Feelings
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In the Bible, feelings are an integral part of the human experience, reflecting the emotional and spiritual state of individuals. Scripture acknowledges a wide range of emotions, from joy and love to anger and sorrow, and provides guidance on how to manage and express these feelings in a way that aligns with God's will.

Joy and Rejoicing
Joy is a prominent theme in the Bible, often associated with the presence and blessings of God. The Psalms frequently express joy in worship and gratitude. Psalm 16:11 states, "You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand." The New Testament also emphasizes joy as a fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22) and encourages believers to "Rejoice in the Lord always" (Philippians 4:4).

Love
Love is central to the Christian faith, described as the greatest commandment. Jesus taught, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind" and "Love your neighbor as yourself" (Matthew 22:37-39). The Apostle Paul expounds on love in 1 Corinthians 13, highlighting its enduring and selfless nature. Love is also a fruit of the Spirit, reflecting the character of God (1 John 4:8).

Anger
The Bible acknowledges anger as a natural human emotion but warns against allowing it to lead to sin. Ephesians 4:26-27 advises, "Be angry, yet do not sin. Do not let the sun set upon your anger, and do not give the devil a foothold." Righteous anger is seen in Jesus' response to injustice and hypocrisy (Mark 3:5), yet believers are called to exercise self-control and forgiveness.

Sorrow and Grief
Sorrow and grief are part of the human condition, often depicted in the lamentations of the Psalms and the mourning of biblical figures. Jesus Himself experienced deep sorrow, as seen in His weeping at Lazarus' tomb (John 11:35). The Bible offers comfort, promising that God is near to the brokenhearted (Psalm 34:18) and that He will ultimately wipe away every tear (Revelation 21:4).

Fear and Anxiety
Fear and anxiety are addressed throughout Scripture, with frequent exhortations to trust in God. Isaiah 41:10 reassures, "Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." Jesus encourages His followers not to worry about their lives, emphasizing God's provision and care (Matthew 6:25-34).

Peace
Peace is a profound feeling promised to believers, transcending circumstances. Jesus offers peace to His disciples, saying, "Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives" (John 14:27). The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, is said to guard the hearts and minds of those in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7).

Hope
Hope is a sustaining emotion rooted in the promises of God. The Bible describes hope as an anchor for the soul (Hebrews 6:19) and encourages believers to be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer (Romans 12:12). The resurrection of Jesus is the foundation of Christian hope, assuring eternal life and victory over sin and death.

Conclusion
The Bible provides a comprehensive understanding of feelings, encouraging believers to align their emotions with God's truth and to seek His guidance in all circumstances. Through the Holy Spirit, Christians are empowered to cultivate godly emotions and to reflect the character of Christ in their lives.
Greek
3663. homoiopathes -- of like feelings or affections
... of like feelings or affections. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: homoiopathes
Phonetic Spelling: (hom-oy-op-ath-ace') Short Definition: of like ...
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2588. kardia -- heart
... word Definition heart NASB Word Usage heart (102), heart's (1), hearts (49), mind
(2), minds (1), quick (1), spirit (1). the heart, thoughts, feelings. ...
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4698. splagchnon -- the inward parts (heart, liver, lungs, etc.) ...
... Phonetic Spelling: (splangkh'-non) Short Definition: bowels, compassion, pity
Definition: the inward parts; the heart, affections, seat of the feelings. ...
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3649. ololuzo -- to cry aloud
... 3649 -- an onomatopoetic term, resembling the sound of an ecstatic (exuberant) cry
or shriek; meaning , , expressing feelings (used only in Js 5:1). ...
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1939. epithumia -- desire, passionate longing, lust
... lust. Cognate: 1939 (from 1909 , "focused " and 2372 , "passionate desire") --
properly, built strong feelings (urges). These can ...
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3947. paroxuno -- to sharpen, fig. to stimulate, to provoke
... from 3844 , "alongside" and , "a sharp edge") -- properly, cut close alongside,
ie to incite ("jab") someone and stimulate their feelings (emotions); "become ...
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5424. phren -- midriff, heart, mind, thought
... to rein in or curb; compare phrasso); the midrif (as a partition of the body), ie
(figuratively and by implication, of sympathy) the feelings (or sensitive ...
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3540. noema -- thought, purpose
... noema Phonetic Spelling: (no'-ay-mah) Short Definition: a thought, design, the mind
Definition: a thought, purpose, design; the mind; the heart, soul, feelings ...
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Strong's Hebrew
3629. kilyah -- a kidney
... Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a kidney NASB Word Usage feelings
(1), finest* (1), heart (1), inmost being (1), inward parts (2), kidneys (18 ...
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3820. leb -- inner man, mind, will, heart
... A form of lebab; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings,
the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything ...
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7130. qereb -- inward part, midst
... midst NASB Word Usage among (62), body (1), devoured* (2), entrails (20), heart
(1), herself (1), inner thought (1), inside (1), inward feelings (1), inward ...
/hebrew/7130.htm - 6k

