Faith and Feelings in the Christian Life

How should a believer handle subjective feelings in the Christian life? What role, if any, do feelings and affections matter in our salvation and affirming the validity of our Christianity? Tonight we will consider what the Bible says about this topic of our feelings and emotions.

0:00 – Introduction
5:06 – Is Bill Bright's illustration entirely right?
8:43 – Colossians 3.10
9:56 – Where are you at in your feelings?
11:52 – What is wrong with the illustration?
20:43 – Psalm 42.5
33:18 – The concern of lacking these types of feelings in our lives.
39:50 – Temptation is not sin.
45:51 – Matthew 14
54:31 – Quote from Conrad Murrell
55:40 – Poem on Feelings
56:13 – Many struggle because they put too much focus on their feelings.
1:00:45 – This is a problem and we have to fight.
1:05:43 – Don't justify godless emotions.
1:06:46 – Is a women's cycle a valid reason?
1:07:38 – Walk by the Spirit and do not gratify sin.
1:09:44 – Do you trust your feelings over God's Word?
1:12:42 – Open Question and Answer Time