sanctification Series Message 4c Emotional Growth
Noel Merrick
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Allow us to continue from last week
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c. Show them exactly what the Bible says.
c. Show them exactly what the Bible says.
This is why the matter of Biblical authority is so profoundly important.
This is why the matter of Biblical authority is so profoundly important.
1. John 8:32 – “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
1. John 8:32 – “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 8:32 KJV 1900And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
2. John 17:17 – “Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.”
2. John 17:17 – “Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.”
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
John 17:17 KJV 1900Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
3. What about the truth?
3. What about the truth?
a. Romans 1:28 – Suppressed the truth.
a. Romans 1:28 – Suppressed the truth.
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
Romans 1:28 KJV 1900And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
b. Romans 1:25 – Exchanged the truth of God for a lie.
b. Romans 1:25 – Exchanged the truth of God for a lie.
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Romans 1:25 KJV 1900Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
c. Romans 2:8 – Did not obey truth but unrighteousness instead.
c. Romans 2:8 – Did not obey truth but unrighteousness instead.
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
Romans 2:8 KJV 1900But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
d. Romans 9:1 – Truth can be told and taught to others.
d. Romans 9:1 – Truth can be told and taught to others.
I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
Romans 9:1 KJV 1900I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
e. 1 Corinthians 13:6 – Truth can be rejoiced in.
e. 1 Corinthians 13:6 – Truth can be rejoiced in.
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
1 Corinthians 13:6 KJV 1900Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
f. Galatians 2:5 – The truth continues.
f. Galatians 2:5 – The truth continues.
To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
Galatians 2:5 KJV 1900To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
g. Galatians 3:1 – Will not be obeyed by some.
g. Galatians 3:1 – Will not be obeyed by some.
O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
Galatians 3:1 KJV 1900O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
i. Colossians 1:5 – The truth is the gospel.
i. Colossians 1:5 – The truth is the gospel.
For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
Colossians 1:5 KJV 1900For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
j. 2 Thessalonians 2:12 – Condemnation comes where the truth is not believed.
j. 2 Thessalonians 2:12 – Condemnation comes where the truth is not believed.
That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
2 Thessalonians 2:12 KJV 1900That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
k. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 – Salvation is involved in the truth.
k. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 – Salvation is involved in the truth.
But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
2 Thessalonians 2:13 KJV 1900But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
l. 2 Timothy 2:8 – The truth can be resisted.
l. 2 Timothy 2:8 – The truth can be resisted.
Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:
2 Timothy 2:8 KJV 1900Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:
m. James 3:14 – People lie against the truth.
m. James 3:14 – People lie against the truth.
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
James 3:14 KJV 1900But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
n. 1 John 2:21 – The truth contains no lies.
n. 1 John 2:21 – The truth contains no lies.
I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
1 John 2:21 KJV 1900I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
o. 3 John 3 – The truth can be confirmed to others.
o. 3 John 3 – The truth can be confirmed to others.
For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.
3 John 3 KJV 1900For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.
p. 3 John 4 – The truth can be walked in . . . lived.
p. 3 John 4 – The truth can be walked in . . . lived.
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
3 John 4 KJV 1900I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
C. It has been proven over and over again that the emotions do not know the difference between an established fact and an erroneous fact.
C. It has been proven over and over again that the emotions do not know the difference between an established fact and an erroneous fact.
Illustration: Man received a phone call and thought the caller said his father was dying with a heart attack. He got into his car and drove as fast as he could to his father’s house, only to be greeted by his father at the door. The son almost had a heart attack himself. His emotions were responding to thoughts the mind were holding as true, but were not actually true. In his mind he believed his father was dying, thus his body acted accordingly. Later he learned the caller had said “John,” instead of “Don.” John was a friend of the family.
KEYS TO WINNING OVER TWISTED THINKING.
KEYS TO WINNING OVER TWISTED THINKING.
We need to recognize that our thought patterns and habits can be changed constructively and we can experience release from twisted thinking, reactions and responses that eventually will defeat us
A. Recognize that YOU are in control of your thoughts. God created you with this wonderful ability.
A. Recognize that YOU are in control of your thoughts. God created you with this wonderful ability.
B. Don’t try to suppress your thoughts.
B. Don’t try to suppress your thoughts.
1. Burying them only reinforces the negative response demonstrated by your emotions.
1. Burying them only reinforces the negative response demonstrated by your emotions.
2. We must be alert to these thoughts as they come into our minds and say “NO” to them, and saying “YES” to a positive replacement.
2. We must be alert to these thoughts as they come into our minds and say “NO” to them, and saying “YES” to a positive replacement.
C. When you are challenged by a twisted thought, ask yourself, “Why am I thinking this way? What has triggered this negative thought?” Determining the stimulus or root of the thought is a must.
