Emotions And Emotionalism

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Pastor Vincent - 17 October 2013

Beware Of The Influence Of Sin

Man often understand sin loosely. To many, sin is committing adultery, telling lies, taking drugs, murdering and more.. But sin is more than just the action of committing the wrong doings, it is the spiritual problem inside man that slowly creeps into us, without us knowing, that drives us away from the truth of God. It takes away our wanting to approach God fearlessly and stripping away our desire to come to Him. Sin is Satan's strongest weapon against evangelism. Because the moment you separate from the love of God, you lose the conviction in testifying for God. As a result, the world attracts you for it fulfills the desires inside you; the word gives you pressure and make you feel accused, for you know the truth but you cannot do it. Slowly, we are captured by fear than love. One day, we even lose the ability to love self and others. In fact, the most frightening thing in this world is not sinning but the unconsciousness of sins. It is through regeneration in Christ (born again) that one comes to realize the depth of our sins and the immense power of the finished work on the cross. If you want to overcome sin, you have to become a new person, born again in Christ. With a new life, there will be birth of new desire - and that is to seek God always and pursue Holy Living. Come to Lord and tell Him about your sins. Taste the sweetness of repentance today and leave Satan with no room in your heart to accuse you and toy your emotions. For Satan drives you away from God using the sins, God is still loving you and waiting for you to return, just like the prodigal son. Those forgiven much, love much. A person who has tasted the immense depth of God's love will hate sins and yearn to be in sync with God and testify for Him.

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Introduction

* Emotions are powerful when it is expressed rightly and freely.

* <Ecc 3:4>: There is a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.

* A spiritual person knows how to express himself rightly and clearly through his emotions.

* To a certain extent, our emotions tell us that we’re worshipping God.

* Because of sin, we fall into “Emotionalism” – Arguably one of the greatest enemies of the church today.

* It can be self-deceptive or used as a manipulated skill.

* Wrong teachings and doctrines are even invented through what one felt strongly in his emotions.

 

<Psalm 12:1-3>

Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race. Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts. May the Lord silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.

 

<Proverbs 5:3-4>

For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil; but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword.

 

<2 Timothy 4:3>

For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.

Why is emotionalism on the rise?

1) Because there is a demand for it.

– No one can be healthy and normal faking or suppressing his emotions.

 

2) Man increasing sees everything centered upon emotions.

– Giving rise to wrong practices in the church nowadays.

 

3) More believers are making judgment based on emotions rather than the careful understanding of God’s word.

– Can end up doing the opposite of God’s will.

– Deceptive emotions can be more dangerous than negative emotions.

 

How do we deal with emotionalism?

1) Try not to have a knee-jerk reaction to everything that is emotional.

 

2) Do not use emotions as a condition for fulfilling our Christian obligations (i.e. Obedience).

* <Mat 7:24>: Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

* Christian belief starts from the renewal of our mind, not having great or empowered emotions.

 

3) Learn to speak the truth in love.

 

4) Learn to use your emotions well for your own edification.

 

5) Learn to use your emotions for the gospel (i.e. others’ edification)

 

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Vincent serves as the President of The Blessed Run Church. He is also the Senior Pastor of The Life Church and Missions (Singapore) and is an ardent missionary to the Chinese World. He currently lives in Singapore with his wife, Qiufen, and has three kids, Mary, David, and Caleb.

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