4578. meeh -- internal organs, inward parts, belly
... of uncertain derivation Definition internal organs, inward parts, belly NASB Word
Usage abdomen (1), body (4), bowels (4), children* (1), feelings (1), heart (4 ...
/hebrew/4578.htm - 6k

5315. nephesh -- a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire ...
... 3), dead (1), dead person (2), deadly (1), death (1), defenseless* (1), desire
(12), desire* (2), discontented* (1), endure* (1), feelings (1), fierce* (2 ...
/hebrew/5315.htm - 7k

Library

With what virtuous Feelings the Fathers of Old Hid the Sacred ...
... Book III. Chapter XVII. With what virtuous feelings the fathers of old hid
the sacred fires when on the? With what virtuous feelings ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xvii with what virtuous.htm

On Reading Your Letters, My Feelings Were, in Many Ways...
... The Doubtful Letters Of Sulpitius Severus. Chapter I. On reading your
letters, my feelings were, in many ways? On reading your ...
/.../severus/life and writings of sulpitius severus /chapter i on reading your.htm

The Torments of Giant Bad Feelings
... CHAPTER TEN THE TORMENTS OF GIANT BAD FEELINGS. THE TORMENTS OF GIANT BAD
FEELINGS I am just a bundle of feelings. I never imagined ...
/.../berry/adventures in the land of canaan/chapter ten the torments of.htm

Ep. Xci. A Letter of no Great Importance, Except as Shewing the ...
... Division III. Miscellaneous Letters. Ep. XCI. A letter of no great importance,
except as shewing the friendly feelings which Gregory continued? ...
/.../cyril/select letters of saint gregory nazianzen/ep xci a letter of.htm

In Palestine - Jews and Gentiles in the Land' - their Mutual ...
... CHAPTER VII. IN PALESTINE - JEWS AND GENTILES IN THE LAND' - THEIR MUTUAL
RELATIONS AND FEELINGS - THE WALL OF SEPARATION.'. THE ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter vii in palestine -.htm

A Question Whether Chastity Ought to be Ascertained Just as the ...
... The Conferences of John Cassian. Chapter XV. A question whether chastity
ought to be ascertained just as the other feelings. Germanus ...
/.../cassian/the conferences of john cassian/chapter xv a question whether 2.htm

Letter xi. --Remembrance of Past Sins.
... recollection. God deprives you of feelings of devotion during prayer, to
prevent the desires and eagerness they give rise to. While ...
/.../abandonment to divine providence/letter xi remembrance of past sins.htm

Which is Chaste Love; and How in Some Creatures Such Sensible ...
... them: but lean not too much on them for fear of feebleness, for it will take full
much of thy powers to bide any long time in such sweet feelings and weepings. ...
/.../anonymous/the cloud of unknowing/here beginneth the fiftieth chapter.htm

Preface to the Second and Third Editions.
... IN issuing a new edition of this book I wish, in the first place, again to record,
as the expression of permanent convictions and feelings, some remarks with ...
/.../edersheim/the life and times of jesus the messiah/preface to the second and.htm

Letter ix. --How to Bear These Trials.
... you cannot attain such perfection yet, try at least during these times of trial,
first to dismiss as far as you are able, all those thoughts, feelings and that ...
/.../de caussade/abandonment to divine providence/letter ix how to bear these.htm

Thesaurus
Feelings (26 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Feelings (26 Occurrences). Acts 13:50 But the
Jews, working up the feelings of the God-fearing women of ...
/f/feelings.htm - 14k

Affect (3 Occurrences)
... his health. 2. (vt) To influence or move, as the feelings or passions; to
touch. 3. (vt) To love; to regard with affection. 4. (vt ...
/a/affect.htm - 11k

Natural (49 Occurrences)
... nature; consonant to the methods of nature; according to the stated course of things,
or in accordance with the laws which govern events, feelings, etc.; not ...
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Great (10383 Occurrences)
... great interval. 4. (superl.) Superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied
to thoughts, actions, and feelings. 5. (superl.) Endowed ...
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Feels (3 Occurrences)
... Exodus 23:9 Do not be hard on the man from a strange country who is living among
you; for you have had experience of the feelings of one who is far from the ...
/f/feels.htm - 7k

Bowels (40 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary (Philippians 1:8; 2:1; Colossians 3:12), compassionate
feelings; RV, "tender mercies.". Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BOWELS. ...
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Corinthians (3 Occurrences)
... out of much affliction and pressure of heart...and with streaming eyes' (2 Corinthians
2:4); yet he restrained the expression of his feelings, and wrote with a ...
/c/corinthians.htm - 77k