C. When you are challenged by a twisted thought, ask yourself, “Why am I thinking this way? What has triggered this negative thought?” Determining the stimulus or root of the thought is a must.
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D. At the very suggestion of a defeating thought, eject it from your mind with a positive Bible verse. The Living Bible translation of Philippians 4:8 reads: “Fix your thoughts on what is true and good, and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely, dwell on the fine, good things in others. Think about all you can praise God for and be glad about.” Isn’t that a wonderful piece of advice . . . It came from God through the Holy Spirit as penned by Paul.
D. At the very suggestion of a defeating thought, eject it from your mind with a positive Bible verse. The Living Bible translation of Philippians 4:8 reads: “Fix your thoughts on what is true and good, and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely, dwell on the fine, good things in others. Think about all you can praise God for and be glad about.” Isn’t that a wonderful piece of advice . . . It came from God through the Holy Spirit as penned by Paul.
Philippians 4:8 KJV 1900Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
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E. Changing your thinking takes place as an act of the will.
E. Changing your thinking takes place as an act of the will.
1. Colossians 3:2 – “Set you mind on things above.”
1. Colossians 3:2 – “Set you mind on things above.”
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Colossians 3:2 KJV 1900Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
a. Now are you beginning to see why the Bible teaches this?
a. Now are you beginning to see why the Bible teaches this?
b. This declarative statement involves an act of the will . . .
b. This declarative statement involves an act of the will . . .
c. Who sets your mind . . . You set your mind.
c. Who sets your mind . . . You set your mind.
2. Colossians 3:5 – “Therefore, put to death whatever in you is worldly: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.”
2. Colossians 3:5 – “Therefore, put to death whatever in you is worldly: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.”
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
Colossians 3:5 KJV 1900Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
3. Colossians 3:8 – “You must rid yourselves . . . “
3. Colossians 3:8 – “You must rid yourselves . . . “
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Colossians 3:8 KJV 1900But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
4. Colossians 3:12 – “Put on . . .”
4. Colossians 3:12 – “Put on . . .”
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Colossians 3:12 KJV 1900Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
F. You cannot control what others say about you or think about you, but you can control how you react to it.
F. You cannot control what others say about you or think about you, but you can control how you react to it.
1. Proverbs 25:28 – “A man who does not control his temper is like a city whose wall is broken down.” Question: What can happen to a city whose wall is broken down?
1. Proverbs 25:28 – “A man who does not control his temper is like a city whose wall is broken down.” Question: What can happen to a city whose wall is broken down?
He that hath no rule over his own spirit
Is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
Proverbs 25:28 KJV 1900He that hath no rule over his own spirit Is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
2. Our desire is not to rid ourselves of our emotions, but rather, learn how to control them with God’s help.
2. Our desire is not to rid ourselves of our emotions, but rather, learn how to control them with God’s help.
G. Pray to God for wisdom and strength.
G. Pray to God for wisdom and strength.
CONCLUSION:
CONCLUSION:
A. Illustration:
A. Illustration:
We need to face life in the spirit of a man who lost his eyesight. He rushed to the doctor. The treatment by the physician made it possible for him to see again, but the return of his sight caused him to lose his memory. He returned to the doctor. This time he was treated for a loss of memory. The man regained his memory but lost his eyesight again. “Well,” said the physician, “we can’t cure both of them together, so you’ll have to choose between sight and memory. Which will it be?” The man answered, “Eyesight! I’d rather see where I’m going than to know where I’ve been.”
B. It doesn’t matter that you have been plagued in the past with twisted thinking or warped emotions, the next step you take to handle it is what counts.
B. It doesn’t matter that you have been plagued in the past with twisted thinking or warped emotions, the next step you take to handle it is what counts.
C. God’s Plan for Man’s Salvation
C. God’s Plan for Man’s Salvation
The Bible and Emotions
The Bible and Emotions
A. Psalm 139:2 – “You know when I sit down and when I stand up; You understand my thoughts from far away.”
A. Psalm 139:2 – “You know when I sit down and when I stand up; You understand my thoughts from far away.”
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising,
Thou understandest my thought afar off.
B. One of the most emotional scenes in the Old Testament is the account of Joseph’s response when he sees his brother, Benjamin.
B. One of the most emotional scenes in the Old Testament is the account of Joseph’s response when he sees his brother, Benjamin.
Genesis 43:30-31 –
And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there. And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
1 Then he washed his face and came out. Regaining his composure, he said, ‘Serve the meal.’”
1 Then he washed his face and came out. Regaining his composure, he said, ‘Serve the meal.’”
C. 2 Peter 1:3 – “For His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness.”
C. 2 Peter 1:3 – “For His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness.”
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
1. Throughout the pages of the Bible we have accounts of people and their emotions.
1. Throughout the pages of the Bible we have accounts of people and their emotions.
2. Some of these emotions are good, as in the case of Joseph, and some are accounts of how people violated God’s law because hey weren’t in control of their emotions.
