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SOULMEDIC Ministries

© Copyright 2006 – SOULMEDIC Ministries

Rev. Christopher A. Credle, EMT-Paramedic, BCBT

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Dedication

This work is dedicated first to GOD Himself, for the calling, that He placed on my life, to work in the

field of Emergency Services and, minister to those around me, with that calling.

Next, I dedicate this work to the women in my life that mean the most to me:

To my wife, Amy, with you we are AMES2 and, I love that. Amy, you are truly a gift from GOD.

Thank you for listening to GOD about marrying me, and, then telling me that GOD also told you that I

would write books. I laughed but here is that first book. I want you to know that you are truly the

treasure that I seek here on this earth. Together, we will seek the treasures of GOD, knowing that He is

our All in All. Thank you for your support and, all your love. I love you Princess!

To my mom, we called Mommy (Lyndel Williams Credle) who died from injuries sustained in a motor

vehicle crash in June of 1993. She taught me what it truly means to be a man of God. She showed the

love of GOD to me, by loving me unconditionally. She encouraged me to dream big and then, helped

me obtain those dreams. All those who came into contact with my mom, loved her. She consistently

stayed in the presence of GOD, because the Glory and the Love of Jesus Christ flowed so freely.

Mommy once wrote in her Bible, the following:

My Purpose is to Show Jesus, as Lord, and Letting My Life Witness to this FACT.

That statement can and, will forever be seen on her tombstone, as her personal statement of faith. I love

you Mommy and, will see you soon in Heaven.

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Contents

Acknowledgments ........................................................................Page 7

Introduction .................................................................................Page 9

Chapter 1 Cardiology and the Living God!.............................Page 13

Chapter 2 The Heart Change ...................................................Page 21

Chapter 3 The Human MIND..................................................Page 33

Chapter 4 OUR WILL.............................................................Page 37

Chapter 5 The EXCHANGE ...................................................Page 39

Chapter 6 Our EMOTIONS.....................................................Page 49

Chapter 7 PERSONALITIES of the EMS WORKER............Page 59

Chapter 8 OUT To The BODY ...............................................Page 71

Chapter 9 He Knoweth the Secrets of the Heart .....................Page 77

Chapter 10 Stars of Life ............................................................Page 83

Appendix A .................................................................................Page 85

Appendix B .................................................................................Page 87

Getting to Know the Author .........................................................Page 89

References .................................................................................Page 91

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Acknowledgments

I would like to take a moment to say a personal Thank You to some of those that have spoken into my

life, in both the spiritual and physical realms of my life and, as a Paramedic.

To Adam Credle, boy oh boy, what I could say here but I won't. I love you bro! Thanks for the hour; I

mean hours, that we spent together in Class EMT (Watch it wiggle, see it jiggle, Jell-O) EMT-I. I can

still remember the nights that we did IV’s and, I hit that muscle while attempting to draw blood; and,

Paramedic class (we won't even talk about that) running calls, working the races, those are forever

etched in my mind. Thank you also for the hours that you spent teaching me the proper way to say all

those medical terms. Thank you for all your help and encouragement.

To Dan (The Man) Credle, thank you for believing in me and, first putting this in web form. You are the

greatest, younger brother, any body could ever have.

To Dr. Shawn Tracy, Thank you for being a true (In your Face) friend that you are. Thank you for all

the help, that you have given me on this project, and, all the hours that you have spent proof reading. I

am forever grateful!

To Lt. Stephen McLean, Lee Darnel, Steve Spoon, Kevin Wilson, Billy Vause, David Marsee, Waren

Swanson, Pat Patterson, Mark Holland, William (Bill) Ott, Randy Hill, Pop Ferrell, Mark Barbour,

Freddy Rivera and Donald Fonville; what a group of people, with such different backgrounds,

personalities and religious beliefs, but, all such great Paramedics. Thank you all for being a true friend.

Thank you for working with me, to make me a better person and, a much better medic. My prayer for

you is that you all come to the personal knowledge of Jesus Christ as Lord (Boss) and Savior, of your

lives.

To William Carlton “CarCar” & Leslie Dean, Thank you so very much for helping to make it possible to

get CPR professionally published.

