Lesson 12: Love and Justice: The Two Greatest Commands (Matthew 5, 19, 22 & 25, Leviticus 19)
Last week the GoBible website was down on most of Friday and Saturday. This was due to errors on my part involving the management of the site. I apologize. Readers know that I work very hard to give you confidence that the lessons will be there when you need them. Now to our new lesson.... Do you know what "justice" means? Most would answer, "Yes," but I'm doubtful about the accuracy of their answers. Right now, I'm in a debate with some very sophisticated people about "justice." They are determined to eliminate discrimination against their race, but are strong advocates for discrimination against other races. That is not justice. We are all guilty of this error to some degree or another. We want the police to ticket the annoying speeder who just passed us on the road. On the other hand, we do not want to be ticketed when we speed. The Bible says much about helping the poor and powerless in society. Is that because God favors the poor and powerless, or because those are the people that society is most likely to abuse? Let's dive into our study of the Bible and see what it says about "justice," and whether that has anything to do with love
The Current Quarter’s Bible Studies on God's Love and Justice.
Lesson 11
(Isaiah 5, Matthew 21, Romans 3)
Lesson 10
(Revelation 12, 1 Corinthians 10, Daniel 10)
Lesson 9
(Matthew 4 & 13, Isaiah 14)
Lesson 8
(Genesis 22, Psalm 81, Hebrews 11, Ephesians 1)
Lesson 7
(Genesis 1-4, Job 1 & 23, Romans 8)
Lesson 6
(Luke 16, Micah 6, Matthew 5)
Lesson 5
(Deuteronomy 28, Romans 1, Psalms 78, Jonah 4)
Lesson 4
(Psalms 103, Hosea 9, 1 Corinthians 13)
Lesson 3
(Ephesians 5, 1 Peter 5, Psalms 149, Mark 9)
Lesson 2
(Deuteronomy 7, 1 John 4, Matthew 18)
Lesson 1
(Matthew 22, Exodus 33, and John 10)
Emotional Intelligence
Can the Bible help you get promoted at work? Can the Bible increase your pay? Can the Bible help you keep your job? Improve your marriage? The answer is “Yes!” The Bible teaches principles of “emotional intelligence” that can actually help you to be smarter and get along better. Bruce Cameron, the writer of these Bible studies and a law professor, has published a paper written for lawyers which presents 17 Bible-based rules of emotional intelligence which God gave us to improve our lives. Best of all, Professor Cameron’s paper is free and you do not have to be a lawyer to understand it. To get your free copy, first click on this link. Second, when you see the title of the paper (EI, EI, Oh What an Employee), click on the “One-Click Download” and the paper will download to your computer as a PDF. If you have friends who want to read the paper, have them go to the website and download it as well.