules" of kind and loving behavior? Would it be a lack of money? How about a concern about health?...
Introduction: Have you noticed that you acquire attitudes and habits from your friends and co-workers? If you are wise, you just appropriate those which are good. Sometimes it is just a small thing you adopt, but it makes you a better person. For about twenty years, Rex R...
