Untangle Your Emotions by Jennie Allen
Week 2: Chapter 1 — Feelings Are Not the Enemy
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This chapter challenges one of the most common myths about the Christian life — that holiness means not feeling too much. Come ready to question what you've always assumed.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Jennie argues that the belief "feelings are sinful" is a myth that has done real damage in Christian communities. Where do you think this myth comes from — bad theology, cultural stoicism, misread Bible verses? What has been its fruit in your own faith community?
2.She points to the emotional life of Jesus as Exhibit A for the idea that emotions are not inherently sinful. Which emotion of Jesus stands out most to you as surprising or convicting — His weeping at Lazarus's tomb, His anger in the temple, His anguish in Gethsemane? Why?
3.Jennie draws a distinction between having an emotion and being ruled by it. In your experience, where is the line between those two things? How do you know when a feeling has crossed from being noticed to being in control?