2. Some of these emotions are good, as in the case of Joseph, and some are accounts of how people violated God’s law because hey weren’t in control of their emotions.
D. In this study let us examine five things:
D. In this study let us examine five things:
1. Biblical examples of harmful emotions.
1. Biblical examples of harmful emotions.
2. The emotions of God.
2. The emotions of God.
3. The emotions of Christ.
3. The emotions of Christ.
4. The emotions of Paul.
4. The emotions of Paul.
5. It is okay to be emotional.
5. It is okay to be emotional.
BIBLICAL EXAMPLES OF HARMFUL EMOTIONS
BIBLICAL EXAMPLES OF HARMFUL EMOTIONS
A careful study of the following Biblical accounts reveal the consequences of negative emotions which became sinful or harmful.
A. Anger
A. Anger
1. Genesis 4:1-8
1. Genesis 4:1-8
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering: But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
2. Cain killed his brother because of uncontrolled anger in his heart.
2. Cain killed his brother because of uncontrolled anger in his heart.
B. Fear . . . Being afraid
B. Fear . . . Being afraid
1. In Genesis 20:2, 3, 11, Abraham lied to Abimelech about Sarah because he was afraid of losing his life.
1. In Genesis 20:2, 3, 11, Abraham lied to Abimelech about Sarah because he was afraid of losing his life.
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.
2. In Exodus 2:11-15, Moses fled Egypt because of fear.
2. In Exodus 2:11-15, Moses fled Egypt because of fear.
And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren. And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow? And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known. Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.
3. 1. Job 4:13-16. Eliphaz entered a period of fear and trembling because of a vision he had.
3. 1. Job 4:13-16. Eliphaz entered a period of fear and trembling because of a vision he had.
In thoughts from the visions of the night,
When deep sleep falleth on men,
Fear came upon me, and trembling,
Which made all my bones to shake.
Then a spirit passed before my face;
The hair of my flesh stood up:
It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof:
An image was before mine eyes,
There was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
C. Jealousy and Envy
C. Jealousy and Envy
1. 1 Kings 21:1-14
1. 1 Kings 21:1-14
And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread. But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard. And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth. And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die. And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died. Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
2. King Ahab caused the death of Naboth because he was jealous and envious of Naboth’s vineyard.
2. King Ahab caused the death of Naboth because he was jealous and envious of Naboth’s vineyard.
D. Terror
D. Terror
2. King Belshazzar of Babylon couldn’t control his knees from shaking when he saw part of the hand that wrote. October, 539 B.C. Last night of the Babylonian Empire.
2. King Belshazzar of Babylon couldn’t control his knees from shaking when he saw part of the hand that wrote. October, 539 B.C. Last night of the Babylonian Empire.
E. Lust
E. Lust
1. 2 Samuel 11:1-5
1. 2 Samuel 11:1-5
And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem. And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house. And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
2. David let the emotion of lust lead him into sin by committing adultery with Bathsheba.
2. David let the emotion of lust lead him into sin by committing adultery with Bathsheba.
a. He Stayed - 11:1
a. He Stayed - 11:1
b. He Saw - 2a
b. He Saw - 2a
c. He Sought - 2b
c. He Sought - 2b
d. He Sent - 3
d. He Sent - 3
e. He Summoned - 4a
e. He Summoned - 4a
f. He Sinned - 11:4b, 5
f. He Sinned - 11:4b, 5
3.James 1:13-17 –
3.James 1:13-17 –
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
F. Hatred
F. Hatred
1. 2 Samuel 13:2-20
1. 2 Samuel 13:2-20
2. Amnon had strong sexual desires (lust) for his half-sister, Tamar, which led him to rape her, and afterwards hate her.
2. Amnon had strong sexual desires (lust) for his half-sister, Tamar, which led him to rape her, and afterwards hate her.
G. Greed and Covetousness
G. Greed and Covetousness
1. Joshua 7:16-21
1. Joshua 7:16-21
So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken: And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken: And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me. And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
2. Achan brought defeat upon Israel because of his greed and deception.
2. Achan brought defeat upon Israel because of his greed and deception.
H. Depression
H. Depression
1. 1 Samuel 28:15-25 (Read)
1. 1 Samuel 28:15-25 (Read)
And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the Lord is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy? And the Lord hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the Lord hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David: Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the Lord, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the Lord done this thing unto thee this day. Moreover the Lord will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the Lord also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.
Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night. And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me. Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way. But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed. And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof: And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night.
