tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377251139922792260.post1039237272490484322..comments2009-06-19T22:22:28.332-05:00Comments on 49 Saint Giles Street: Emotion and ConversionJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14106090101965079686jq1517@hotmail.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377251139922792260.post-58782222521029504332009-06-19T22:22:28.332-05:002009-06-19T22:22:28.332-05:00Good stuff, Allen.
It's an interesting conversa...Good stuff, Allen. <br /><br />It's an interesting conversation to be sure. I think that for some, in a sense they've been programmed to equate emotion with sincerity. Thus, if an experience produces an emotional reaction, it is somehow by default more sincere or real than one that does not produce such emotion. Modern evangelicalism has had an enabling effect here too. For many (like me) who have grown up in the Finney-esque world of fundamentalism, it almost goes with the territory to manipulate the emotions into some sort of "decision."<br /><br />At the same time, to have emotion is to be human. I've found myself on both sides of this wihtin my own spiritual life. There are specific times I've been overwhelmed and literally driven to my knees by getting just a glimpse of my sin.Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07631610699794951739noreply@blogger.com