To Amy and the girls, thanks for allowing me to stay in my room all these hour that have gotten me this

far. I love you girls.

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Introduction

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In a perfect world, (as it was prior to the fall of man) violence, plane crashes, floods and other disasters

would not occur. The Bible teaches us that God created man to live, not die. Disease and illness would

be non-existent. Emergency medical services would not have a basis for function. Unfortunately, the

world is not a perfect place. Man’s sin brought about sickness, disease and illness, (the first cousins of

sin), and death. “For through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death

spread to all men, because all sinned’’ (Romans 5:12 NAS). God told His chosen people, the Israelites,

that, if you get sick, I’ll heal you. If you are walking in obedience, I won’t even let you get sick at all!

This was His preventive medicine, which I’ve heard it called, God’s “Gos-Pill”. Sickness, from the first

mention of the Jewish healing covenant, is directly rooted in disobedience, when one walks outside of

the law of God.

Man fell, by choice, bringing about evil / sin:

• Evil and sin: When God made the world, He declared it to be “very good” (Genesis 1:31 “God saw

all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning-the sixth

day.” NIV). But evil entered this perfect world when Adam and Eve chose to disobey God

(Genesis 3:1 “Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had

made.” He said to the woman, “Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the

garden'?" 2 The woman said to the serpent, We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,

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did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not

touch it, or you will die.' 4 "You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman.

5 "For God

knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and

evil." 6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and

also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband,

who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they

were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.” NIV). Genesis

reveals the tragic consequences of that choice, known as “the fall”. It shows that sin, gives people

the terrible ability to misuse every good thing, brings shame and guilt, unleashes trouble in all

human relationships, and, eventually results in death.

Jesus died for you and me, by choice, bringing about Salvation / Redemption: • Salvation and redemption (Genesis 3, 12): God’s ultimate response to sin was to overcome it through

Jesus’ death, on the cross. But, God’s plan, to rescue His world and its people, began immediately after the fall. His words to Adam and Eve, after they sinned, hinted at what He would do (Genesis 3:15 “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel”). The rest of Genesis tells how He began to work through Abraham and his descendants, to bless all the people of the earth (Genesis 12:3 “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you”). Genesis shows that God’s will, purpose, and grace continue to operate even in this fallen world.

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THE DEATH-DEALING SIN, THE LIFE-GIVING GIFT

The Message translation, of the New Testament by Eugene Peterson, puts it this way when we read

Romans 5:12-21.

“You know the story of how Adam landed us in the dilemma we’re in—first sin, then death, and no one exempt from either sin or death. That sin disturbed relations with God in everything and everyone, but the extent of the disturbance was not clear until God spelled it out in detail to Moses. So death, this huge abyss separating us from God, dominated the landscape from Adam to Moses. Even those who didn’t sin precisely as Adam did by disobeying a specific command of God still had to experience this termination of life, this separation from God. But Adam, who got us into this, also points ahead to the One who will get us out of it. Yet the rescuing gift is not exactly parallel to the death-dealing sin. If one man’s sin put crowds of people at the dead-end abyss of separation from God, just think what God’s gift poured through one man, Jesus Christ, will do! There’s no comparison between that death-dealing sin and this generous, life-giving gift. The verdict on that one sin was the death sentence; the verdict on the many sins that followed was this wonderful life sentence. If death got the upper hand through one man’s wrongdoing, can you imagine the breathtaking recovery life makes, sovereign life, in those who grasp with both hands this wildly extravagant life-gift, this grand setting-everything-right, that the one man Jesus Christ provides?

Here it is in a nutshell: Just as one person did it wrong and got us in all this trouble with

sin and death, another person did it right and got us out of it. But more than just getting us

out of trouble, he got us into life! One man said no to God and put many people in the

wrong; one man said yes to God and put many in the right.

All that passing laws against sin did was produce more lawbreakers. But sin didn’t, and doesn’t, have a chance in competition with the aggressive forgiveness we call grace. When it’s sin versus grace, grace wins hands down. All sin can do is threaten us with death, and that’s the end of it. Grace, because God is putting everything together again through the Messiah, invites us into life—a life that goes on and on and on, world without end.”

