Emotions, not Emotionalism

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Emotions, not Emotionalism

• Acts 269-11

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Two Extremes to Avoid

• Remove all emotions
• A push for more emotional responses in life
  worship, leading to unauthorized attitudes,
  doctrines and actions

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Purposes of Lesson

• Learn the role of emotions in the life of faith,
  2 Cor. 57
• Developing proper emotions
• Warnings against emotionalism

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ROLE OF EMOTIONS

• Do not determine doctrine, 2 Tim. 316-17
  (Rom. 1017)
• Truth is revealed, not felt
• Considerunderstanding, 2 Tim. 27 (15)

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ROLE OF EMOTIONS

• Do not determine living by faith, 2 Cor.
  57
• Obedience, 2 Cor. 103-6 (Matt. 721)
• Not our senses, emotions, intuition, feelings,
  etc., Prov. 1412 Jer. 1023

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ROLE OF EMOTIONS

• Worthy emotions grow out of conviction based on
  revealed truth
• Godly sorrow, 2 Cor. 710
• Convicted of sin, Acts 237 (Matt. 2675)
• Result Repentance, Acts 241-42 (Lk.
  2231-32)

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ROLE OF EMOTIONS

• Worthy emotions grow out of conviction based on
  revealed truth
• Joy gladness, Phil. 44 Jno. 1622, 33
• Blessings in Christ, Eph. 13 (Matt. 53-12)
• Result Forbearance, no anxiety, prayer and
  patience, Phil. 45-7

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ROLE OF EMOTIONS

• Worthy emotions grow out of conviction based on
  revealed truth
• Provoked grieved, Mark 35
• Effect of sin value of soul, Rom. 623 Matt.
  1626
• Result Courageous compassionate evangelism,
  Matt. 936-38

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ROLE OF EMOTIONS

• Emotions are good helpful when produced by and
  based on truth
• If the message is defective, emotions will not be
  accurate, Gen. 3733-35
• Emotions based on truth express godly
  convictions, attitudes and actions of faith, Acts
  839

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RULE OF EMOTIONSEmotionalism

• When emotions rule, the authority of Gods word
  is clouded minimized
• Areas of doctrine
• Plan of salvation vs. feel saved
• Moral people are still lost vs. feel they must
  be saved (Acts 1114)

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RULE OF EMOTIONSEmotionalism

• When emotions rule the authority of Gods word is
  clouded minimized
• Areas of doctrine
• Filled with Holy Spirit Emotion vs. relationship
  of fellowship (1 Jno. 324 Eph. 517-18)
• Personal experiences vs. being drawn by the
  gospel to salvation, 2 Ths. 214

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RULE OF EMOTIONSEmotionalism

• When emotions rule the authority of Gods word is
  clouded minimized
• Areas of worship
• External displays become the focus (dim the
  lights, candles, swaying, clapping, etc.)
• Worship is reverential homage to God according to
  truth, John 424

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RULE OF EMOTIONSEmotionalism

• When emotions rule the authority of Gods word is
  clouded minimized
• Areas of evangelism
• Felt needs vs. Real needs, John 4
• Emotional tie before you can teach vs. power of
  truth that converts, Luke 195-9 Acts 214, 22
  (37)

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KEEP EMOTIONS IN THEIR PROPER PLACE

• Result of the power of truth in your life (Acts
  839)
• Guard against letting emotions rule us (Col.
  316-17 1 Cor. 925)
• Obey the gospel Walk by faith, not sight
• Never lose heart be renewed daily in your faith,
  2 Cor. 57 416-18