The Role of Emotion in Religion
// February 27th, 2010 // Bible Study, Mark's stuff
By David Watson
Benchley, January 31, 2010
- John 11:35 – Jesus wept.
- John 2:15ff – Jesus’ anger.
- Luke 22:44
- Problems with emotions
- Emotions can be based on error.
- Genesis 37:33-36 – Jacob mourns for his son who was not really dead.
- I Kings 18:28-29 – Worshippers of Baal cry out to the idol.
- Emotions can lead to sin.
- Matthew 26:65; 27:17,22-25 – Jesus’ trial. Matthew 21:8-11
- Acts 19:23-24,28-32,40-41 – The riot ta Ephesus.
- Emotional religion is not necessarily God-pleasing religion. Exodus 3:2
- Emotions can be based on error.
- Emotions should be the effect, not the cause.
- God’s truth leads to emotional reaction. Acts 2:36-37,46-47; Acts 16:34
- We need to ignite some sincere emotion.
- Jude 24-25




