Where do we see “feelings over facts” today?

In news and social media that reward outrage, in moral claims based on personal sentiment, and in dismissing biblical teaching because it “doesn’t feel loving.”

How should Christians respond when emotions conflict with God’s Word?

Submit feelings to Scripture, renew the mind daily (Romans 12:2), pray, and speak truth to the heart like the psalmist in Psalm 42:5.

What practices help bring emotions under truth?

Deep discipleship and sound doctrine (Ephesians 4:14), evaluating worship and teaching by Scripture, regular meditation on Philippians 4:4–9.

Feelings Over Truth: Resisting Emotionalism in a Post-Truth Age

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Feelings Over Truth: Resisting Emotionalism in a Post-Truth Age

Show: Equipping You in Grace · Series: Worldview Watch — Discerning the Lies Shaping Our Culture · Air Date: September 17, 2025 · Host: Dave Jenkins

Show Summary

In this episode, Dave Jenkins addresses the cultural pull that treats feelings as more reliable than truth. We define emotionalism, show how it fuels a post-truth culture, trace how it creeps into the church, and consider how Scripture calls us to order our emotions under God’s truth.

What emotionalism is and why it is dangerous
How “post-truth” thinking elevates feelings over facts
Ways emotionalism shapes worship, preaching, doctrine, and decisions
How the Bible forms and corrects our emotions
Practical steps to resist emotionalism and pursue steady joy in Christ

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Scripture References

John 15:11; John 11:35; Mark 6:34; Mark 3:5; Judges 21:25; Psalm 42:5; Philippians 4:4–9; Romans 12:2

Reflection Questions

Where have you recently seen “feelings over facts” in culture?
How do you usually respond when your emotions conflict with God’s Word?
What practices will help you bring your emotions under the truth?

Worldview Watch — September 2025

Sept 1 — The Crisis of Deconstruction
Sept 3 — The Lie of Progressive Christianity
Sept 8 — CRT and the Gospel: What True Justice Looks Like Biblically
Sept 10 — Mystical Drift: How New Age Language Is Repackaged in Today’s Church
September 15th: Removing New Age from Your Home: A Biblical Path to Freedom w/ Doreen Virtue
Today — Feelings Over Truth
Sept 22 — Biblical Discernment vs. Cultural Conformity
Sept 24 — Holding the Line: Why a Biblical Worldview Still Matters
Sept 29 — Listener Q&A: How Should Christians Respond to Cultural Lies?

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Dave Jenkins

Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.