{"id":95492,"date":"2026-05-08T10:33:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=95492"},"modified":"2026-05-08T10:33:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:33:29","slug":"the-truth-of-feelings-and-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-truth-of-feelings-and-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"The Truth of Feelings and Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>by Josh Creel<\/p>\n<p>What role should feelings play in faith? In a culture that loves to say &#8220;follow your heart,&#8221; there is a very real danger of letting our feelings become our source of truth. But are feelings always bad?<\/p>\n<p>In this video, we discuss:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The danger of letting feelings define truth<\/li>\n<li>How to handle emotional ups and downs as a Christian<\/li>\n<li>A way to make sure we are actually being guided by the truth<\/li>\n<li>How truth actually sets us free from negative emotions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The TRUTH About Feelings and Faith\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KZOae02HPNY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Josh Creel What role should feelings play in faith? In a culture that loves to say &#8220;follow your heart,&#8221; there is a very real danger of letting our feelings become our source of truth. But are feelings always bad? In this video, we discuss: The danger of letting feelings define truth How to handle&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1488],"tags":[49,546],"class_list":["post-95492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video","tag-faith","tag-feelings"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47649,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/just-telling-what-i-feel\/","url_meta":{"origin":95492,"position":0},"title":"Just Telling What I Feel","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 27, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"by Doy Moyer That our culture has been trained to act more on feelings than objective truth and reality is evident in so many ways that it hardly needs proving. The outbursts of anger, the murders, the sexual abuses, the lack of civility, the completely irrational denials of reality, and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4307,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/distinguishing-faith-and-feelings\/","url_meta":{"origin":95492,"position":1},"title":"Distinguishing Faith and Feelings","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 12, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Hebrews 11:1-6 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Many in the denominational world are told that faith is this feeling you have inside that you are doing what is right. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mormons in selling Mormonism will ask you to pray and that the Holy Spirit will give you a feeling inside\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Audio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":60630,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/do-you-feel-saved\/","url_meta":{"origin":95492,"position":2},"title":"Do You Feel Saved?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 1, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"by Wayne Greeson Are you saved? How do you know you are saved? \"I know I am saved because I feel it in my heart,\" many often say. But are the feelings of your heart the proper standard to determine your salvation? We do not use this standard in other\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":38790,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/righteous-judgment\/","url_meta":{"origin":95492,"position":3},"title":"Righteous Judgment (Article)","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 6, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Truth is narrow. There is only one truth. We prefer the truth, but often we are attracted by falsehoods. You watch a movie and see the hero do what you know are impossible deeds. You hear the people on screen witness to the impossible deeds as\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":40068,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/i-agree-we-cant-rely-on-our-feelings\/","url_meta":{"origin":95492,"position":4},"title":"I agree, we can&#8217;t rely on our feelings","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 3, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Thank you for this article on\u00a0the church of Oprah. I'm a devout Christian. I agree 100 percent. God wants us not to rely on our own feelings but on His understanding! What happens when a new-ager feels like killing his child? How can you justify your whole self by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":54358,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-difference-between-truth-and-lies\/","url_meta":{"origin":95492,"position":5},"title":"The Difference Between Truth and Lies","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"October 7, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: John 18:33-38 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Truth is critical \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Truth brings stability to a nation - Proverbs 29:14 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Truth makes us free - John 8:32 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jesus is the way and the truth - John 14:6 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jesus\u2019 words, which are truth, judges us - John 12:48 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0E.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What distinguishes truth\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Audio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95492\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}