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MorganEugeneTackett
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Spiritual feelings versus fleshly feelingsPosted : 28 Dec, 2025 08:28 PMI’ve seen Christians before say that you “You shouldn’t live by feelings.”, but I am here to tell you that you should. We all have feelings. God gave us feelings. But there’s two different feelings we can choose to live by. The feelings of the flesh, or the feelings of the spirit. If you are living by the feelings that the Holy Spirit puts in your heart, you will be living a godly life. Because that spirit is going to make you feel like giving generously, helping your brothers and sisters in Christ and having fellowship with them, praying one for another, reading your Bible, talking to God. But when you’re living by the feelings of the flesh, then you’ll be living in sin and depravity. Remember, God didn’t create us as empty shells, we have feelings, but it’s up to us to choose how we control those feelings. You either give eon to the flesh or you let the Holy Spirit take control. And when you live by the feelings the Holy Spirit puts in your heart it’ll make you want to do the works God wants you to do. It’ll break your heart for the wicked. It’ll give you joy for your brother and sister in Christ to be blessed. It’ll give you sorrow so that you will get down on your knees and start pouring your heart out to the Lord. It’ll make you feel thankful for what God has given to you and done for you. Now how can those feelings be wrong? And I know sometimes we might slip up and sin against God, but it’s the spirit that makes us feel like repenting to God for that sin. It’s that spirit that makes us feel like living righteously. And I tell you, those are the feelings we need to live by. Deny the flesh and live by the spirit. Amen. |
homelesschristian
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Spiritual feelings versus fleshly feelingsPosted : 30 Dec, 2025 12:12 PMSince humans are created in God’s image (Genesis 1:26–27; 9:6), it is reasonable to assume that our feelings reflect His character. God loves (Deuteronomy 7:7–8; Isaiah 43:4; Jeremiah 31:3; Hosea 11:1; Mark 10:21; John 13:1; 1 John 4:8, 10), feels compassion (Psalm 103:13), expresses joy and delight (Jeremiah 32:41; Isaiah 62:4; Luke 15:32), and experiences anger (Exodus 22:24; Joshua 7:1; Matthew 21:12–13), grief (Mark 3:5; Ephesians 4:30), and distress (Luke 12:50). Because of the fall, human feelings have been damaged at least to some degree by sin. But Christ has redeemed and restored the believer’s emotional life (Romans 8:31–39; Colossians 1:13; Titus 2:14; Revelation 1:5–6). |
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Amit72
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Spiritual feelings versus fleshly feelingsPosted : 12 Jan, 2026 07:50 AMThank you . its realling motiviting for me . God bless you |