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Pastor/Teacher - Jim RickardPastor/Teacher - Jim RickardSunday, February 20, 2011Sunday, February 20, 2011

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John 16:1-6John 16:1-6

The Importance of The Importance of PreparednessPreparedness

John 16:5-6John 16:5-6

Emotional Revolt of the Emotional Revolt of the Soul!Soul!

John 16:5, John 16:5, “But now I (“But now I (JesusJesus) am going ) am going to Him (to Him (God the FatherGod the Father) who ) who sent Me, and yet not one of sent Me, and yet not one of you (you (the disciplesthe disciples) asks Me, ) asks Me,

‘Where are you going?’”‘Where are you going?’”

John 16:6,John 16:6,“But because I have said “But because I have said ((taughttaught) to you all these ) to you all these

things, sorrow (things, sorrow (inwardinward stressstress) ) has completely filled your has completely filled your

heart (heart (right lobe of the soulright lobe of the soul).”).”

The Doctrine of The Doctrine of Emotional Revolt Emotional Revolt

of the Soul. of the Soul.

A. Introduction - Emotions:A. Introduction - Emotions:

1. Emotions were designed 1. Emotions were designed by God for good.by God for good.

a. In Gen 1:26 God created a. In Gen 1:26 God created man with a body and soul in man with a body and soul in His Own shadow-Image. In His Own shadow-Image. In

that soul He created that soul He created Mentality, Self-Mentality, Self-

Consciousness, Conscience, Consciousness, Conscience, Volition and Emotion.Volition and Emotion.

MentalityMentality

VolitionVolition

Self ConsciousnessSelf Consciousness

ConscienceConscience

EmotionEmotion

InhaleInhaleDoctrineDoctrine

ExhaleExhaleDoctrineDoctrineMan’s EssenceMan’s Essence

1) In the Garden, perfect man 1) In the Garden, perfect man functioned under four shadow-functioned under four shadow-

image principles: image principles: SSelf-consciousness - I am, elf-consciousness - I am, Self-perception - I think, Self-perception - I think,

Volitional options - I ought, Volitional options - I ought, Self-determination - I will, Self-determination - I will, resulting in good emotion.resulting in good emotion.

Good emotion was added Good emotion was added by God as an appreciator by God as an appreciator of the things in the soul.of the things in the soul.

2) Emotion is what is 2) Emotion is what is experienced as distinguished experienced as distinguished from cognitive and volitional from cognitive and volitional states of consciousness. The states of consciousness. The

emotions of the soul are emotions of the soul are designed to respond to what is designed to respond to what is

in the mentality of the soul.in the mentality of the soul.

3) As a result of PMA of 3) As a result of PMA of B.D. circulating in the B.D. circulating in the

heart via the filling of the heart via the filling of the Holy Spirit, the believer Holy Spirit, the believer

responds in appreciation to responds in appreciation to God. That is good emotion. God. That is good emotion.

4) Emotion is a result of 4) Emotion is a result of thinking. It is not a part of the thinking. It is not a part of the

spiritual life. We are not spiritual life. We are not spiritual because we feel spiritual because we feel spiritual. Emotion is the spiritual. Emotion is the

appreciator of the spiritual life.appreciator of the spiritual life.

2. Bad emotion began at the 2. Bad emotion began at the original sin, Gen 3:6, and original sin, Gen 3:6, and has continued throughout has continued throughout

human history. After the fall human history. After the fall it came in the form of it came in the form of

tremendous guilt, Gen 3:10.tremendous guilt, Gen 3:10.

a. Bad emotion is:a. Bad emotion is:1) Emotion out of control, 1) Emotion out of control, 2) Emotion divorced from 2) Emotion divorced from

Bible doctrine, Bible doctrine, 3) Emotional revolt of the soul, 3) Emotional revolt of the soul,

4) The emotional complex of 4) The emotional complex of sins,sins,

a. Bad emotion is:a. Bad emotion is:

5) The emotional complex of 5) The emotional complex of sins combined with the sins combined with the

arrogance complex of sins to arrogance complex of sins to form evil obsession and hybrid form evil obsession and hybrid

emotion.emotion.

3. As a system of response 3. As a system of response and feeling, emotion does and feeling, emotion does not contain the following.not contain the following.

a. Thoughta. Thoughtb. The ability to reasonb. The ability to reason

c. Common sensec. Common sensed. Vocabulary as a tool for d. Vocabulary as a tool for

mental function.mental function.e. Doctrinal content. e. Doctrinal content.

4. The heart contains all 4. The heart contains all thought and standards. The thought and standards. The emotion contains nothing. emotion contains nothing.

KOILIA, “the belly or womb” KOILIA, “the belly or womb” (Rom 16:18; Phil 3:19 - (Rom 16:18; Phil 3:19 -

appetite), something that is appetite), something that is empty or hollow. empty or hollow.

If emotion controls the soul If emotion controls the soul you can not think or apply you can not think or apply

Bible doctrine to life.Bible doctrine to life.

Grace OfferingGrace Offering

Grace Fellowship ChurchSunday, February 20, 2011

Tape # 11-021

Emotional Revolt of the SoulUpper Room Discourse, Part 473

   John 16:6; Rom 8:28 

James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011