The first key social skill is to be able to recognize the emotion that the other person is feeling. If this is incorrect, then all social responses flowing from the mistaken emotional identification will also be incorrect. The second key social skill is to respond in an appropriate and in-context manner. The context of all Christian social skills is Spirit-filled AGAPE love.
Social Skills
The first key social skill is to be able to recognize the emotion that the other person is feeling. If this is incorrect, then all social responses flowing from the mistaken emotional identification will also be incorrect. The second key social skill is to respond in an appropriate and in-context manner. The context of all Christian social skills is Spirit-filled AGAPE love.
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Christians And Emotions
Like it or not God has made us to be emotional beings. He wants us to have emotions – His emotions. He wants us to weep over the lost, be moved with compassion for the oppressed, be outraged by injustice, provoked by idolatry and angry at the hard of heart. He wants us to love the sheep in our charge, be caught up in the agony of intercession and have hearts full of hope.
The Christian life, properly lived, is awash in emotion. However it is not merely sentimental, trite or unstable. Truly Christian emotions have a majesty about them. They resonate with the Kingdom and participate in and agree with the Truth.
The Role Of The Mind
(Romans 8:4-6 NKJV) that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. {5} For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. {6} For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
The decisive factor in Biblical EQ is the Mind of the believer. If it is set on the flesh and we are carnally minded the result is death. If it is set on the Spirit and we are spiritually minded the result is life and peace. Chapter after chapter of Biblical EQ has demonstrated the truth of those two statements in Romans.
Emotions Affect Us Physically
(Psalms 31:9-10 NKJV) Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am in trouble; My eye wastes away with grief, Yes, my soul and my body! {10} For my life is spent with grief, And my years with sighing; My strength fails because of my iniquity, And my bones waste away. We are incarnate, in the body, and our soul, spirit and body interact and communicate.
Beliefs Are Formed In Community
A large percentage of our beliefs are passed on to us from the groups we belong to – such as families, friendship groups, nations, cultures, schools, colleges, the military , political parties, and our local church. Communities have formed both our formal and informal beliefs, our doctrines, our prejudices our hopes and our fears. If beliefs are critical to our emotional health and beliefs are formed in community then fairly logically having the right kind of community will be a big help in emotional transformation.
Your Internal World
The “thoughts and intentions of the heart" are our internalized beliefs, They include formal beliefs (such as theological beliefs) And informal and more personal beliefs such as "No-one could possibly love me". These beliefs or thoughts of your heart are often reflected in what psychologists call your “self-talk” which is the “chatter” that goes on inside you as you are doing things “I wish Susan would call, I bet she won’t, …”
Our Beliefs
These beliefs are our idea about what is true or untrue, possible or impossible, plausible or implausible. They contain our conclusions about life and beliefs about God, others, and ourselves. Unlike perspectives, beliefs can generally be compressed into a single sentence such as “I believe that Jesus is God” or “I think I am totally unlovable”.
Perception & Life Perspective
Each of us perceives life in certain ways, we have a certain stance on life, a way of viewing things, a life perspective. We are optimistic, pessimistic, see ourselves as powerful or helpless, as victims or change agents, etc. We also have ways of explaining reality to ourselves – our explanatory style. Our explanations about reality later form our beliefs -so how we explain the world to ourselves is of vital importance.
Does The Theory Work? If Biblical EQ is true, and non-trivial, it should predict how people process their emotions. If emotional integrity is closely related to the work of the Holy Spirit then there should be very different results for a) apostles and great Christian leaders verses b) carnal Christians. These two groups should have very different emotional lives. The great Christian leaders should have a much higher EQ than the carnal Christians.
In this session, John Edmiston, shares about how the Holy Spirit transforms our emotions.
We learn that the Holy Spirit:
John Edmiston has thoroughly researched the scriptures to bring a Biblical perspective to help you understanding and master your emotions. Like most things, the Bible has much to say about our emotional lives and how our emotions are to be redeemed and made Christ-like - or in our modern vernacular - intelligent.
The full set of teaching is broken into 10 parts and will take about 10 hours, but you must realize that is is essential to invest time in unlocking your destiny. A sound, mature, intelligent and Christ-like emotional state is critically important.
Something like 85% of your success in life is directly linked to your emotional intelligence. The information in the "read more" section is the notes from John Edmiston's presentation. Read along or use them to study the concepts later. John presents a lot of deep and meaty concepts in a fairly concise manner. It helped me to review the notes below during and after his presentation to solidify the teaching. Take the time to learn this - it is worth the effort - and this subject matter is a real key to unlocking your destiny.
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