The results of Adam’s transgression, of God’s Word, was that, by his sin he brought about sickness,

disease, illness and death, on all human beings. But, when Christ enters our life, He regenerates our

heart and sets us free, to choose what is true and righteous.

Thus, we in EMS will always have people dying to ride with us in our ambulances, bringing us to the

point that EMT’s and other EMS workers are a vital part of this world’s health systems.

With the background that we have in medicine, we have studied the heart extensively. My goal is to

present a perspective of the human heart, that many may not have taken into account; cardiology as it

pertains to the Canon of Scripture, accepted by Christians, known as the WORD of GOD. As we go

through this study, we will start off each section in the physical realm. Then, we will turn to the

spiritual side, as I share what GOD has revealed to me. As an Emergency Medical Technician –

Paramedic (EMT-P), I have come to learn that, everything that I do can be directly related to GOD

Himself and, increases my beliefs as a Born-again, Spirit-filled Christian.

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One of the verses, that keeps me humble, is Hebrews 9:27 “and as it is appointed unto men once to die,

but after this the judgment:…”. Knowing that one day I will be judged, for everything I have said and

done, makes me think twice about what I do and say. In studying the Bible, I have come to see GOD as

the greatest cardiologist. The WORD of GOD actually paints a beautiful picture for us of Yahweh, as a

great physician, by the use of His compound names. The WORD of GOD has several compound names

for Jehovah GOD, in the Old Testament; one of those names is Jehovah-Rapha. Jehovah-Rapha means I

am the Lord GOD who heals you. I believe that Jehovah-Rapha wants to perform open-heart surgery on

each of us, so, we would be like his Son, Jesus. All that is required is that we ask GOD personally to do

it. Our prayer at SoulMedic Ministries is that, all who read Christian Paramedical Review (CPR) will

allow GOD to perform heart surgery on them. GOD is willing to perform a heart transplant, if we are

willing to pay the price; the WORD of GOD says in Ezekiel 18:31 “Cast away from you all your

transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit:”. GOD also

said in Ezekiel 36:26 “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will

take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.”

GOD is the great physician, and, He sees us as His individual case studies in cardiology. Is your name

written in God’s cardiology case study reviews called “The Book of Life”? If your case is not in “The

Book of Life” it can be, Revelation 20:11-15 “And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it,

from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12 And I

saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was

opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the

books, according to their works. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell

delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And whosoever was

not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”

No appointments necessary, and GOD has room for you. GOD is always on CALL 24 hours a day / 7

days a week / 365 days a year.

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Chapter 1 - Cardiology and the Living God!

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Chapter 1

Cardiology and the Living God!

As pre-hospital medical providers, the heart holds a special meaning in all our lives. The heart is

synonymous with love, but, it has many other meanings, as well. What other word, in the English

language, do we know that has as many meanings as the word “heart”? Let us take a look at a few

examples:

Have a heart – to be merciful

Change of heart – to change one’s mind

Know by heart – to memorize something

Broken heart - to feel emptiness

Heartfelt – to have strong feelings toward

something

Cry your heart out – to grieve

Heavy heart – to feel sadness

Heart set on - to desire something strongly

Have your heart in the right place – to be kind

Certainly, no other bodily organ elicits this kind of response. When was the last time you had a heavy

pancreas?i

“Heart” is also used in many compound words; here are just a few examplesii:

Heart-appalling

Heart-breaking

Heart-cheering

Heart-chilled

Heart-expanding

Heart-free

Heart-hardened

Heart-purifying

Heart-searching

Heart-sickening

Heart-sinking

Heart-stirring

Heart-touching

Heart-wearing

Whole-heart

Heart-wounding

Heart-wringing

Now, let’s look a little bit deeper into how we perceive our hearts. Our heart is the “seat of our

affections” and “sensibilities”; this can be established collectively in our community and nation or,

individually in our sphere of influence. Our hearts can be filled with love, hate, joy, grief, courage

and, many other feelings, that GOD has created for his children to experience. The human heart is the

seat of our understanding and, the throne of our will. Our heart then is the center of our moral life and

character. Our heart is where moral affections and character are born, established, and reinforced.