2. King Saul became very depressed when he received God’s message from Samuel that God had rejected him as king.
2. King Saul became very depressed when he received God’s message from Samuel that God had rejected him as king.
I. Guilt
I. Guilt
1. Matthew 27:3-10
1. Matthew 27:3-10
Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value; And gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me.
2. Judas killed himself because of the guilt he felt after betraying Christ.
2. Judas killed himself because of the guilt he felt after betraying Christ.
J. Resentment and hatred
J. Resentment and hatred
1. Saul (known later as the apostle Paul) persecuted the Lord’s Church because he resented and hated it.
1. Saul (known later as the apostle Paul) persecuted the Lord’s Church because he resented and hated it.
2. Acts 9:4-9
2. Acts 9:4-9
And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus. And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.
3. Acts 26:9-12
3. Acts 26:9-12
I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them. And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities. Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
4. Galatians 1:13
4. Galatians 1:13
For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
K. Pride and arrogance
K. Pride and arrogance
1. 3 John 9
1. 3 John 9
I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
2. Diotrephes was a trouble maker in the early church because of pride and arrogance.
2. Diotrephes was a trouble maker in the early church because of pride and arrogance.
L. Selfishness
L. Selfishness
1. Acts 5:1-11
1. Acts 5:1-11
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet. But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things. And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him. And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much. Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband. And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.
2. Ananias and Sapphira lied to God because of the selfishness in their hearts.
2. Ananias and Sapphira lied to God because of the selfishness in their hearts.
M. Sorrow
M. Sorrow
1. Mark 10:22
1. Mark 10:22
And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
2. The rich young ruler, because of sorrow, turned and walked away from an opportunity to follow Jesus.
2. The rich young ruler, because of sorrow, turned and walked away from an opportunity to follow Jesus.
THE EMOTIONS OF GOD
THE EMOTIONS OF GOD
We must not overlook the many emotions God ascribes to Himself in the Bible.
God uses language we can understand to teach us that he is not an unfeeling being.
A. The heart of God is mentioned in Genesis 6:6 – “The LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.”
A. The heart of God is mentioned in Genesis 6:6 – “The LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.”
And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
B. Grieved.
B. Grieved.
1. The rebellion of Israel in the wilderness grieved the Lord.
1. The rebellion of Israel in the wilderness grieved the Lord.
2. Psalm 78:40 – “How often they rebelled against Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert.”
2. Psalm 78:40 – “How often they rebelled against Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert.”
How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness,
And grieve him in the desert!
C. Wrath and displeasure Psalm 2:5 – “Then He speaks to them in His anger and terrifies them in His wrath.”
C. Wrath and displeasure Psalm 2:5 – “Then He speaks to them in His anger and terrifies them in His wrath.”
Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath,
And vex them in his sore displeasure.
D. Laughing. Psalm 2:4 – “The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord ridicules them.”
D. Laughing. Psalm 2:4 – “The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord ridicules them.”
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh:
The Lord shall have them in derision.
E. Anger
E. Anger
1. Jeremiah 7:18-19 2. The anger of Jehovah is mentioned by the prophet Jeremiah
1. Jeremiah 7:18-19 2. The anger of Jehovah is mentioned by the prophet Jeremiah
The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger. Do they provoke me to anger? saith the Lord: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces? Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh. For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you. But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward. Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them: Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers. Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee. But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the Lord their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.
Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the Lord hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath. For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the Lord: they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to pollute it. And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart. Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place. And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away. Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.
At that time, saith the Lord, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves: And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth. And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the Lord of hosts.
Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return? Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle. Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord. How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain. The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them? Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the Lord. I will surely consume them, saith the Lord: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them. Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the Lord our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord. We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble! The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein. For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the Lord.
When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me. Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the Lord in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities? The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me. Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears,
That I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men;
That I might leave my people, and go from them!
For they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies:
But they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth;
For they proceed from evil to evil,
And they know not me, saith the Lord.
Take ye heed every one of his neighbour,
And trust ye not in any brother:
For every brother will utterly supplant,
And every neighbour will walk with slanders.
And they will deceive every one his neighbour,
And will not speak the truth:
They have taught their tongue to speak lies,
And weary themselves to commit iniquity.
Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit;
Through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.
Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts,
Behold, I will melt them, and try them;
For how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit:
One speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth,
But in heart he layeth his wait.
Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the Lord:
Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing,
And for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation,
Because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them;
Neither can men hear the voice of the cattle;
Both the fowl of the heavens and the beast
Are fled; they are gone.
And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons;
And I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.
Who is the wise man, that may understand this?
And who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken, that he may declare it,
For what the land perisheth
And is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?
And the Lord saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them,
And have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;
But have walked after the imagination of their own heart,
And after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:
Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel;
Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood,
And give them water of gall to drink.
I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known:
And I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts,
Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come;
And send for cunning women, that they may come:
And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us,
That our eyes may run down with tears,
And our eyelids gush out with waters.
