Lesson 13: Love Is the Fulfillment of the Law (Matthew 5 & 22, Romans 7,8 & 13, James 2)
Are emotion and logic opposed to each other? Do you think less or more of someone who makes decisions based on emotion rather than logic? If you answer, "Yes, I think less of emotion based decisions," should decisions always be based on logic rather than emotion? The matter is complicated because being rational improves the emotional outcome for everyone. When I was growing up, my father taught me that doing something because my peers were doing it was not a sufficient reason. For many things giving in to peer pressure did not matter. But when peer pressure was opposed to doing the right thing, I generally did the right thing and I never regretted the outcome. Is the law connected to love in that same way? Meaning that if you keep the law you promote love? Let's jump into our study of the Bible and learn more!
The Current Quarter’s Bible Studies on God's Love and Justice.
Lesson 12
(Matthew 5, 19, 22 & 25, Leviticus 19)
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.