We know, from our careers, that we cannot judge a book by its cover. Many people tend to look

people up and down and, get a pre-conceived idea, before they can even get to know the person.

Studies have shown that, within the first 5 seconds of seeing someone, we make judgments on a

subconscious level, based on what we see, hear and sense.


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The next five minutes, we shall justify our evaluation of that first 5 seconds. GOD, on the other hand,

“is not all together like us.” Samuel reveals to us that, “Man looks at the outward appearance”, in

1 Samuel 16:7 “but the LORD looks on the heart.”iii

The WORD of GOD is the basis where we should build, establish and reinforce our character. Let’s

look at the WORD of GOD and, see how GOD looks at others, so that we can introspectively look at our

lives, to see if we need to change. GOD called Samuel, the prophet of the Lord, to go and anoint the

new king over Israel, (1 Samuel 3:20). Samuel obeyed and went where GOD told him to go. Samuel

went to the home of Jesse. There, Samuel requested that all of Jesse’s sons, one by one, walk before

him. After Jesse had his sons walk before Samuel, Samuel was not satisfied with the selection, and,

Samuel knew GOD had told him that he was to anoint the next King, 1 Samuel 16:7. It was not until

Samuel asked Jesse if he had any other sons, that David was brought out of the fields. David was

Jesse’s youngest son; in man’s eyes, he was only a ‘dirty, smelly shepherd’. However, at the precise

moment that David came before Samuel, the Lord spoke to Samuel and said, “Arise, anoint him.”

Man’s tradition is to choose the first born, but, GOD refused the first born and, all the other sons of

Jesse, because of their heart. Proverbs 25:3 says that “the heart of kings is unsearchable,” David’s heart

was unsearchable to man, but, GOD knows the heart of all of us.

Jeremiah 17:10 says “I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to

his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.” GOD will reward all of us according to our ways.

The heart is the center of our natural and spiritual life. This includes the open and hidden emotional,

intellectual and moral activities of man. Our heart is the home of our conscience (Romans 2:15) and, is

naturally wicked (Genesis 8:21). If we do not change the default setting of being naturally wicked, it

will contaminate our whole life and character. Matthew 12:34 says, “for out of the abundance of the

heart the mouth speaketh.” We can tell what our heart believes, by what we say, especially when the

pressure is on us. Jesus said in Matthew 15:18-20 that “those things that proceed out of the mouth come

forth from the heart; and they defile a man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts…”. That is why

our hearts must be renewed. GOD said in Ezekiel 36:26 that, “a new heart also will I give you, and a

new spirit will I put within you; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you

an heart of flesh.” In Ezekiel 11:19-21, GOD tells us why we need a heart of flesh and not of stone,

“And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out

of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine

ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. But [as for them] whose

heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their

way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD.” Before any of us can willingly obey GOD, we should

pray, as David prayed in Psalms 51:10-14 “create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit

within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me

the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me [with thy] free spirit. [Then] will I teach transgressors thy

ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of

my salvation: [and] my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.” The regeneration process starts at

the time of our salvation, and, the process of salvation works on our heart.iv


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The Heart As We Know It! In the Physical/Natural realm, the heart is a hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically,

maintains the circulation of the blood, within the circulatory system of our body.v

To move all this blood, a pump is necessary. “This is accomplished by a four chambered pump

composed of specialized muscle tissue, connective tissue and, an electrical conduction system. The

interior of the heart is lined by the endocardium” vi

: the membrane, that lines the cavities of the heart

and, forms part of the heart valves. Epicardium: The inner lining of the serous pericardium, lying

directly on the surface of the heart, forming the outer most layer of the heart wall. Myocardium: The

middle, muscular layer of the heart wall, enclosed between the epicardium and endocardium. “The heart

is surrounded by a fibrous, double-walled, pericardial sac that contains a proteinaceous, lubricating fluid

between the layers. The upper, thin walled chambers of the heart, the atria, are separated from the

lower, more muscular chambers, the ventricles, by valves that open and close, in a coordinated manner,

to efficiently pump blood to the lungs, for gas exchange and, to the rest of the body.”i

