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The Role of Emotion in Religion

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  • Emotion itself is not wrong.

    • Jesus displayed strong emotions: John 7; John 2; Luke 22:44; Mark 3:4-5

    • Problems with emotions

      • Emotions can be based on error.

        • I Kings 18:28-29 – The people showed great emotion about Baal.

        • Sincerely felt emotion does not equal truth.

        • Emotions can lead to sin.

          • Acts 19:23-32 – The crowd riots because of the truth Paul taught.

          • Emotions should be the effect, not the cause.

            • Acts 2:36-37, 46-47 – The people were pierced to the heart. This was the effect of God’s word. This was an appropriate reaction! Hebrews 4:12

            • Acts 8:39 – The eunuch rejoiced because of God’s word.

            • Acts 16:34 – He rejoiced after being baptized.

            • These people were not convicted and converted because of emotion. They were convicted by methodical teaching and emotion followed.

            • Romans 10:2

            • We might grow cold and heartless, which is the other sinful extreme.

              • John 4:23-24

              • Psalms 119:120 – Reverence for the Creator

              • Luke 15:20

              • I Thessalonians 4:18

              • I Peter 1:22

              • Titus 2:14

              • Psalms 119:7 – Gratitude for truth

              • Psalms 119:53

              • Philippians 4:4 – Happiness in general

              • Jude 1:24-25

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