THE PERSONALITY OF JESUS TUESDAY 08-02-11 ~The Word Power Five Elements Of People Who Want To Be Like Jesus ~1. P PERSONALITY... UNDER GOD S CONTROL. ~A. SANGUINE: ~B. CHOLERIC: ~C. MELANCHOLIC: ~D. PHLEGMATIC: ~2. O Outlook... Under God s Control. ~Philippians 2:4-5, Let Each Of You Look Out Not Only For His Own Interests, But Also For The Interests Of Others. 5 Let This Mind Be In You Which Was Also In Christ Jesus. ~II Peter 1:7; ~3. W Words... Under God s Control. ~Ephesians 4:29, "Watch The Way You Talk. Let Nothing Foul Or Dirty Come Out Of Your Mouth. Say Only What Helps. Each Word Is A Gift." ~James 3:6-8, "The Tongue Is A Flame Of Fire. It s Full Of Wickedness And Poisons Every Part Of The Body. The Tongue Is Set On Fire By Hell Itself And Can Turn Our Whole Lives Into A Blazing Flame Of Destruction And Disaster, But No Human Being Can Tame The Tongue. It s Always Ready To Pour Out Its Deadly Poison." ~James 3:6-8; ~4. E Expectations... Under God s Control. ~Ephesians 4:2, "Be Humble And Gentle. Be Patient With Each Other, Making Allowance For Each Other s Faults Because Of Your Love." ~5. R Response... Under God s Control. ~Proverbs 16:32, He Who Is Slow To Anger Is Better Than The Mighty, And He Who Rules His Spirit Than He Who Takes A City. ~WHAT WAS JESUS LIKE AS A PERSON? ~ISAIAH 53:1-6; 1. ~HE HAD A COMPASSIONATE NATURE. ~Matthew 9:36, When He Saw The Crowds, He Had Compassion For Them, Because They Were Harassed And Helpless, Like Sheep Without A Shepherd. ~He had compassion for them, He healed their diseases ~Matthew 14:14; ~Matthew 20:34; ~Matthew 15:32; 2. ~JESUS WAS SERIOUS AND FOCUSED. ~He had a mission and never got sidetracked from it ~John 10:10, The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. 3. ~HIS ATTITUDE WAS THAT OF A SERVANT. ~Mark 10:45, For Even The Son Of Man Came Not To Be Served But To Serve, And To Give His Life As A Ransom For Many. 4. ~KINDNESS AND SELFLESSNESS CHARACTERIZED HIS PERSONALITY. ~Matthew 26:39; ~John 15:13, Greater Love Has No One Than This, Than To Lay Down One s Life For His Friends. 5. ~HE WAS A SUBMISSIVE SON TO MARY AND JOSEPH. ~Luke 2:51, And He Went Down With Them And Came To Nazareth And Was Submissive To Them. And His Mother Treasured Up All These Things In Her Heart. 6. ~HE WAS OBEDIENT TO THE FATHER S WILL. ~Hebrews 4:15; ~Hebrews 5:8, Although He Was A Son, He Learned Obedience Through What He Suffered. 7. ~JESUS HAD A HEART OF MERCY AND FORGIVENESS. ~1 John 1:9; ~Luke 23:34, "Father, Forgive Them, For They Do Not Know What They Are Doing" 8. ~HE WAS LOVING IN HIS RELATIONSHIPS. ~John 13:23; ~John 11:5, "Now Jesus Loved Martha, And Her Sister, And Lazarus". 9. ~HE HAD A REPUTATION FOR BEING GOOD AND CARING. ~John 10:11, I Am The Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd Gives His Life For The Sheep.
10. ~HE WAS HONEST AND TRUTHFUL. ~John 14:6, "I Am The Way, The Truth, And The Life...". 11. ~HE WAS PEACEABLE. ~He is the Prince of Peace. ~Isaiah 9:6, For Unto Us A Child Is Born, Unto Us A Son Is Given; And The Government Will Be Upon His Shoulder. And His Name Will Be Called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince Of Peace. 12. ~JESUS WAS INTIMATE WITH HIS FOLLOWERS. ~He spent quality and quantity time with them. ~He was also intimate with His Heavenly Father. ~Matthew 21:13; ~He was careful to always protect the reputation of God. 13. ~HE WAS A STRONG, BUT GENTLE LEADER. 14. ~HE WAS PATIENT AND KIND. ~2 Peter 3:9, He Was And Is "Patient Toward You, Not Wishing For Any To Perish, But For All To Come To Repentance". ~These are traits that all believers should desire to become a part of their "personality" and character. ~Romans 8:28-29, And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. ~John 3:30, "He must increase, but I must decrease".