Figure 1 Heart Photo: Is a modified photo from

"© Photographer: Dannyphoto80 | Agency: Dreamstime.

com". Modified by SoulMedic Ministries 2007 for the

use in CHRISTIAM PARAMEDICAL REVIEW

Your heart is located between your lungs, in the middle of your chest, behind and, slightly to the left of

your sternum. A normal heart weighs between 7 to 15 ounces and, is a little larger than the size of your

fist. The average heartbeat is 72 beats per minute. In the course of one day, the heart beats over

100,000 times, pumping an equivalent of 2,000 gallons of blood. In one year, the heart beats almost 38

million times, and, by the time we reach 70 years old, our heart will have beat about 2.5 billion times!vii

The heart, in all of its medical complexity and, its poetic imagery, is “just a pump”, or, to be exact, two

pumps. The right and left sides, of the heart, have separate functions. The right side of the heart collects

oxygen-poor blood from the body and, pumps it to the lungs where it picks up oxygen and, releases

carbon dioxide. The left side of the heart then collects oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and, pumps it

to the body, so that the cells, throughout your body, have the oxygen they need to function properly.


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When our hearts are not functioning properly, the whole body suffers due to “SHOCK”. What is shock?

Shock is “inadequate oxygenation of our body tissues, at the cellular level”.

God’s View Of The Human Heart And Cardiology In the King James Version (KJV) we find that the English word, “heart”, is found 946 times in 823 different

verses. There are 724 verses in the Old Testament and 99 in the New Testament. Frequently, the translators

of the bible would interpret “heart,” for several different Hebrew and Greek words. Sometimes, the

translators would use the English word “heart” for the Greek and Hebrew words “mind”, “will”,

“conscience”, “emotions”, “soul affections”, “personality”, “character” or, “human nature.” The following

are a few examples of the word interpreted “heart” from different Hebrew and Greek wordsviii:

1) Mind:

a) Exodus 35:5 “Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever [is] of a

willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and

brass,”

b) 1 Kings 3:9 “Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I

may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great

a people?”

c) 1 Kings 4:29 “And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and

largeness of heart, even as the sand that [is] on the sea shore.”

d) Romans 10:6 “But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine

heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down [from

above]:)”

2) Will/Conscience:

a) 1 Samuel 24:5 “And it came to pass afterward, that David’s heart smote him, because he had

cut off Saul’s skirt.”

b) Job 27:6 “My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach

[me] so long as I live.”

3) Emotions/ Soul Affections:

a) Deuteronomy 19:6 “Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot,

and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he

[was] not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.”

b) Deuteronomy 20:8 “And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say,

What man [is there that is] fearful and fainthearted? let him go and

return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart faint as well as his

heart.”

c) Deuteronomy 28:47 “Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with

gladness of heart, for the abundance of all [things];”

d) Psalm 4:7 “Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time [that] their corn and

their wine increased.”

e) Psalm 13:2 “How long shall I take counsel in my soul, [having] sorrow in my heart

daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?”


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4) Personality/Character or the Human Nature:

a) Jeremiah 17:9 “The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who

can know it?”

b) Mark 7:20-23 “And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts,

adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness,

deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All

these evil things come from within, and defile the man.”

The word “heart” is also translated with the holistic view of a person’s center, of all their physical,

emotional, intellectual, and moral activities. “Heart” can also be translated in English, as the center of

something. Exodus 15:8 says “And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the

floods stood upright as an heap, [and] the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.” We see in

Exodus 15:8 that the translators used the word “heart of the sea,” which also could be said “center of the

sea.” We also see another example in Matthew 12:40 which says, “For as Jonas was three days and

three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of

the earth.” As a physical organ, the “heart” is the center of our physical life; the pump that moves our

blood throughout our body. Take a moment and ponder the futility of the body, without a heart, in these

two verses. 1 Samuel 25:37 says “But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of

Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became [as] a

stone.” Proverbs 14:30 says “A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the

bones.”ix

In some translations of the Bible, the word “heart” can occur over one thousand times. Other

anthropological terms are mentioned, at the least, 10 times less. The word “head” is mentioned only 54

times. The word “body” is mentioned 113 times. The word “hand” is mentioned 152 times. The words

“bowels”, “eye”, “hair”, “arm”, “leg”, “chest”, “ear”, “tongue”, and “finger” combined, only mentioned

about 100 times. The word “heart” can therefore be said to be the most common anthropological term

used in the Scripture.x

In the English language, we have two words that help us describe something, that is not human, in terms

of human characteristics, and, the ability to place an ascription of human feelings to something not

human. Anthropomorphism is an interpretation of what is not human or personal, in terms of human or

personal characteristics. Anthropopathism is the ascription of human feelings to something not human.


