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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 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.
  • Malachi 2:1-2; Matthew 15:7-8; Revelation 2:1-5
  • John 4:23-24
  • Psalm 119:120
  • Luke 15:20
  • I Thessalonians 4:18
  • I Peter 1:22
  • Psalm 119:7
  • Psalm 119:53
  • Titus 2:14
  • Philippians 4:4
• Jude 24-25