For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled!
We are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land,
Because our dwellings have cast us out.
Yet hear the word of the Lord, O ye women,
And let your ear receive the word of his mouth,
And teach your daughters wailing,
And every one her neighbour lamentation.
For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces,
To cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.
Speak, Thus saith the Lord,
Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field,
And as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them.
Thus saith the Lord,
Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
Neither let the mighty man glory in his might,
Let not the rich man glory in his riches:
But let him that glorieth glory in this,
That he understandeth and knoweth me,
That I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth:
For in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord,
That I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;
Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab,
And all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness:
For all these nations are uncircumcised,
And all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.
Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
Thus saith the Lord,
Learn not the way of the heathen,
And be not dismayed at the signs of heaven;
For the heathen are dismayed at them.
For the customs of the people are vain:
For one cutteth a tree out of the forest,
The work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
They deck it with silver and with gold;
They fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not:
They must needs be borne, because they cannot go.
Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil,
Neither also is it in them to do good.
Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord;
Thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain:
Forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
But they are altogether brutish and foolish:
The stock is a doctrine of vanities.
Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish,
And gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder:
Blue and purple is their clothing:
They are all the work of cunning men.
But the Lord is the true God,
He is the living God, and an everlasting king:
At his wrath the earth shall tremble,
And the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
He hath made the earth by his power,
He hath established the world by his wisdom,
And hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens,
And he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth;
He maketh lightnings with rain,
And bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
Every man is brutish in his knowledge:
Every founder is confounded by the graven image:
For his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
They are vanity, and the work of errors:
In the time of their visitation they shall perish.
The portion of Jacob is not like them:
For he is the former of all things;
And Israel is the rod of his inheritance:
The Lord of hosts is his name.
Gather up thy wares out of the land,
O inhabitant of the fortress.
For thus saith the Lord,
Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once,
And will distress them, that they may find it so.
Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous:
But I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.
My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken:
My children are gone forth of me, and they are not:
There is none to stretch forth my tent any more,
And to set up my curtains.
For the pastors are become brutish,
And have not sought the Lord:
Therefore they shall not prosper,
And all their flocks shall be scattered.
Behold, the noise of the bruit is come,
And a great commotion out of the north country,
To make the cities of Judah desolate,
And a den of dragons.
O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself:
It is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
O Lord, correct me, but with judgment;
Not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not,
And upon the families that call not on thy name:
For they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him,
And have made his habitation desolate.
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; And say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant, Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God: That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O Lord. Then the Lord said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them. For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice. Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do; but they did them not. And the Lord said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them. Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble. For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal. Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest. The Lord called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken. For the Lord of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal. And the Lord hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings. But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered. But, O Lord of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.
Therefore thus saith the Lord of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the Lord, that thou die not by our hand: Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine: And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.
Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins. But thou, O Lord, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter. How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.
If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan? For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.
I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies. Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it. Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour. Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart. The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the Lord shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace. They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
Thus saith the Lord against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them. And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land. And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The Lord liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people. But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the Lord.
Thus saith the Lord unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water. So I got a girdle according to the word of the Lord, and put it on my loins. And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying, Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock. So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me. And it came to pass after many days, that the Lord said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there. Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing. Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Thus saith the Lord, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem. This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing. For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the Lord; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine? Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David’s throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness. And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the Lord: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.
Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the Lord hath spoken. Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness. But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord’s flock is carried away captive. Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory. The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive. Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock? What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail? And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness. This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the Lord; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood. Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear. I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?
The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.
Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish;
They are black unto the ground;
And the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters:
They came to the pits, and found no water;
They returned with their vessels empty;
They were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.
Because the ground is chapt,
For there was no rain in the earth,
The plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it,
Because there was no grass.
And the wild asses did stand in the high places,
They snuffed up the wind like dragons;
Their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name’s sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee. O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night? Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O Lord, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not. Thus saith the Lord unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the Lord doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. Then said the Lord unto me, Pray not for this people for their good. When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.
Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place. Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart. Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed. And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them. Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them;
Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease:
For the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword!
And if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine!
Yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.
Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion?
Why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us?
We looked for peace, and there is no good;
And for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers:
For we have sinned against thee.
Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake,
Do not disgrace the throne of thy glory:
Remember, break not thy covenant with us.
Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain?
Or can the heavens give showers?
Art not thou he, O Lord our God? therefore we will wait upon thee:
For thou hast made all these things.
Then said the Lord unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth. And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the Lord; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity. And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the Lord: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy. And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem. For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest? Thou hast forsaken me, saith the Lord, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting. And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children, I will destroy my people, since they return not from their ways. Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city. She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the Lord.
Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me. The Lord said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil and in the time of affliction. Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel? Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders. And I will make thee to pass with thine enemies into a land which thou knowest not: for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon you.
O Lord, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke. Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts. I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation. Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?
Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them. And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the Lord. And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.
The word of the Lord came also unto me, saying, Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place. For thus saith the Lord concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land; They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth. For thus saith the Lord, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the Lord, even lovingkindness and mercies. Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them: Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother. Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink. For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride. And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the Lord pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God? Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the Lord, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law; And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me: Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour.
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that it shall no more be said, The Lord liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; But, The Lord liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers. Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the Lord, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks. For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes. And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things. O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit. Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods? Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The Lord.
The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars; Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills. O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all thy borders. And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.
Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary. O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living waters. Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise. Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the Lord? let it come now. As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee. Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil. Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
Thus said the Lord unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem; And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the Lord, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates: Thus saith the Lord; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers. But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction. And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the Lord, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein; Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain for ever. And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the Lord. But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it. Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the Lord. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel. At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them. And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it; If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them. Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good. And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart. Therefore thus saith the Lord; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing. Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken? Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up; To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head. I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words. Give heed to me, O Lord, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me. Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them. Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle. Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet. Yet, Lord, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.
Thus saith the Lord, Go and get a potter’s earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests; And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee,
F. Joy
F. Joy
1. Isaiah 6:2-5
1. Isaiah 6:2-5
Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said,
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts:
The whole earth is full of his glory.
And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.
2. The joy of God is referred to by the prophet Isaiah.
2. The joy of God is referred to by the prophet Isaiah.
G. Love. John 3:16
G. Love. John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
H. Vengeance
H. Vengeance
1. Deuteronomy 32:35
1. Deuteronomy 32:35
To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence;
Their foot shall slide in due time:
For the day of their calamity is at hand,
And the things that shall come upon them make haste.
2. God brings vengeance upon evil doers.
2. God brings vengeance upon evil doers.
I. Hate
I. Hate
1. Deuteronomy 16:21-22
1. Deuteronomy 16:21-22
Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the Lord thy God, which thou shalt make thee. Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the Lord thy God hateth.
2. God hates graven images that are set up to represent Him or take His place.
2. God hates graven images that are set up to represent Him or take His place.
J. Pleasure. In Isaiah 53:10, God is referred to as having the ability to experience pleasure.
J. Pleasure. In Isaiah 53:10, God is referred to as having the ability to experience pleasure.
Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief:
When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin,
He shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days,
And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
THE EMOTIONS OF CHRIST
THE EMOTIONS OF CHRIST
• Philippians 2:5-8 (Read)
• Hebrews 4:14-15 – “Therefore since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens—Jesus the Son of God—let us hold fast to the confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tested in every way as we are, yet without sin.”
The Bible makes it very clear that Jesus took upon Himself the nature of a servant (man, in the flesh). This is why He understands our emotions..
Nonetheless, he guarded His emotions and never allowed them to carry Him into sin He is the perfect example of how good and controlled emotions benefit our lives.
He was emotional on many occasions, but His emotions were appropriate and always under control.
The point is this . . .
It’s okay to be emotional if we handle it like the Lord did.
A. Compassion
A. Compassion
1. Matthew 9:36
1. Matthew 9:36
But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
2. Jesus was a man of compassion. The Greek word here refers to being moved inwardly; feelings, emotions.
2. Jesus was a man of compassion. The Greek word here refers to being moved inwardly; feelings, emotions.
B. Properly-controlled anger
B. Properly-controlled anger
1. Mark 3:5
1. Mark 3:5
And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
2. The word for anger is “orge.” It suggests a settled condition of mind, even though a strong emotion may be in one’s bosom.
2. The word for anger is “orge.” It suggests a settled condition of mind, even though a strong emotion may be in one’s bosom.
3. The Greek word translated “wrath” is “Thumos.” It indicates a more agitated condition of the feelings, an outburst of wrath from inward imagination. This is not what Jesus had.
3. The Greek word translated “wrath” is “Thumos.” It indicates a more agitated condition of the feelings, an outburst of wrath from inward imagination. This is not what Jesus had.
4. Jesus had “orge.” He was in control of His emotions and actions.
4. Jesus had “orge.” He was in control of His emotions and actions.
C. Weeping
C. Weeping
1. Three accounts of Jesus having wept.
1. Three accounts of Jesus having wept.
a. Wept at the tomb of Lazarus. John 11:32-35 (sympathy and sorrows of others)
a. Wept at the tomb of Lazarus. John 11:32-35 (sympathy and sorrows of others)
Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. Jesus wept.
b. Wept over the city of Jerusalem. Luke 19:41 (Over lost opportunities)
b. Wept over the city of Jerusalem. Luke 19:41 (Over lost opportunities)
And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
c. Wept in the garden of Gethsemane. Hebrews 5:7 (Weeping in battle)
c. Wept in the garden of Gethsemane. Hebrews 5:7 (Weeping in battle)
2. The Greek word translated wept in John 11:35 is “dakruo,” and means to shed tears, and is only used in the New Testament with reference to Christ.
