1. So if the seven brothers rose above suffering to the point of death, everyone should recognize that godly thinking is supreme over the emotions.
2. If they had shown that they were slaves to their emotions by eating the polluting food, we would have admitted that they were conquered by the emotions.
3. But it didn’t turn out that way at all. Instead, they dominated the emotions through the kind of clear thinking that deserves praise in God’s opinion.
4. We can’t fail to notice the mind’s leadership because they had power over both emotions and pain.