GIVE YOURSELF A TEMPERAMENT TEST INSTRUCTIONS: BEFORE EACH WORD ON THE TEST BELOW, PLACE A NUMBER THAT BEST DESCRIBES YOU, 5 BEING MOST LIKE YOU AND 1 BEING LEAST LIKE YOU. TRY TO BE OBJECTIVE. CHOLERIC PHLEGMATIC MELANCHOLY SANGUINE OPTIMISTIC VERY QUIET DEEP FEELING EMOTIONAL GOAL-ORIENTED PESSIMISTC SENSITIVE DIFFICULTY KEEPING RESOLUTIONS SELF-CONFIDENT INTROVERT SELF-CENTERED COMPASSIONATE ACTIVIST NOT AGGRESSIVE EASILY OFFENDED IMPRACTICAL DOMINEERING INDECISIVE FAITHFUL FRIEND EASILY DISCOURAGED AGGRESSIVE SLOW & LAZY SELF-SACRIFICING UNDISCIPLINED LEADERSHIP ABILITY EASY GOING LIKES BEHIND THE SCENES WEAK-WILLED STICK-TO-IT-IVENESS CALM & COOL SUSPICIOUS TALKATIVE STRONG-WILLED EFFICIENT INTROSPECTIVE ENJOYABLE HOT-TEMPERED DEPENDABLE PERFECTIONIST FRIENDLY INSENSITIVE WITTY, DRY HUMOR HARBORS RESENTMENT RESTLESS UNSYMPATHETIC TEASES CREATIVE DIFFICULTY CONCENTRATING DETERMINED SELFISH MOODY LIVES IN PRESENT DECISIVE ORDERLY HABITS CRITICAL EGOTISTICAL SARCASTIC STINGY INDECISIVE IMPULSIVE PRACTICAL STUBBORN PESSIMISTIC DIFFICULTY WITH APPOINTMENT OUTGOING SPECTATOR IN LIFE IDEALISTIC OPTIMISTIC SELF-SUFFICIENT WORKS WELL UNDER INTROVERT OUTGOING PRESSURE TOTAL SCORES CHOLERIC PHLEGMATIC MELANCHOLY SANGUINE SELF FRIEND
WHAT TEMPERAMENT ARE YOU? ASSESSING THE RESULTS: YOUR SUMMARY OF THE TOTALS NOW CONTAINS SELF AND FRIENDS SCORES. IN MOST CASES THERE WILL BE SOME VARIATION. HOWEVER, YOUR PRIMARY TEMPERAMENT SHOULD STAND OUT AS THE LARGER SCORE. HOPEFULLY YOUR SELF SCORE AND FRIEND SCORE WILL BE SIMILAR. IF THEY ARENOT, SOMETHING FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT IS, DO MY FRIENDS SEE MEA S I SEE MYSELF? OR IS THERE A GREAT DIFFERENCE? IF TWO OF YOUR FRIENDS SCORES WERE QUITE SIMILAR TO YOUR OWN, THEN DISREGARD THE THIRD SCORE ALTOGETHER. SOME PEOPLE READ TOO MUCH INTO A SIMPLE TEST LIKE THIS. CONSEQUENTLY, THEIR EXCESSIVE SCORES WILL COMPLETELY ALSTER THE AVERAGES OF YOUR OTHER FRIENDS. ON THE OTHER HAND, IF YOUR SCORE AND THAT OF YOUR FRIENDS IS IN MARKED CONTRAST, THEN IT MAY MEAN YOUR ARE TRYING TO MAKE YOURSELF SOMETHING YOU ARE NOT IN WHICH CASE YOU NEED TO REALISTICALLY FACE YOURSELF AS YOU REALLY ARE AND BE YOURSELF. FURTHER TESTS TO GIVE YOURSELF: IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE ACCURACY OF THE TEMPERAMENT SCORE, HERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF TO AT LEAST IDENTIFY YOUR PRIMARY TEMPERAMENT. 1. ARE YOU AN EXTROVERT? IF SO, YOU ARE PREDOMINANTLY SANGUINS OR CHOLERIC. 2. IF YES TO 1, ASK YOURSELF. DO I LEAN TOWARD BEING A SUPER EXTROVERT? THAT IS, ARE YOU GENERALLY THE FIRST TO SPEAK? IF SO YOU ARE A SANGUINE. 3. IF YES TO 1, ASK YOURSELF IF YOU ARE A GOOD SALESMAN TYPE. IF SO, YOU ARE PREDOMINANTLY SANGUINE. 4. IF YES TO 1, BUT NO TO 2 AND 3, ASK, AM I A STONG NATURAL LEADER? IF SO YOU ARE PROBABLY A CHOLERIC. 