2. The Greek word translated wept in John 11:35 is “dakruo,” and means to shed tears, and is only used in the New Testament with reference to Christ.
Jesus wept.
3. In Luke 19:41, the word here is “klaio” and refers not only to crying, but also every outward expression of grief, bewailing, mourning, etc.
3. In Luke 19:41, the word here is “klaio” and refers not only to crying, but also every outward expression of grief, bewailing, mourning, etc.
D Agony . . . anguish
D Agony . . . anguish
1. Luke 22:44 – “Being in anguish [agony], He prayed more fervently, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.”
1. Luke 22:44 – “Being in anguish [agony], He prayed more fervently, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.”
And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
2. This denotes an inward emotional contest which also touches the conduct of the body.” Jesus was truly weeping in battle.
2. This denotes an inward emotional contest which also touches the conduct of the body.” Jesus was truly weeping in battle.
E. Love
E. Love
1. John 20:2
1. John 20:2
Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
2. The love mentioned here is “Phileo,” and here refers to tender affection.
2. The love mentioned here is “Phileo,” and here refers to tender affection.
F. Groaned
F. Groaned
1. John 11:38
1. John 11:38
Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
2. Jesus groaned in His spirit.
2. Jesus groaned in His spirit.
3. The Greek word used here (embrimaomai) means to be greatly perturbed in mind, deeply moved. CSB translates it as angry. “The Jesus, angry in Himself, came again to the tomb . . . “
3. The Greek word used here (embrimaomai) means to be greatly perturbed in mind, deeply moved. CSB translates it as angry. “The Jesus, angry in Himself, came again to the tomb . . . “
G. Sighed
G. Sighed
1. Mark 8:12; 7:34
1. Mark 8:12; 7:34
And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
2. The original word, “anastenazo,” suggests a very deeply drawn sigh or groan from within because of feelings.
2. The original word, “anastenazo,” suggests a very deeply drawn sigh or groan from within because of feelings.
H. Cried out
H. Cried out
1. Matthew 27:46
1. Matthew 27:46
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
2. It is said that Jesus experienced every form of pain in His death on the cross.
2. It is said that Jesus experienced every form of pain in His death on the cross.
3. Crying out was one of the ways He found relief from His pain.
3. Crying out was one of the ways He found relief from His pain.
I. Sorrowful & Heavy in spirit
I. Sorrowful & Heavy in spirit
1. Matthew 27:46
1. Matthew 27:46
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
2. Jesus experienced such deep emotions. So much was at stake.
2. Jesus experienced such deep emotions. So much was at stake.
J. Joy
J. Joy
1. John 15:11; 17:13
1. John 15:11; 17:13
These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
2. The Lord wanted to share His joy with His people.
2. The Lord wanted to share His joy with His people.
K. Loneliness
K. Loneliness
1. Matthew 26:40-46; John 6:15; Luke 9:18
1. Matthew 26:40-46; John 6:15; Luke 9:18
And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy. And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.
When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.
And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?
2. This was not because of an inner weakness, or feeling of insecurity, but because of the agony that was before Him.
2. This was not because of an inner weakness, or feeling of insecurity, but because of the agony that was before Him.
L. Control of His emotions 1 Peter 2:23 – “When reviled, He did not revile in return; when suffering, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to the One who judges justly. ” Note: Jesus was not a stoic who kept Himself above feelings.
L. Control of His emotions 1 Peter 2:23 – “When reviled, He did not revile in return; when suffering, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to the One who judges justly. ” Note: Jesus was not a stoic who kept Himself above feelings.
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
• Isaiah 53:4 – “Yet He Himself bore our sicknesses, and He carried our pains; but we in turn regarded Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.”
• Isaiah 53:4 – “Yet He Himself bore our sicknesses, and He carried our pains; but we in turn regarded Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.”
Surely he hath borne our griefs,
And carried our sorrows:
Yet we did esteem him stricken,
Smitten of God, and afflicted.
• The song says, “Jesus knows all about my troubles.”
• The song says, “Jesus knows all about my troubles.”
• We lean from Jesus that it is okay to be emotional . . . However, the challenge is to keep our emotions within healthy bounds.
• We lean from Jesus that it is okay to be emotional . . . However, the challenge is to keep our emotions within healthy bounds.
THE EMOTIONS OF PAUL
THE EMOTIONS OF PAUL
Paul’s emotions covered the spectrum from hate to love . . . from no compassion to compassion . . . from misguided zeal to controlled zeal, etc.
