[Due to to COVID19 restrictions, we are doing things a little differently at Benchley and an audio recording is not available for this lesson. However, the lesson (along with the rest of the worship service) was live-streamed on Facebook and can be watched below. -MRW]

• Emotion itself is not wrong.

  • Jesus displayed strong emotions: John 7; John 2; Luke 22:44; Mark 3:4-5

• Problems with emotions

  • Emotions can be based on error.

    • I Kings 18:28-29 – The people showed great emotion about Baal.

    • Sincerely felt emotion does not equal truth.

  • Emotions can lead to sin.

    • Acts 19:23-32 – The crowd riots because of the truth Paul taught.

• Emotions should be the effect, not the cause.

  • Acts 2:36-37, 46-47 – The people were pierced to the heart. This was the effect of God’s word. This was an appropriate reaction! Hebrews 4:12

  • Acts 8:39 – The eunuch rejoiced because of God’s word.

  • Acts 16:34 – He rejoiced after being baptized.

  • These people were not convicted and converted because of emotion. They were convicted by methodical teaching and emotion followed.

  • Romans 10:2

• We might grow cold and heartless, which is the other sinful extreme.

  • John 4:23-24

  • Psalms 119:120 – Reverence for the Creator

  • Luke 15:20

  • I Thessalonians 4:18

  • I Peter 1:22

  • Titus 2:14

  • Psalms 119:7 – Gratitude for truth

  • Psalms 119:53

  • Philippians 4:4 – Happiness in general

• Jude 1:24-25