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Synonyms: touch, feel, sense of touch, tactile sense, tactility, contact, using one's hands, sensation, sense, suspicion, sneaking suspicion, notion, inkling, hunch, fancy, apprehension, presentiment, premonition, foreboding, love, care, affection, fondness, tenderness, warmth, warmness, emotion, sentiment, emotional state, compassion, sympathy, empathy, fellow feeling, understanding, concern, solicitude, solicitousness, tender-heartedness, brotherly love, sensibilities, sensitivities, self-esteem, ego, pride, opinion, belief, view, impression, intuition, instinct, estimation, guess, theory, hypothesis, thought, way of thinking, point of view, atmosphere, ambience, aura, air, mood, climate, character, overtone, undertone, tenor, spirit, quality, flavour, colour, aptitude, knack, flair, bent, talent, gift, skill, art, trick, faculty, ability, propensity, inclination, sensitive, warm, warm-hearted, tender, tender-hearted, caring, soft-hearted, sympathetic, compassionate, empathetic, responsive, receptive, intuitive, thoughtful

Antonyms: bad feeling, acrimony, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bitterness, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, enmity, friction, grievances, grudges, hatred, hostility, loathing, malevolence, malice

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4676. A Dance in the Desert

Philippians 4:4-7

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... exile and awaits God's next and greatest act. It is the heartbeat of Elizabeth and Zachariah as they hear that their cursed infertility is giving way to the medical impossibility of God's special pregnancy. It is the incredulous lyric of Mary's song as she feels the miracle of God's love growing inside her. Joy is the primary category in the index of the hymns of the church. Joy is also a slippery eel, often squeezing past our best laid religious trappings and devotional weapons. In the East, the story is ...

4677. Getting at the Truth

John 14:16-17

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... more suspect than ever before. Truth is hard to find these days. Even in families, truth is hard to find. Parents and children regularly deceive each other. Husbands and wives not only cheat on each other, they deceive each other with respect to true feelings. More than that, we often deceive ourselves. If Plato advised "know thyself," and if his teacher, Socrates, said the "unexamined life is not worth living," many of us are afraid really to examine ourselves too closely, or to come to know who we really ...

4678. Uncovering Cover-Ups

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... who look down on us with disdain, or of social snobs who have kept us out of their clubs or social circles. Convinced that most everyone has a character flaw covered up somewhere, we resent the thought of anyone judging us for anything. We quickly justify our feeling by quoting Jesus' famous saying in the Sermon on the Mount, "judge not lest you be judged," or again, his saying that we ought first to cast out the wooden beam in our own eye before we try to remove the sawdust from our brother's or sister ...

4679. Discipleship: Backward or Forward to God

Luke 9:51-62

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... . We poke around in archeological digs for evidence of a far-off divine event. We collect our relics, visit our museums, recall the past heroes of the faith, and sing and play music that is more a museum piece than a march or dance. Sometimes we get the feeling that we spend most of our time and energy remembering other people's sacred moments and peak experiences. We talk about other people's encounters with God but do not take the risk of having some of our own. We tend to live out other people's past ...

4680. Mary and Martha: Nine to Five and Five to Nine

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... 's well-known physician-professor T. Berry Brazelton says, "The old myth of raising a child by instinct has disintegrated as our culture has become less certain of its values." He goes on to say, "How can we raise children by the principle of 'do what feels right' if we don't know where we're headed?" He then adds, "With the breakdown of the extended family and the disintegration of our cultural values, today's parents are working in a vacuum. We have," says Dr. Brazelton, "lost the kind of instinct that ...

4681. God's Adopted Children

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... accordance with his pleasure and will . . .” How often do you think of yourself as a son or daughter of God? Once a week, perhaps, on Sunday? Once a year? How about, never? Some of you have never thought of yourself as a child of God at all. You don’t feel worthy to be a son or daughter of God. “Pastor, you don’t know what I’ve done.” Maybe I don’t, but God does. And God still loves you . . . and God loves me. Larry Crabb writes about a therapist who used to assemble a group and play a game ...

4682. Two Kinds of People

Jeremiah 17:5-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... believe that--even in the desert--a stream of life-giving water still flows. We may not see it with our eyes. We might not feel it with our fingers. But God promised us that it does exist. Indeed, Christ told the woman at the well that he himself is the ... Christian and went to church, but I spent a lot of time being upset about things I couldn’t do anything about, experienced feelings of guilt and condemnation much of the time, had no peace and just didn’t enjoy life. Thankfully, I’ve had a radical ...

