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Thursday, March 10, 2011Thursday, March 10, 2011

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DoxologyDoxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.Amen.

Memory VerseMemory Verse

1 Tim 1:5, 1 Tim 1:5, “But the goal of our “But the goal of our

instruction is love from a pure instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience heart and a good conscience

and a sincere faith.”and a sincere faith.”

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.

D. Emotional Revolt of D. Emotional Revolt of the Soul is characterized the Soul is characterized by various personality by various personality

disorders.disorders.

a. a. Antisocial Personality DisorderAntisocial Personality Disorder, , (APD).(APD).

b. b. Histrionic Personality DisorderHistrionic Personality Disorder, , (HPD). (HPD).

c. c. Narcissistic Personality DisorderNarcissistic Personality Disorder, , (NPD). (NPD).

d. d. Dependent Personality DisorderDependent Personality Disorder, , (DPD).(DPD).

e. e. Passive-Aggressive P.D.Passive-Aggressive P.D., , (PAPD).(PAPD).

f. f. Avoidant “anxious” P.D.Avoidant “anxious” P.D., , (AvPD).(AvPD).

g. g. Borderline Personality DisorderBorderline Personality Disorder, , (BPD). (BPD).

h. h. Other types of P.D.s includeOther types of P.D.s include: : Paranoid, Schizoid, Paranoid, Schizoid,

Obsessive–Compulsive. Obsessive–Compulsive.

E. Results of Emotional E. Results of Emotional revolt of the soul. revolt of the soul.

(continued)(continued)

4. E.R.S. means the believer is 4. E.R.S. means the believer is controlled by the Emotional controlled by the Emotional

Complex of Sins: fear, worry, Complex of Sins: fear, worry, anxiety, panic, cowardice, anxiety, panic, cowardice,

traumatic reactions caused by traumatic reactions caused by stress in the soul and Sin stress in the soul and Sin

Nature control of the soul.Nature control of the soul.

a. The “Fear Category” a. The “Fear Category” includes: fear, worry, anxiety, includes: fear, worry, anxiety, panic, consternation, shock, panic, consternation, shock, irrationality, hysteria, and irrationality, hysteria, and

dissociation; dissociation; “reactive emotional sins.” “reactive emotional sins.”

Scriptures include:Scriptures include:Mat 6:31-34; 13:22; Mat 6:31-34; 13:22;

Luke 12:22-32; Luke 12:22-32; John 12:42; 14:27; 20:19; John 12:42; 14:27; 20:19; Rom 13:3; Heb 2:15; 13:6; Rom 13:3; Heb 2:15; 13:6; 1 Peter 3:6, 14; 1 John 4:181 Peter 3:6, 14; 1 John 4:18

PrinciplesPrinciples::1) The more you surrender to 1) The more you surrender to fear, the more things you fear. fear, the more things you fear.

PrinciplesPrinciples::1) The more you surrender to 1) The more you surrender to fear, the more things you fear. fear, the more things you fear.

2) The extent to which you 2) The extent to which you surrender to fear, you increase surrender to fear, you increase the power of fear in your life. the power of fear in your life.

3) The more things that 3) The more things that acquire the power of fear in acquire the power of fear in your life, the greater your your life, the greater your capacity for fear and the capacity for fear and the faster you accelerate to faster you accelerate to becoming a psychotic becoming a psychotic believer with P.D.s. believer with P.D.s.

4) The greater your 4) The greater your capacity for fear, the capacity for fear, the

greater the control of your greater the control of your life by your emotions.life by your emotions.

This is contrary to God’s Plan.This is contrary to God’s Plan.2 Tim 1:7, 2 Tim 1:7,

“For God has not given us a “For God has not given us a lifestyle of fear lifestyle of fear (E.R.S.), (E.R.S.), but but

of power and virtue-love and of power and virtue-love and of sound judgment, of sound judgment,

(common sense)(common sense).”.”

b. “Anger-Hatred”, includes b. “Anger-Hatred”, includes uncontrollable anger, uncontrollable anger,

implacable hatred, bitter implacable hatred, bitter resentment, implacable resentment, implacable

vindictiveness, loathing, …vindictiveness, loathing, …

… … animosity, tantrums, animosity, tantrums, malice, vilification, malice, vilification,

violence, and murder.violence, and murder.

Scriptures include: Scriptures include: Prov 10:12, 18; Rom 1:29; Prov 10:12, 18; Rom 1:29;

Gal 5:20; Eph 4:31; Col Gal 5:20; Eph 4:31; Col 3:8-9; 2 Tim 3:3; Titus 3:3; 3:8-9; 2 Tim 3:3; Titus 3:3; James 1:19-20; 1 Peter 2:1James 1:19-20; 1 Peter 2:1

c. “Egocentric” includes: the c. “Egocentric” includes: the interaction of the emotional interaction of the emotional

and arrogant complex of and arrogant complex of sins; the drive to satisfy sins; the drive to satisfy

one’s vanity and self-image one’s vanity and self-image to the exclusion of reality.to the exclusion of reality.

Scriptures include:Scriptures include:Eccl 1 - 2; 12:8; Isa 49:4; Eccl 1 - 2; 12:8; Isa 49:4; Rom 1:30; 1 Cor 13:4; Rom 1:30; 1 Cor 13:4; 2 Tim 3:2; James 3:14; 2 Tim 3:2; James 3:14;

2 Peter 2:182 Peter 2:18

d. “Reaction” category, d. “Reaction” category, (stress in the soul plus sin (stress in the soul plus sin nature domination of the nature domination of the soul) includes: hysteria soul) includes: hysteria reaction, irrationality reaction, irrationality

reaction, and dissociation.reaction, and dissociation.2 Peter 2:12; Jude 1:102 Peter 2:12; Jude 1:10

e. “Guilt” category results e. “Guilt” category results from neglect or from neglect or

malfunction of the rebound malfunction of the rebound technique. technique.

Prov 21:8; Mat 5:22-24; Prov 21:8; Mat 5:22-24; 1 Cor 11:27-321 Cor 11:27-32

5. E.R.S. is the last 5. E.R.S. is the last opportunity of making a opportunity of making a

turn around without going turn around without going through a psychotic through a psychotic condition leading to condition leading to

personality disorders. personality disorders.

6. The vacuum created by 6. The vacuum created by E.R.S. is filled with three E.R.S. is filled with three things which destroy your things which destroy your

spiritual life:spiritual life:

a. The conversion of the a. The conversion of the outside pressure of outside pressure of

adversity into the inside adversity into the inside pressure of stress in the pressure of stress in the

soul.soul.

b. Perpetual and unchecked b. Perpetual and unchecked Sin Nature control of the Sin Nature control of the

soul which combines with soul which combines with reversionism at this point reversionism at this point

to cause the split soul.to cause the split soul.

c. Christian degeneracy or c. Christian degeneracy or mental disorders or both. mental disorders or both.

7. There seems to be a 7. There seems to be a practical E.R.S. “point of practical E.R.S. “point of no return”, where you will no return”, where you will be under Divine discipline be under Divine discipline

until the day you die.until the day you die.

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Cor 11:27-32; Col 3:8-9; 2 Tim 1:7; 2 Pet 2:12Cor 11:27-32; Col 3:8-9; 2 Tim 1:7; 2 Pet 2:12 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011