I agree. Human pride and self-righteousness are a mark of our loss of innocence, a mark of original sin. We’re way too ego-sensitive; humility is never in excess among us; it’s something we must strive for and cultivate.The truth has no feelings. Why should we chafe or recoil when faced with the bluntness of our character defaults
The Truth does not, but people do! We chafe and recoil because we are fallen. We experience guilt and shame because of our character faults. Jesus can heal this, so that we open to His grace without shame, and accept our faults without defensiveness, but it does no good to act as if it is not there, or expect it not to be there.The truth has no feelings. Why should we chafe or recoil when faced with the bluntness of our character defaults
And that’s not true. Jesus had emotions; its said that God experiences them. Emotions are powerful drivers/motivators directly connected to our senses or innate knowledge of justice, righteousness, love, fear of evil, etc. As with anything good they can be twisted or manipulated by us less-than-innocent fallen folk.Some people feel that our emotions are our base nature and they should have little to no effect on how we respond to the world around us.
That is like saying our bodies are part of our base nature, and should have little effect on how we respond to the world around us. We are embodied creatures, and emotions are part of our embodiment. Denying them is refusing to accept the human nature God has given us. If this were true, then Jesus would not have had emotions, or used His emotions to glorify God.Some people feel that our emotions are our base nature and they should have little to no effect on how we respond to the world around us.
Of course! They are affected very much by our perceptions, which can be warped. This is why we must rely on the grace of God to heal our emotions and reason, develop our conscience, and bring us to the healthy, balanced function for which He created us.Does rationality have it’s faults?