Arthur Gordon once visited a kindergarten class in which the teacher frequently reminded misbehaving children to stop being a WAM. The kids straightened up as soon as their teacher admonished them. What was a WAM? Arthur thought. Why was being a WAM so bad? The teacher explained that WAM stands for "What about me?" She was training the children to be less self-centered. She wanted them to think of others' needs, not just their own. So she taught them that no one liked a WAM, a self-centered person who only asked, "What about me?" Instead, this teacher was teaching the children to be a WAY, or people who asked, "What about you?" (1)

If there is one text in the Bible that lends itself to certain abuse, it is this great text from Romans: "If God is for us, who can be against us?" The problem…