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EMOTIONALISM

“Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches; comparing spiritual things with spiritual words .” (1 Cor. 2:13). EMOTIONALISM.

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EMOTIONALISM

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  1. “Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches; comparing spiritual things with spiritual words.” (1 Cor. 2:13)

  2. EMOTIONALISM A. Emotion: “A feeling, a subjective experience such as joy, sorrow, reverence, hate and love; A mental state that is often accompanied by physiological changes in the body.” (American Heritage Dictionary; Merriam-Webster) I. EMOTION vs EMOTIONALISM B. Emotionalism: “Undue indulgence in or display of emotion; tendency to regard things emotionally.” (Merriam-Webster)

  3. EMOTIONALISM C. In Religion – Two Extremes 1. “Feel Good” or “Heartfelt” Religion. 2. Emotionless, Cold, Heartless Religion. I. EMOTION vs EMOTIONALISM BOTH extremes are wrong! Let us examine why…

  4. EMOTIONALISM A. Process Of Maturity – Reason Comes To Dominate: 1. Babies cry frequently & throw tantrums (emotional display) (1 Pet. 2:2). II. EMOTION HAS A PROPER PLACE 2. Yet we expect older folks to control themselves (be reasonable) (1 Cor. 13:11).

  5. EMOTIONALISM B. Jesus Displayed Emotion: 1. Wept at Lazarus’ Tomb (Jn. 11:33-36). 2. Compassion For The Lost (Mt. 9:36). 3. Showed Tenderness Toward Children (Mk. 10:13-16). II. EMOTION HAS A PROPER PLACE 4. Angered At Hardened Hearts (Mk. 3:5; Jn. 2:13-15).

  6. EMOTIONALISM C. Men Of God Displayed Emotion: 1. Paul Provoked By Idols (Acts 17:16). 2. Devout Men Lamented Stephen’s Death (Acts 8:2). II. EMOTION HAS A PROPER PLACE 3. Ephesian Elders Wept Over Paul (Acts 20:37). 4. Pricked In Heart At Hearing Truth (Acts 2:37; 2 Cor. 7:10; 1 Cor. 14:24-25). 5. Joy In Obeying The Gospel (Acts 8:38).

  7. EMOTIONALISM A. Jacob’s Grief – thought Joseph dead (Gen. 37). B. Job’s Frustration In Trials – felt God caused his sorrows (Job 3:23; 6:8-9). C. Old Israel Felt At Peace – but God was very angry with them (Jer. 6:14-17). III. TRUTH NOT DETERMINED BY EMOTION D. It is not in man to direct himself; God’s word is the correct standard (Jer. 10:23; Jer. 23:16-22; Ezk. 13:1-3). E. Proper feelings are subject to Truth (1 Cor. 13:6).

  8. EMOTIONALISM A. Prophets of Baal (1 Kgs 18:26, 28, 29). B. Zedekiah’s false vision (1 Kgs 22:11, 24). C. Crowd that killed Stephen (Acts 7:54-60). D. Demetrius & Crowd For Diana (Acts 19:23-41). IV. IMPROPER EMOTION IN SCRIPTURES E. Rocky soil (Mt. 13:20-21). Improper Emotion Is Seen When It Hinders Acceptance Of Truth!

  9. EMOTIONALISM A. Many link it to the Holy Spirit, but… 1. God SPOKE to His prophets (Exodus 4:10-16). 2. God revealed His WORD to His prophets (Is. 1:10; Jer. 1:2; Ezk. 1:3, etc.). V. ATTEMPTS TO JUSTIFY EMOTIONALISM 3. The Spirit was sent to TEACH Truth (John 14:26; 16:13; Acts 1:2). B. NO principle ever ranks feelings above Truth (Eph. 3:3-4, 16-17; Rom. 8:5-9, 2; 10:17)!

  10. EMOTIONALISM A. Profess great emotional satisfaction, yet pay less attention to the details of God’s word (1 Cor. 4:6; 14:37, 26b). B. Tendency to hinder, shun & oppose those who emphasize Truth (1 Kgs 22:11, 24; Jude 19). VI. SYMPTOMS OF EMOTIONALISM C. Make excuses for emotional displays: “I can’t help it.” “The Spirit was leading me.” (Titus 2:4; Mt. 5:43-48; 1 Cor. 14:32-33)

  11. EMOTIONALISM A. Catholicism – mystical appeal. B. Southern Baptist – “I’d rather go with the feeling in my heart than a whole stack of Bibles!” C. Methodist – Warm feeling confirms salvation. VII. EMOTIONALISM HAS SPREAD FAR D. Pentecostals – “Spirit speaks to my heart.” “Come expecting!” E. LDS – “It took me 3 years to tell the difference between my feelings and the leading of the Spirit.”

  12. EMOTIONALISM A. We need to avoid the extremes of being UN-emotional & being HYPER-emotional. B. Emotion has a proper place, in subjection to & in harmony with God’s word (Acts 8:39). CONCLUSION: “Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently” (1 Pet. 1:22)

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