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Here are a few examples of anthropomorphism for Yahweh, found in the WORD of GOD:

1. Yahweh with feet – Exodus 24:10 “And they saw the God of Israel: and there was

under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of

heaven in his clearness”

2. Yahweh with hands – John 10:29 “My Father, which gave them me, is greater than

all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.”

3. Yahweh with a face – Matthew 18:10 “Take heed that ye despise not one of these

little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face

of my Father which is in heaven.”

4. Yahweh with a heart – Hosea 11:8 “How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I

deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as

Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.”

Here are a few examples of anthropopathism of Yahweh, found in the WORD of GOD:

1. Jealousy – Exodus 20:5 “Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them:

for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the

children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me”

2. Anger – Psalms 77:9 “Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up

his tender mercies? Selah”

3. Love – Jonah 4:2 “And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD,

was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto

Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of

great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.”

4. Mercy – Psalms 103:8 “The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and

plenteous in mercy.”viii

We will now transition from English translations, to the original language of the manuscripts. The

original manuscripts of the Canon of Scriptures are written in Hebrew for the Old Testament and, Greek

for the New Testament.

Below are the Hebrew and Greek words that translators use, at times, for our English word “heart”. The

bold type numbers on these pages are the Strong’s Reference numbersxi

also seen in Hebrew and Greek

dictionaries. The bold type word(s), that follow the Strong’s number, are the transliteration of the

original language words. Then, the English interpretation of the word follows.


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Hebrew words translated as “heart” in King James Version (KJV) of the Canon of Scriptures:

1079: Bal properly anxiety, i.e. (by implication) the heart (as its seat) heart.

3820: Lebab/Leb Inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding soul, knowledge, thinking, reflection,

memory, feelings, inclination, resolution, determination of will, intellect; likewise

for the conscience and the center of anything.

3826: Libbah feminine of Hebrew 3820 (leb); the heart.

4578: Me`ah from an unused root probably meaning to be soft; used only in plural, the intestines,

or (collective) the abdomen, figurative sympathy; by implication a vest; by

extensive the stomach, the uterus (or of men, the seat of generation), the heart

(figurative) belly, bowels, womb.

5315: Nephesh Soul, life, living being, desire, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner

being of man, living being with life in the blood, the man himself, self, person or

individual, seat of the appetites, seat of emotions and passions, activity of mind, the

will and, of the character or personality.

5458: Cegowr properly shut up, i.e. the breast (as enclosing the heart); also gold (as generally shut

up safely)

7130: Qereb properly the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial the

bowels, heart, inward, through, within self.

7907: Sekviy the mind: heart.


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Greek words translated as “heart” in King James Version (KJV) of the Canon of Scriptures:

1282: Diaprio cut to the heart.

1573: Ekkakeo to be (bad or) weak, to fail (in heart), faint, be weary.

1937: Epithumeo set the heart upon, long for (rightfully or otherwise) covet, desire, lust (after).

2588: Kardia (Cardiac is the English derivative of Kardia) The heart, thoughts, feelings or mind,

the breath of life, a living being, a living soul. Your will, desires, affections, the

human soul is regarded as a moral being designed for everlasting life. The soul, as

an essence, differs from the body and, is not dissolved by death.

2836: Koilia (“hollow”); a cavity, i.e. (special) the abdomen; by implication the matrix;

figurative the heart: belly, womb.

4641: Sklerokardia hard-heartedness, destitution of spiritual perception

5013: Tapeinoo to depress; figurative to humiliate (in condition or heart): - abase, bring low, humble

(self).

