ETHICAL VIRTUE GROUP

Because I value moral excellence as Christ's way, I choose to make decisions based on ethical principles.

How To Make Good Decisions

Excellence

God always does things the best way. All creation shows His quality work.

Definition

Excellence related virtues: Accuracy, efficiency , merit, virtue, fineness, perfection, distinction, quality, preciseness, exactness, correctness, rightness, effectiveness, productivity, continuous improvement, competence.

Excellence means: To do your best and keep on improving.

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Have I Done My Best for Jesus?

Student Life Applications

1 Children in God’s creation clapping their hands in appreciation
2 Boy buying paper for P9.50. He gives P10.00 and receives P.50 in return
3 Exactness in recipe for food
4 Charts in fund-raising for school benefits
5 Sign for bus schedules and bus stops

Bible, E.G. White

Job 27:33 He is excellent
Psalm 8:8 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
Isaiah 28:29 The LORD of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working.
Genesis 6:22 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
Exodus 39:42, 43 According to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work.
Mark 7:37 How well he does everything.

“God's people must strive to reach the very highest standard of excellence..” 7T 127
“ In the humblest lot true excellence may be found.” PK 219
“He has given us a great work to do. Let us do it with accuracy and determination.” 6T 418
“Manual training . . . develop habits of accuracy and thoroughness. Pupils should . . . it be their aim to make their work as nearly perfect as human brains and hands can make it.” ED 222
“Students should go forth from our schools with educated efficiency, so that when thrown upon their own resources they will have knowledge which they can use and which is needful to success in life.” CT.309
“Of every Christian the Lord requires growth in efficiency and capability in every line.” COL 331
“God will accept only those who are determined to aim high. He places every human agent under obligation to do his best.
Moral perfection is required of all. Never should we lower the standard of righteousness in order to accommodate inherited or cultivated tendencies to wrong-doing.” COL 330
“ And the excellence and brightness of His glory, far exceeding the brightness of the sun, is imparted to them.” SC 126

Reinforcing Stories

The Children’s Hour IV, pg. 245, by Arthur S. Maxwell

Student Activities

Individual projects such as baking bread
paper folding such as origami
measuring things
correcting papers and counting scores

Links to the Curriculum

Chemistry: As accuracy is imperative in titration so also it is in the study of God’s Word.
Health: Just as the uterus can stretch to full capacity so we should stretch our capabilities to full capacity.
Math: God’s creation is accurate and excellent, we must strive for accuracy and excellence in our work.
Music: Sight-reading must be accurate for beautiful music so also must Scripture reading.
Science: Accuracy is required in lab experiments; also in scientific notation

Resources

Primary:
Tell or write two ways that show that God is excellent
Tell or write about a time when you saw someone show excellence.
Tell or write about when you showed excellence like God would do.
How do you feel when you are excellent?
Tell two ways you that you can show excellence.
What makes you want to be excellent?
What is the opposite of excellence? Who makes us act that way?

Middle:
What difference does it make whether I have excellence or not?
How would people treat me differently if I did or didn’t choose to be excellent?
What makes choosing to be excellent better than the opposite?
List some ways that a person might be excellent without anyone noticing?
List 3 situations where a person could be excellent in his work, home, or at the shopping mall.
Can you think of someone who seems good at being excellent? What makes them better at it?
How could you learn to be better at bing excellent?
How often do you show excellence? Think of the last three times and tell me.
Do you like to join in when people are being excellent? How have you joined in?

High school:
Would you practice excellence if no one was checking on you? Your parents, school, or the law?
What is the alternative to excellence and what do you see as the results of that choice?
Would you recognize it if someone was not fully excellent? How?
Would you keep quiet if someone paid you a lot of money not to be excellent?
Are you proud to be excellent and willing to tell others how you feel?
If someone in a group spoke out against excellence would you speak up to give the other side?
Are you willing to put some of your money toward supporting excellence in your city, class, work?
Can you say that being excellent has become a habit? How often are you that way?
What effect do you think excellence will have on your future life?
Do you see your family practicing excellence? How about your church, city, or nation?
What do you think should be done to promote excellence in your family, friends, church, city, nation?
Does it make much difference if they are excellent or not?