The Bible tells us we are to be controlled by the Holy Spirit (Romans 6 Ephesians 5:15–18 1 Peter 5:6–11), not by our emotions. In other words, our emotions are tainted by our sin nature, and that is why they need controlling. Our emotions, like our minds and bodies, are influenced greatly by the fall of mankind into sin. Out-of-control emotions tend not to produce God-honoring results: “Human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires” (James 1:20). For example, when we feel angry, it is important to be able to stop, identify that we are angry, examine our hearts to determine why we are angry, and then proceed in a biblical manner.
That being said, it is important that we learn about managing emotions rather than allowing our emotions to manage us. And emotions can be helpful indicators of what is going on in our hearts.
Regardless, emotions are powerful and real to the one feeling them. For example, if we falsely believe that God is not in control of the circumstances of our lives, we may experience the emotions of fear or despair or anger based on that false belief. Sometimes our emotions are grounded in truth, and sometimes they are “false” in that they are based upon false premises. Sometimes our emotions are pleasant to experience and sometimes not. We feel love, joy, happiness, guilt, anger, disappointment, fear, etc. But God created us in His image, and God’s emotions are revealed in the Scriptures therefore, God created us as emotional beings. Spock on Star Trek, as his responses to all situations seem to be purely logical, never emotional. What would humans be like if we never became emotional, if we were capable of controlling emotions at all times? Perhaps we would be like Mr.