Affection (30 Occurrences)
... "Affection" occurs in the following senses: (1) In the literal sense: the state
of having one's feelings acted upon or affected in some way; bent or ...
/a/affection.htm - 20k

Adoration
... It thus includes both the subjective sentiments, or feelings of the soul, in the
presence of some superior object or person, and the appropriate physical ...
/a/adoration.htm - 20k

Attempts (14 Occurrences)
... Galatians 5:20 Worship of images, use of strange powers, hates, fighting, desire
for what another has, angry feelings, attempts to get the better of others ...
/a/attempts.htm - 10k

Resources
How should a Christian deal with feelings of guilt regarding past sins, whether pre- or post-salvation? | GotQuestions.org

How can I overcome feelings of rejection? | GotQuestions.org

What if I don't feel saved? | GotQuestions.org

Feelings: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Feelings (26 Occurrences)

Acts 13:50
But the Jews, working up the feelings of the God-fearing women of high position and of the chief men of the town, got an attack started against Paul and Barnabas, driving them out of those parts.
(BBE)

Acts 14:15
Good people, why are you doing these things? We are men with the same feelings as you, and we give you the good news so that you may be turned away from these foolish things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all things in them:
(BBE)

Acts 24:12
And they have not seen me in argument with any man in the Temple, or working up the feelings of the people, in the Synagogues or in the town:
(BBE)

1 Corinthians 5:8
Let us then keep the feast, not with old leaven, and not with the leaven of evil thoughts and acts, but with the unleavened bread of true thoughts and right feelings.
(BBE)

1 Corinthians 13:11
When I was a child, I made use of a child's language, I had a child's feelings and a child's thoughts: now that I am a man, I have put away the things of a child.
(BBE)

2 Corinthians 6:12
There is no narrowness in our love to you: the narrowness is in your own feelings.
(WEY BBE)

Galatians 5:20
Worship of images, use of strange powers, hates, fighting, desire for what another has, angry feelings, attempts to get the better of others, divisions, false teachings,
(BBE)

Hebrews 4:15
For we have not a high priest who is not able to be touched by the feelings of our feeble flesh; but we have one who has been tested in all points as we ourselves are tested, but without sin.
(BBE)

James 3:14
But if in your hearts you have bitter feelings of envy and rivalry, do not speak boastfully and falsely, in defiance of the truth.
(WEY)

Genesis 43:31
Then, after washing his face, he came out, and controlling his feelings said, Put food before us.
(BBE)

Genesis 45:1
Then Joseph, unable to keep back his feelings before those who were with him, gave orders for everyone to be sent away, and no one was present when he made clear to his brothers who he was.
(BBE)

Exodus 23:9
Do not be hard on the man from a strange country who is living among you; for you have had experience of the feelings of one who is far from the land of his birth, because you yourselves were living in Egypt, in a strange land.
(BBE NAS)

Leviticus 19:18
Do not make attempts to get equal with one who has done you wrong, or keep hard feelings against the children of your people, but have love for your neighbour as for yourself: I am the Lord.
(BBE)

Numbers 5:14
and the spirit of jealousy comes on him, and he is jealous of his wife, and she is defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy comes on him, and he is jealous of his wife, and she isn't defiled:
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 20:12
And Jonathan said to David, May the Lord, the God of Israel, be witness; when I have had a chance of talking to my father, about this time tomorrow, if his feelings to David are good, will I not send and give you the news?
(BBE)

2 Samuel 17:8
Hushai said further, You have knowledge of your father and his men, that they are men of war, and that their feelings are bitter, like those of a bear in the field whose young ones have been taken from her: and your father is a man of war, and will not take his night's rest with the people;
(BBE)

Esther 2:1
After these things, when the king's feelings were calmer, the thought of Vashti and what she had done and the order he had made against her, came back to his mind.
(BBE)

Job 30:27
My feelings are strongly moved, and give me no rest; days of trouble have overtaken me.
(BBE)

Psalms 4:4
Let there be fear in your hearts, and do no sin; have bitter feelings on your bed, but make no sound. (Selah.)
(BBE)

Psalms 135:14
For the Lord will be judge of his people's cause; his feelings will be changed to his servants.
(BBE)

Proverbs 15:1
By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.
(BBE)

Proverbs 21:14
By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.
(BBE)

Song of Songs 5:4
My loved one put his hand on the door, and my heart was moved for him.
(See NAS)

Isaiah 16:11
For this cause the cords of my heart are sounding for Moab, and I am full of sorrow for Kir-heres.
(See NAS)

Jeremiah 11:20
But, Yahweh of Armies, who judges righteously, who tests the heart and the mind, I shall see your vengeance on them; for to you have I revealed my cause.
(See NAS)

Daniel 1:9
And God put into the heart of the captain of the unsexed servants kind feelings and pity for Daniel.
(BBE)

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