From the day he met Christ, his life was never the same again . . . and neither should our lives be the same ever again.
Time and time again in his writings he reveals his tender emotional feelings. He was a man of great self-control.
A. Deep emotional feelings
A. Deep emotional feelings
1. Philippians 1:7-8; 2 Corinthians 7:15; Colossians 3:12
1. Philippians 1:7-8; 2 Corinthians 7:15; Colossians 3:12
Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
2. Paul had deep emotional feelings, inward affection, for his brethren.
2. Paul had deep emotional feelings, inward affection, for his brethren.
B. Suffering
B. Suffering
1. Philippians 1:13, 2-30
1. Philippians 1:13, 2-30
So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;
Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel; So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places; And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith; That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.
Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God. For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake; Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.
2. Paul considered his suffering for Christ to be a blessing.
2. Paul considered his suffering for Christ to be a blessing.
C. Joy
C. Joy
1. Philippians 2:2, 17
1. Philippians 2:2, 17
Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.
2. Note: Paul’s joy was never determined by outward circumstances.
2. Note: Paul’s joy was never determined by outward circumstances.
D. Humility
D. Humility
1. Philippians 3:4-10; 2 Corinthians 12:21
1. Philippians 3:4-10; 2 Corinthians 12:21
Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.
2. Paul was not puffed up by his own importance.
2. Paul was not puffed up by his own importance.
E. Contentment
E. Contentment
1. Philippians 4:11
1. Philippians 4:11
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
2. Paul had to learn to be content . . . and so must we.
2. Paul had to learn to be content . . . and so must we.
3. This was a great contributor to his mind.
3. This was a great contributor to his mind.
4. Note: Paul knew things are the way they are without because things are the way they are within.
4. Note: Paul knew things are the way they are without because things are the way they are within.
F. Calmness
F. Calmness
1. Acts 20:24
1. Acts 20:24
But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
2. Paul was a clam man even in the face of persecution.
2. Paul was a clam man even in the face of persecution.
G. Right attitudes
G. Right attitudes
1. 2 Corinthians 12:7-11
1. 2 Corinthians 12:7-11
And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.
2. Paul had the right attitude toward his “thorn in the flesh.”
2. Paul had the right attitude toward his “thorn in the flesh.”
H. Heaviness . . . sorrow
H. Heaviness . . . sorrow
1 . Romans 9:2
1 . Romans 9:2
That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.
2. He felt for his brethren and their respective situations.
2. He felt for his brethren and their respective situations.
IT’S OKAY TO BE EMOTIONAL
IT’S OKAY TO BE EMOTIONAL
A. We are not stoics . . . we are not zombies . . . If anything, Christianity puts real life and care into our feelings.
A. We are not stoics . . . we are not zombies . . . If anything, Christianity puts real life and care into our feelings.
B. An old Negro spiritual descries the emotional challenges we face: “Nobody knows the trouble I’ve see; Nobody knows but Jesus. Sometimes I’m up, sometimes I’m down- Oh yes, Lord!
B. An old Negro spiritual descries the emotional challenges we face: “Nobody knows the trouble I’ve see; Nobody knows but Jesus. Sometimes I’m up, sometimes I’m down- Oh yes, Lord!
Sometimes I’m almost to the ground. On yes, Lord!”
Sometimes I’m almost to the ground. On yes, Lord!”
C. It is not always possible for a person to always be “high” emotionally; likewise, it is not desirable for him to always be on an emotional “low.” God wants us to be in control of the emotions that can harm us physically and spiritually.
C. It is not always possible for a person to always be “high” emotionally; likewise, it is not desirable for him to always be on an emotional “low.” God wants us to be in control of the emotions that can harm us physically and spiritually.
D. Whether we are emotionally high, low, or somewhere in between, we should not permit our emotions to lead us into sin.
D. Whether we are emotionally high, low, or somewhere in between, we should not permit our emotions to lead us into sin.
CONCLUSION:
CONCLUSION:
A. In this study we have learned:
A. In this study we have learned:
1. The Bible is full of examples that man is an emotional being.
1. The Bible is full of examples that man is an emotional being.
2. Man’s emotions have gotten him into trouble when he hasn’t kept them under control.
2. Man’s emotions have gotten him into trouble when he hasn’t kept them under control.
3. Jesus is our perfect example of healthy emotions.
3. Jesus is our perfect example of healthy emotions.
a. It is okay to be emotional . . . to express emotions in a right way.
a. It is okay to be emotional . . . to express emotions in a right way.
B. Paul was a man of many emotions. From him we learn that a person can change his emotions if he wants to.
B. Paul was a man of many emotions. From him we learn that a person can change his emotions if he wants to.
C. God’s Plan for Man’s Salvation
C. God’s Plan for Man’s Salvation