1. Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Thursday, March 3, 2011 www.GraceDoctrine.org

2. Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.— Amen.

3. Memory Verse 1 Tim 1:5, “But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.”

4. John 16:5, “But now I (Jesus) am going to Him (God the Father) who sent Me, and yet not one of you (the disciples) asks Me, ‘Where are you going?’”

5. John 16:6, “But because I have said (taught) to you all these things, sorrow (inward stress) has completely filled your heart (right lobe of the soul).”

6. The Doctrine of Emotional Revolt of the Soul.

7. D. Emotional Revolt of the Soul is characterized by various personality disorders.

8. a. Antisocial Personality Disorder, (APD), is a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation manipulation, or exploitation of the rights of others.

9. b. Histrionic Personality Disorder. (HPD), is a condition in which people act in a very emotional and dramatic way that draws attention to themselves.

10. Associated features may include egocentrism, self- indulgence, continuous longing for appreciation, and persistent manipulative behavior to achieve their own needs.

11. Such believers show an initial positive response to any strong authority figure who they think can provide a magical solution to their problems, and are easily disillusioned.

12. Seven characteristics of HPD. 1) Constantly seeking or demanding reassurance, approval, or praise.

13. 2) Inappropriately sexually seductive in appearance and behavior.

14. 2) Inappropriately sexually seductive in appearance and behavior. 3) Overly concerned with physical attractiveness.

15. 4) Displaying rapidly shifting and shallow emotional expression.

16. 4) Displaying rapidly shifting and shallow emotional expression. 5) Expressing emotion with inappropriate exaggeration.

17. 6) Temper tantrums.

18. 6) Temper tantrums. 7) Frequent flights into romantic fantasy.

19. c. Narcissistic Personality Disorder, (NPD), being excessively preoccupied with issues of personal adequacy, power, prestige and vanity, linked to self- centeredness.

20. Extreme interest in their own life and problems that prevent them from caring about other people. They are hypersensitive about self and insensitive about others.

21. Obsessed with their own appearance. Think their problems are unique and can only be understood by special persons whom they idolize.

22. They use “splitting” as a central defense mechanism, seeing self as purely good and the others as purely bad.

23. The pattern includes: 1) They are hypersensitive to evaluation by others.

24. The pattern includes: 1) They are hypersensitive to evaluation by others. 2) They fall apart and get angry when criticized by others.

25. 3) They lack empathy or inability to recognize how others feel.

26. 3) They lack empathy or inability to recognize how others feel. 4) They react to criticism from others with rage, humiliation, shame, even if it is not expressed.

27. 5) Take advantage of others to achieve their own ends.

28. 5) Take advantage of others to achieve their own ends. 6) Have a grandiose sense of self-importance and expect or demand to be noticed as special or to be treated as special.

29. 7) They exaggerate achievements and talents.

30. 7) They exaggerate achievements and talents. 8) They are preoccupied with fantasies of success, power, beauty, intelligence, or ideal love.

31. 9) They have a sense of entitlement and unrealistic expectation.

32. 10) They require constant attention, live for admiration, and are preoccupied with feelings of bitterness, vindictiveness, implacability, and sometimes jealousy.

33. d. Dependent Personality Disorder, (DPD), they depend too much on others to meet their emotional and physical needs, and do not trust their own ability to make decisions.

34. They get very upset by separation and loss and see relationships with significant others as necessary for survival.

35. They will be more than meek and docile; they will be admiring, loving, and willing to give their all, loyal, unquestioning, and affectionate in order to maintain relationships.

36. They believe they are unable to cope on their own, define themselves as inept and abdicate self-responsibility; turn their fate over to others; decline to be ambitious and believe that they lack abilities, virtues and attractiveness.

37. Seven Characteristics. 1) Unable to make everyday decisions without an excessive amount of advice.

38. Seven Characteristics. 1) Unable to make everyday decisions without an excessive amount of advice. 2) Allow others to make most of their important decisions.

39. 3) Agrees with people even when they believe that they’re wrong because they fear rejection.

40. 4) Feel uncomfortable or helpless when alone; goes to great lengths to avoid being alone.

41. 5) Devastated when close relationships end. Blame the other person and never see their own flaws; projection.

42. 6) Preoccupation with fears of being abandoned or rejected and having to care for themselves.

43. 6) Preoccupation with fears of being abandoned or rejected and having to care for themselves. 7) Is devastated by criticism or disapproval.

44. e. Passive-Aggressive P.D., (PAPD), covert obstruction- ism, procrastination, stub- bornness, and inefficiency passively expressed with underlying aggression.

45. Grace Fellowship Church Thursday, March 3, 2011 Tape # 11-026 Emotional Revolt of the Soul Personality Disorders Upper Room Discourse, Part 478 John 16:6 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011