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Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.Amen.

Memory VerseMemory Verse

1 Tim 1:5, 1 Tim 1:5, “But the goal of our “But the goal of our

instruction is love from a pure instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience heart and a good conscience

and a sincere faith.”and a sincere faith.”

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.

B. Emotional Revolt B. Emotional Revolt of the Soul.of the Soul.

1. Emotion can be a 1. Emotion can be a hindrance to the Plan of God hindrance to the Plan of God

and a distraction to the and a distraction to the perception of doctrine. perception of doctrine.

2. When emotions rule 2. When emotions rule they are like intestines they are like intestines

filled with waste.filled with waste.

3. Emotional revolt backed 3. Emotional revolt backed by the OSN causes by the OSN causes

emotion to become the emotion to become the aggressor instead of the aggressor instead of the

responder. responder.

4. It causes total failure or 4. It causes total failure or malfunction of the GAP. malfunction of the GAP.

5. It results in loss of all 5. It results in loss of all capacity, love, and capacity, love, and

happiness.happiness.

6. It results in 6. It results in ––V. toward V. toward B.D. plus recession of B.D. plus recession of

thought, replaced by the thought, replaced by the frantic search for happiness frantic search for happiness

and total dependence on and total dependence on feeling rather than on feeling rather than on

common sense. common sense.

7. Emotion then becomes 7. Emotion then becomes inflexible regarding the inflexible regarding the

non-essentials. non-essentials. 1 Tim 6:3-4; 2 Tim 2:14; 1 Tim 6:3-4; 2 Tim 2:14;

2 Peter 2:1-3a; 18-19; 2 Peter 2:1-3a; 18-19; cf. Rev 2:23cf. Rev 2:23

8. We are commanded to 8. We are commanded to separate from those in E.R.S.separate from those in E.R.S.

Rom 16:17-18Rom 16:17-18

9. Emotions working in 9. Emotions working in conjunction with your conjunction with your OSN deceive the heart. OSN deceive the heart. The OSN motivates the The OSN motivates the

emotion to revolt against emotion to revolt against the right lobe of your soul. the right lobe of your soul.

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a. The threefold essence of a. The threefold essence of the Old Sin Nature the Old Sin Nature

includes:includes:

1) The area of strength that 1) The area of strength that produces human good, produces human good,

resulting in moral resulting in moral degeneracy.degeneracy.

Isa 64:6; Rom 8:8Isa 64:6; Rom 8:8

2) The area of weakness 2) The area of weakness that produces personal sins that produces personal sins

and eventuates in and eventuates in consequent evil in the form consequent evil in the form

of moral or immoral of moral or immoral degeneration. Heb 12:1degeneration. Heb 12:1

3) The lust pattern 3) The lust pattern motivates sin and evil, motivates sin and evil,

lasciviousness and lasciviousness and asceticism, moral and asceticism, moral and immoral degeneration. immoral degeneration.

Rom 7:7; Eph 2:3Rom 7:7; Eph 2:3

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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”

b. “Old Man” or “Old Self” b. “Old Man” or “Old Self” are terms that speak to the are terms that speak to the

Old Sin Nature.Old Sin Nature. Rom 6:6; Eph 4:22; Col 3:9 Rom 6:6; Eph 4:22; Col 3:9

The flesh or fleshly are The flesh or fleshly are other predominate terms other predominate terms

used in the New Testament used in the New Testament regarding the Sin Nature. regarding the Sin Nature.

Rom 7:14; 1 Cor 3:1‑3Rom 7:14; 1 Cor 3:1‑3

c. In Eph 4:22 the “lusts of c. In Eph 4:22 the “lusts of deceit” include power lust, deceit” include power lust,

money lust, approbation lust, money lust, approbation lust, sexual lust, chemical lust, and sexual lust, chemical lust, and

emotional lust (fear, worry, emotional lust (fear, worry, anxiety, anger, hatred, anxiety, anger, hatred, violence, and murder).violence, and murder).

d. No one sins apart from his d. No one sins apart from his own consent. The sin nature own consent. The sin nature is the source of temptation. is the source of temptation.

Human volition is the source Human volition is the source of sin.of sin.

e. Once you commit a sin, e. Once you commit a sin, the sin nature controls your the sin nature controls your

soul and is a stronger soul and is a stronger power than it was when power than it was when merely residing in your merely residing in your

body.body.

f. Emotions that lead your f. Emotions that lead your soul, open the door for soul, open the door for

temptations from your sin temptations from your sin nature.nature.

g. E.R.S., (minus a sin g. E.R.S., (minus a sin nature), was the cause of nature), was the cause of

sin and the sin nature sin and the sin nature coming into the world. coming into the world.

10. Emotion becomes the 10. Emotion becomes the god of the believer in god of the believer in

E.R.S.E.R.S.

Phil 3:18-19Phil 3:18-19

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Emotional Revolt of the SoulEmotional Revolt of the SoulThe EmotionsThe Emotions

Upper Room Discourse, Part 475Upper Room Discourse, Part 475      

John 16:6; Gen 1:26-27; 3:6-10; Rom 16:17-20; Phil 3:15-21 John 16:6; Gen 1:26-27; 3:6-10; Rom 16:17-20; Phil 3:15-21 

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