4683. Are You Giving Up Chocolate for Valentine's Day?

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... humorously puts it, “A rainbow trout never really reflects on where his life is headed. A girl carp rarely says to a boy carp, I don’t feel you’re as committed to our relationship as I am. I wonder, do you love me for me or just for my body? The fish are just ... from Luke’s Gospel tells the story. Interestingly enough, it occurs right after Jesus’ baptism. Sometimes it is when we feel closest to God that the tempter seems most determined to undermine us. It’s interesting. The story begins like this ...

4684. Atheism’s Oversimplification

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C.S. Lewis

... ? If the whole show was bad and senseless from A to Z, so to speak, funny-photo-man-falling-rain why did I, who was supposed to be part of the show, find myself in such violent reaction against it? A man feels wet when he falls into water, because man is not a water animal: a fish would not feel wet. Of course I could have given up my idea of justice by saying it was nothing but a private idea of my own. But if I did that, then my argument against God collapsed too—for the argument depended on ...

4685. The Art of Listening

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Cecil C. Osborne

... genuine attention to what the other person is saying. Here are some principles that should help you become a better listener: Don’t grab the conversation: “Yes, now take me, for instance …” Don’t let your gaze wander from the other person’s face except momentarily. Validate the feelings of the other: “Yes, I see what you mean.” Don’t interrupt. Don’t try to top the other person’s story or joke. Don’t criticize. Ask appropriate questions: “What happened then?” or “How did you ...

4686. You Are No Good; I Am No Good

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Michael P. Green

... s go.’ ” To Toscanini, it did not matter what he said about himself and the cellist. So long as he could compare himself and the soloist with “the others” and say that the others were less, he felt that they themselves could walk forward with great confidence, feeling full of self-worth. But there is great danger here. For what happens when one looks out and finds the others better? To use comparison with others as a measure for self-worth and confidence is to use a false standard. It puts us at the ...

4687. Word Meaning

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Michael P. Green

... long years to complete this task, and when it was done he waited breathlessly for the reaction of her majesty, Queen Anne. After being carefully shown through the structure, she summed up her feelings for the architecture in three words: “It is awful; it is amusing; it is artificial.” Imagine how you would feel if words like these were used to describe the work of your life! However, Sir Christopher Wren’s biographer said that on hearing these words, he heaved a sigh of relief and bowed gratefully ...

4688. The Riot in Ephesus

Acts 19:23-41

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... made little inroad on the worship of Artemis or, for that matter, on Demetrius’ trade. The silversmith was concerned only with the danger that he might and that their business would lose its good name (i.e., for promoting idolatry). His appeal to the religious feelings of the Ephesians was specious, but he knew that though they may not have cared much about his business, they did care about Artemis. 19:28–29 Demetrius was a demagogue who knew well how to work up an audience. On hearing him they were ...

4689. The God of All Comfort

2 Corinthians 1:1-11

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... Father of compassion (cf. Lev. Rab. 17:4 to 14:34) and the God of all comfort (Rom. 15:5). For Paul, God is the one “who comforts the downcast” (2 Cor. 7:6). What exactly does this comfort include here? Is Paul speaking here of an inner feeling of relief or consolation? Or should we think rather of concrete help and assistance that God brings to the apostle in a dire circumstance? Or both? The following verses help us see more clearly. 1:4 The descriptions of God continue in verse 4, giving the reason ...

4690. Paul's Concern for the Corinthians

2 Corinthians 12:11-21

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... he was not during the previous visits (cf. 11:9; 12:13). He wants to dispel any notion that he will exploit the Corinthians (7:2). Since one of his objectives in coming to Corinth is to complete the collection for Jerusalem (chs. 8–9), Paul feels he must reassure the church of his honest intentions, especially in light of their suspicions about him with regard to money. He wants the Corinthians themselves, not their possessions (cf. Phil. 4:17). This is in contrast to Paul’s opponents in Corinth (cf. 11 ...

4691. Identification and a Wish for Grace and Peace

Galatians 1:1-10

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... is good, the sense of distortion or change for the worse is given. The idea of change dominates verses 6–7. Paul’s own life demonstrates that he is not afraid of change, but he thinks the changes that the Galatian converts are making are dangerous. Paul feels so strongly that his gospel must not be changed that he says that anyone who proclaims a gospel other than Paul’s—even if it is Paul himself, one of those with him, or an angel out of heaven—should be accursed. Paul further underlines this ...