5368: Phileo from the Greek 5384 (philos); to be a friend to (fond of [an individual or an

object]), i.e. have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of

sentiment or feeling; respectively; the former being chiefly of the heart and the

latter of the head);

5485: Charis graciousness (as gratifying), upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including

gratitude) acceptable, benefit, favor, gift, grace, joy, liberality, pleasure, thanks,

worth.

5590: Psuche soul, spirit, abstractly or concretely, which is the rational and immortal soul; heart,

life, mind.

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Chapter 2

The Heart Change

Physiology is the study of life, specifically, how cells, tissues, and organisms function. So, physiology

of the human heart is to look at how it works, from the normal blood flow through the heart, to the

electrical impulses, that the heart generates itself and, uses to cause the heart muscles to contract. Now,

let us take a quick look at how God made our hearts to work physically:

De-oxygenated blood from the body enters the right side of the heart, into the right atrium through two

veins: The Superior Vena Cava (SVC) and Inferior Vena Cava (IVC). The SVC collects blood from the

upper half of the body. The IVC collects blood from the lower half of the body. Blood leaves the SVC

and the IVC and enters the Right Atrium (RA). When the RA contracts, blood flows through the

tricuspid valve into the right ventricle (RV). Contraction of the ventricle (serves to pump blood to the

lungs for the exchange of gases) then closes the tricuspid valve and forces open the pulmonary valve.

Blood flows into the pulmonary artery. This branches immediately, carrying blood to the right and left

lungs. Here the blood gives up carbon dioxide and takes on a fresh supply of oxygen. The capillary

beds of the lungs are drained by venules that are the tributaries of the pulmonary veins. Four pulmonary

veins, two draining each lung, carry oxygenated blood to the left atrium (LA) of the heart. When the LA

contracts, blood travels “through the mitral valve to the thicker, walled, left ventricle (LV) that serves to

forcefully pump blood through the aortic valve into the aorta” and, to the rest of the body. This happens

every time that your heart beats.

“The heart beats in an orderly sequence due to the characteristics of the heart muscle and, a specialized

electrical conduction system. Cardiac muscle is automatic; meaning that the tissue will spontaneously

contract, at a periodic rate, that is without nervous or hormonal influences. It is also syncytial, meaning

that, if one cell has an action potential, the electrical change will be transmitted to the others around it,

via gap junctions, and, the cells will contract as a unit.”

The heart contracts in two stages. In the first stage, the Right and Left Atria contract at the same time,

pumping blood to the Right and Left Ventricles. Then, the Ventricles contract together to propel blood

out of the heart (systole). Then the heart muscle relaxes (diastole) before the next heartbeat. This

allows blood to fill up the heart again, being ready to start the whole process over again. i


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Figure 2: Heart Contractions (Systole / Diastole): Were created by Wapcaplet. Permission is

granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation

License. Modified by SoulMedic Ministries 2007 for the use in CHRISTIAM PARAMEDICAL REVIEW

Systole Diastole

Physiology of the Christian Heart: How God made our hearts to work spiritually:

“This Is Known As The Change, That You And Your Heart Under Go when You Become A

Christian.”

Ephesians 3:17 “That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded

in love,”

Ephesians 6:6 “Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of

God from the heart”


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Physiology of the

Natural Heart

Symbolism of

the Heart

Right Atrium Mind

Right Ventricle Will

Lungs The Exchange

Left Atrium Emotions

Left Ventricle Personality

Superior Vena Cava Good or GOD

Inferior Vena Cava Bad or Demonic

Mind (Right Atrium)

Recollection, memory, reasoning, stores information, and ego.

Thoughts

Genesis 6:5 “And GOD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that]

every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually.”

John 12:40 “He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see

with [their] eyes, nor understand with [their] heart, and be converted, and I

should heal them.”

Imaginations

Genesis 8:21 “And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will

not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of

man’s heart [is] evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more

every thing living, as I have done.”

Understanding

1 Kings 3:9 “Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I

may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great

a people?”

1 Kings 3:12 “Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and

an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither

after thee shall any arise like unto thee.”


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Wisdom

Exodus 35:35 “Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the

engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and

in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, [even] of them that

do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.”

