knowledge and reason to pay forward the mercy extended to us. Wesley admonished his hearers, “So much more let all those who are of a nobler turn of mind assert the distinguishing dignity of their nature.”6 The concept of self-discipline is important to this topic. It is always tempting to do what interests us or what will be to our advantage. It is part of our sinful nature to be selfish. The first murder recorded in the Bible occurred because Cain wanted the approval Abel received. Fueled by his