4692. Freedom In Christ

Galatians 5:1-15, Galatians 5:16-26

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... Biblical Greek [Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute, 1990], para. 257). Perhaps Paul’s aorist usage has both a past and a proleptic sense. Paul charges that his readers have already discounted grace through their temptation to follow the law, but the fact that he still feels it is worth his while to try to dissuade them means that hope remains. 5:5 In Greek the word righteousness is the same as the word “justified” in v. 4—dikaiosynē. 5:6 The Greek phrase ti ischuei oute translated neither … has ...

4693. Thanksgiving and Prayer

Ephesians 1:15-23

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... third centuries, enlightenment definitely became a technical term for this Christian rite. The prayer for enlightenment leads to a number of specific requests: first, that the readers will know the hope to which God has called them. Hope, here, is not some subjective feeling or personal aspiration such as “I hope that” or “I hope for” (cf. 1:12). Rather, it is an objective element that belongs to the believer. Elsewhere in Scripture, it is a deposit in heaven (Col. 1:5), Christ in the Christian (Col ...

4694. Rules for Holy Living

Colossians 3:1-17

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... together in perfect unity (lit., “the bond of perfectness”). The idea here is similar to Ephesians 4:2–3 and 15–16, where love is the manifestation of new life in Christ and what leads to maturity and unity in his body. Such love removes all feelings of anger, hatred, or an unforgiving spirit (cf. Rom. 13:8–10; Gal. 5:14). 3:15 The peace of Christ has a twofold application. Since it comes from him, it provides an inner peace for each believer; it is to rule (lit., brabyein means “to arbitrate ...

4695. Warnings Against Idleness

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... , it appears to have worsened. The amount of space allotted to the matter measures how seriously Paul regarded it. But still his pastoral concern is uppermost. The object of the exercise is to help the erring, not to punish them or make the other members feel good. In all matters of church discipline, this distinction is of prime importance. On the form of the exhortation, see the discussion on 1 Thessalonians 4:1–12. 3:6 The strong-sounding verb, we command you (parangellō, see disc. on 1 Thess. 4:11 ...

4696. Thanksgiving and Prayer

Philemon 1:1-7

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... 14). 7 The theme of Philemon’s love (v. 5) is repeated in this verse: You … have refreshed the hearts of the saints. Although there is no way of knowing specifically what Philemon has done, the result was a cheering or refreshing (anapauō) of their innermost feelings (hearts). Paul is not as eager to describe Philemon’s actions as he is to accentuate his spirit; that same spirit of love will determine how he responds to Paul’s request regarding Onesimus (cf. v. 20, where the same word is used). The ...

4697. Living for God

1 Peter 4:1-11

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... mind when he speaks here of offering hospitality to one another. He is mainly addressing the local situation. Having to stretch resources to provide for others could on occasions lead to irritation, so Peter adds the warning without grumbling. “True Christian hospitality is making people feel at home, when you wish they were at home” (Donald Coggan, former Archbishop of Canterbury). 4:10 Christian service takes a multitude of forms, and everyone in God’s family has a part to play. Whatever may be the ...

4698. The Sin and Doom of Godless Men

Jude 1:1-16

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... . The Jerusalem Targum on Genesis 4:8 portrays Cain as saying: “There is no judgment, no judge, no world to come; no reward will be given to the righteous, and no destruction meted out to the wicked.” So one who takes the attitude of a Cain feels free to do as he or she likes, and Cain’s example misleads others: Cain is the archetypal false teacher. According to the OT account, Balaam first refused fees or bribes to curse Israel (Num. 22:7–18), but eventually the monetary lure proved too strong to ...

4699. The Lord Commands Joshua

Joshua 1:1-18

Understanding Series

J. Gordon Harris

... the Lord had been with Moses, so God will be with Joshua (1:5, 17; 3:7). As the people experienced awe for Moses, they will feel the same way about Joshua (4:14). The eastern tribes promise to obey Joshua as they followed Moses (1:16–18; 22:2). Joshua assigns property ... he prepares to possess the land of Canaan. This passage shows us four things about God. God encourages leaders when they feel insecure and weak. God performs miracles by uniting divided forces for the task at hand; God is a force for unity ...

4700. The Sun Stands Still

Joshua 10:1-15

Understanding Series

J. Gordon Harris

... of the cave to contain the enemy kings while the troops pursue and inflict casualties on the fleeing enemy. Second, the tribes make the conquered kings indicate the superiority of the tribal forces through a ritual. Third, the tribal forces feel encouraged by the victory, including the execution of kings and exposure of their bodies, as instructed by Deuteronomy (Deut. 21:22). At Makkedah Joshua follows herem guidelines carefully in eliminating hostile forces (10:28). He leaves no survivors and executes ...

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