Authentic Emotional life
Expressing sadness or hurt or grief are not signs of low faith or shallow character
There are two negative consequences when a person outlaws certain feelings
He loses the ability to experience feeling altogether and is left with apathy and disorientation
Have emotional inauthenticity because they have been lying to themselves for so long
Seeker just shake their heads
Remember what Jesus did when His friend Lazarus died? He wept
Authentic Confession
How Christian deal with their foul-ups and failures
The thinking here is that our moral missteps will drive people away
But actually, It is a powerful witness to the transforming power of Christ Zacchaeus' household was converted because he was very open with what he did wrong
Today authentic confession cause a seeker in today's non-fault society to realize that only the living God would prompt a person to say "it is my fault and I am sorry" Key Phrase:Zacchaeus' household was converted because he was very open with what he did wrong