Commanded to Feel!

We often spend so much time "working out our salvation" to keep the commandments that we tend to ignore that God commands other things, like certain emotions. Self-control, for example, is about as popular as a root canal, but there's a serious requirement for believers to exercise it. After all, it is a fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:23). And according to the apostle Peter, God pretty much expects us to exercise self-control (2 Pet 1:5-6). We are also to be sober minded, reasonable, sensible, exercising good judgment.

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What’s Your EQ?

by Andy Hanson

The cover story of the October 2, 1995, Time Magazine asks “What’s Your EQ?” and goes on to suggest that “emotional intelligence may be the best predictor of success in life”. What is “EQ, is it important, and if so, is it possible for teachers and parents to make a positive difference in the EQ’s of our students.

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When tradition overtakes Bible study

This quarter’s Sabbath School Lessons are on the book of Romans. Sadly, the opening paragraph of Lesson 1 opens by saying:

Ideally, in our study of the book of Romans, after a study of the historical background, we should begin with Romans 1:1 and then go through the entire book verse by verse. Because only one quarter has been allotted to the study of the book, we have had to be selective in what parts we can study. The book could easily take four quarters, not one, to explore. Hence, only the key chapters, in which the basic message is contained, will be covered.

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