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Pastor/TeacherPastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Jim Rickard

Sunday, March 6, 2011Sunday, March 6, 2011

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John 16:5-6John 16:5-6

Emotional Revolt Emotional Revolt of the Soulof the Soul

John 16:5, John 16:5, “But now I (“But now I (JesusJesus) am going ) am going to Him (to Him (God the FatherGod the Father) who ) who sent Me, and yet not one of sent Me, and yet not one of you (you (the disciplesthe disciples) asks Me, ) asks Me,

‘Where are you going?’”‘Where are you going?’”

John 16:6,John 16:6,“But because I have said “But because I have said ((taughttaught) to you all these ) to you all these

things, sorrow (things, sorrow (inwardinward stressstress) ) has completely filled your has completely filled your

heart (heart (right lobe of the soulright lobe of the soul).”).”

The Doctrine of The Doctrine of Emotional Revolt Emotional Revolt

of the Soul of the Soul

AsceticismAsceticism(Legalistic)(Legalistic)

LasciviousnessLasciviousness(Ultra loose living)(Ultra loose living)

OldOldSinSin

NatureNature

StrengthStrength(Human Good)(Human Good)

WeaknessWeakness(Personal sins)(Personal sins)

Immoral Human Good

Immoral Human Good

“ends justify the means”

“ends justify the means”

Moral Human Good

Moral Human Good

““means justify the ends”

means justify the ends”

Immoral Sin and Evil

Immoral Sin and Evil Approbation Sin and Evil

Approbation Sin and Evil

“going along with the crowd”

“going along with the crowd”

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

Personality Disorders.Personality Disorders.

a. a. Antisocial Personality Antisocial Personality DisorderDisorder, (APD), is a , (APD), is a pervasive pattern of pervasive pattern of

disregard for and violation, disregard for and violation, manipulation, or exploitation manipulation, or exploitation

of the rights of others.of the rights of others.

b. b. Histrionic Personality Histrionic Personality Disorder.Disorder. (HPD), acting in a (HPD), acting in a very emotional and dramatic very emotional and dramatic way that draws attention to way that draws attention to

self. Constantly seeking self. Constantly seeking reassurance, approval, or reassurance, approval, or

praise.praise.

c. c. Narcissistic Personality Narcissistic Personality DisorderDisorder, (NPD), being , (NPD), being excessively preoccupied excessively preoccupied with issues of personal with issues of personal

adequacy, power, prestige adequacy, power, prestige and vanity, linked to self-and vanity, linked to self-

centeredness.centeredness.

d. d. Dependent Personality Dependent Personality DisorderDisorder, (DPD), they , (DPD), they

depend too much on others to depend too much on others to meet their emotional and meet their emotional and

physical needs, and do not physical needs, and do not trust their own ability to trust their own ability to

make decisions.make decisions.

e. e. Passive-Aggressive P.D.Passive-Aggressive P.D., , (PAPD), covert obstruction-(PAPD), covert obstruction-ism, procrastination, stub-ism, procrastination, stub-bornness, and inefficiency bornness, and inefficiency passively expressed with passively expressed with underlying aggression.underlying aggression.

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

1. E.R.S. converts the 1. E.R.S. converts the outside pressure of outside pressure of

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

soul, Job 30:27. soul, Job 30:27.

Job 30:27, Job 30:27, “I am seething within and “I am seething within and

cannot relax; Days of cannot relax; Days of affliction confront me.”affliction confront me.”

““Within” = MEEH, Within” = MEEH, “internal organs, inward “internal organs, inward

parts, belly,” just as parts, belly,” just as KOILIA in the Greek. KOILIA in the Greek. Therefore it stands for Therefore it stands for

“emotions.”“emotions.”

We could translate it as, We could translate it as, “My emotions are boiling “My emotions are boiling

(E.R.S.),(E.R.S.), and I cannot and I cannot relax; days of stress relax; days of stress

confront me.”confront me.”

F. L. O. T. F. L. O. T. (Forward Line of Troops)(Forward Line of Troops)

11 Problem Solving Devices11 Problem Solving Devices

F. L. O. T. F. L. O. T. (Forward Line of Troops)(Forward Line of Troops)

11 Problem Solving Devices11 Problem Solving Devices

F. L. O. T. F. L. O. T. (Forward Line of Troops)(Forward Line of Troops)

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2. Emotional revolt of the 2. Emotional revolt of the soul contradicts Bible soul contradicts Bible doctrine and causes doctrine and causes

dissension, Rom 16:17-18. dissension, Rom 16:17-18.

You should avoid those You should avoid those with E.R.S. because this is with E.R.S. because this is where the psychotic and where the psychotic and

neurotic tendencies among neurotic tendencies among believers begin. believers begin.

They will influence you; They will influence you; you will rarely influence you will rarely influence them. Only the Word of them. Only the Word of God can ever bring them God can ever bring them

back.back.

3. E.R.S. makes the 3. E.R.S. makes the believer the enemy of the believer the enemy of the Cross because his god is Cross because his god is

his emotions.his emotions.Phil 3:18b-19aPhil 3:18b-19a

Phil 3:18-19a, Phil 3:18-19a, “...they are the enemies of “...they are the enemies of

the Cross of Christ, the Cross of Christ, whose destiny is whose destiny is

destruction, whose god is destruction, whose god is their emotion.”their emotion.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

of power and virtue-love and of power and virtue-love and of sound judgment, of sound judgment, (common sense).”(common sense).”

Communion

Grace OfferingGrace Offering

Grace Fellowship ChurchSunday, March 6, 2011

Tape # 11-027

Emotional Revolt of the SoulPersonality Disorders

Upper Room Discourse, Part 479   

John 16:6

James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011