5. IF YOU ANSWERED NO TO 1 THAT IS, YOU ARE NOT AN EXTROVERT THEN ASK YOURSELF, AM I A PERFECTIONIST, ANALYTICAL, AND SOMEWHAT CRITICAL? IF SO, YOU ARE PROBABLY PREDOMINANTLY MELANCHOLY. 6. IF YOU ANSWER NO TO 1, ASK YOURSELF IF YOU ARE KNOWN BY OTHERS AS VERY QUIET. DO YOU RARELY GET ANGRY BUT EXPERIENCE MANY FEARS AND WORRIES? IF SO, YOU ARE PROBALBY PHLEGMATIC. THE ABOVE IS A VERY CASUAL ANALYSIS, UT IT CAN SERVE AS AN INTERESTING CHECK ON THE ACCURACY OF THE PREDOMINANT TEMPERAMENT IN YOUR SUMMARY FOR SELF AND FRIEND. TAKEN FROM YOUR TEMPERAMENT: DISCOVER IT S POTENTIAL BY TIM LAHAYE. TEMPERAMENT OVERVIEW CHOLERIC MELANCHOLY PHLEGMATIC SANGUINE MOTIVE POWER INTIMACY PEACE FUN NEEDS TO LOOK GOOD (ACADEMICALLY) TO BE GOOD (MORALLY) TO FEEL GOOD (INSIDE) TO LOOK FOOD (SOCIALLY)
WANTS TO BE RIGHT TO BE UNDERSTOOD TO BE UNDERSTOOD TO BE POPULAR TO BE RESPECTED TO BE APPRECIATED TO BE RESPECTED TO BE PRAISED APPROVAL ACCEPTANCE ACCEPTANCE APPROVAL TO HIDE INSECURITIES (TIGHTLY) TO REVEAL INSECURITIES TO REVEAL INSECURITIES TO HIDE INSECURITIES (LOOSELY) TO PLEASE SELF TO PLEASE OTHERS TO PLEASE OTHERS TO BE NOTICED LEADERSHIP AUTONOMY PROTECTION FREEDOM CHALLENGING ADVENTURE SECURITY CONTENTMENT PLAYFUL ADVENTURE Reference: Hartman Personality Profile ROCKY CHOLERIC POSITIVES S INDEPENDENT UNPOPULAR CRUEL HAVE GOALS THINK THEY ARE PERFECT WON T GIVE UP A FIGHT KNOW HOW THEY WANT PROBLEMS SOVLED COLD DEMAND LOYALTY FROM RANKS DECISIVE - KNOW WHATS RIGHT AND WRONG. UNEMOTIONAL HAS LITTLE NEEDS FOR FRIENDS ORGANIZER RUN THINGS WELL. DOMINEERING IS USUALLY RIGHT VISIONARY UNFORGIVING MUST CORRECT WRONGS STRICT WITH KIDS KNOW WHAT THEY EXPECT ANGRY COMPULSIVE NEED FOR CHANGE FLIP PHILEGMATIC POSITIVES PEACE MAKERS QUIET DON T EXPRESS SELVES OR GIVE INFO UNLESS ASKED. PERFECTIONIST CONTROL THEIR ANGER WELL CALM IN TENSE SITUATION MEDIATE & SETTLE ARGUMENTS IMPORTANT TO THEM THAT EVERYONE FEELS GOOD EFFICIENT SUBTLE HUMOR QUIETLY OBSERVE SITUATIONS GOOD LISTENERS GOOD INTERPERSONAL SKILLS UNMOTIVATED PROCRASTINATOR UNDECISIVE SELFISH (STINGY) FEARFUL WORRIER DAMPENS ENTHUSIASUM WOULD RATHER WATCH OR DO BEHIND THE SCENES WORK CLEAN UP AFTER EVERYONE GOES HOME FINDS THE EASY WAY OUT KEEPS EMOTIONS HIDDEN MAESTRO MELANCHOLY POSITIVE GIFTED SELF SACRIFICING HELP OTHERS THOUGHTFUL PRAISE CHILDREN SPARINGLY MOODY SELF-CENTERED CRITICAL OF OTHERS
BEHIND THE SCENES WORKER LIKE TO SEE OTHERS SUCEED LIKE QUIET AWAY FROM PEOPLE FAITHFUL DEVOTED INDUSTRIOUS DEEP NEED FOR APPROVAL HOLD BACK AFFECTION CARRY RESENTMENT FOR YEARS INSECURE SOCIALLY SUSPICIOUS OF PEOPLE EXAMPLE: WORRY AND WORRY ABOUT BILLS SPARDY SANGUINE POSITIVE ENTERTAINER OUTGOING RESPONSIVE WARM FRIENDLY COMPASSIONATE DOESN T HOLD GRUDGES FEELINGS DON T GET HURT LIFE OF THE PARTY FUN AT HOME CREATIVE UNDEPENDABLE FICKEL ABOUT FRIENDS FORGETFUL UNDISCIPLINED EMOTIONALLY UNSTABLE UN PRODUCTIVE EGOTISTICAL EXAGGERATE COMPULSIVE TALKERS DECIDE WITH FEELINGS NOT HEAD HATES TO BE ALONE