Proverbs 2:10 “When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy

soul;”

Meditation

Psalm 19:14 “Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in

thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.”

Luke 2:19 “But Mary kept all these things, and pondered [them] in her heart.”

Deceit

Proverbs 12:20 “Deceit [is] in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of

peace [is] joy.”

Jeremiah 17:9 “The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can

know it?”

Wickedness

Jeremiah 17:9 “The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can

know it?”

Doubt

Mark 9:23 “Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things [are] possible to him that

believeth.”

James 4:8 “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [ye]

sinners; and purify [your] hearts, [ye] double minded.”

Purposes

Acts 11:23 “Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted

them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.”


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Physiology of the

Natural Heart

Symbolism of

the Heart

Right Atrium Mind


Lungs The Exchange





Will (Right Ventricle)

Choice, subconscious, express desire, consent, decisions made, express determination, insistence,

persistence, goals are set

1) Acts 4:32 “And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul:

neither said any [of them] that ought of the things which he possessed was his own;

but they had all things common.”

1 Corinthians 7:37 “Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity,

but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep

his virgin, doeth well.”


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Physiology of the

Natural Heart

Symbolism of

the Heart

Right Atrium Mind


Lungs The

Exchange





The Exchange (The Lungs / Gas exchange / New Birth)

There was an exchange made, by Jesus Christ, for you and me, at the time He died on the Cross,12

and, a new birth. This will be explained, in detail, in the next section.


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Physiology of the

Natural Heart

Symbolism of

the Heart

Right Atrium Mind


Lungs The Exchange





Emotions (Left Atrium)

The effective aspect of consciousness, feelings, and heart felt

Mark 8:17 “And when Jesus knew [it], he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have

no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet

hardened?”

John 12:40 “He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see

with [their] eyes, nor understand with [their] heart, and be converted, and I

should heal them.”

Acts 2:37 “Now when they heard [this], they were pricked in their heart, and said unto

Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men [and] brethren, what shall we do?”

Romans 2:5 “But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath

against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;”

1 John 3:20-21 “For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth

all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, [then] have we

confidence toward God.”

According to the Bible, the heart experiences all emotions:

1) Love

1 Peter 1:22 “Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit

unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a

pure heart fervently:”

2) Hate

Psalms 105:25 “He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his

servants.”


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3) Joy

Ecclesiastes 2:10 “And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld

not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour:

and this was my portion of all my labour.”

4) Sorrow

John 16:6 “But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your

heart.”

5) Peace

Colossians 3:15 “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are

called in one body; and be ye thankful.”

6) Bitterness

Ezekiel 27:31 “And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with

sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and

bitter wailing.”

7) Courage

Amos 2:16 “And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that

day, saith the LORD.” {courageous: Heb. strong of his heart}

8) Fear

Genesis 42:28 “And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even

in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying

one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?”


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Physiology of the

Natural Heart

Symbolism of

the Heart

Right Atrium Mind


Lungs The Exchange





Personality (Left Ventricle)

Finally, the heart often means an individual’s true personality or character. (Characteristics that

distinguish an individual or a nation or a group; an individual’s behavioral and emotional

characteristics)

1) Purity

Matthew 5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.”

2) Evil

Jeremiah 3:17 “At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and

all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD,

to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the

imagination of their evil heart.” {imagination: or, stubbornness}

3) Sincerity

Colossians 3:22 “Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh;

not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness {Sincerity} of

heart, fearing God:”


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4) Hardness

Exodus 4:21 “And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt,

see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put

in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the

people go.”

5) Maturity

Psalms 101:2 “I will behave myself wisely {Maturity} in a perfect way. O when wilt

thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect

heart.”

6) Rebelliousness

Jeremiah 5:23 “But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are

revolted and gone.”


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MIND

WILL

EMOTIONS

PERSONALITY

God’s LOVE & Influence

Out to the Body

satanic influence

THE EXCHANGE Old man for NEW MAN

Physiology of the Christian Heart: Mind

(Right Atrium) Recollection, Memory, reasoning, conscious men-

tal events, capabilities, Stores information, organized conscious and unconscious adaptive

mental activity, Ego

Emotions (Left Atrium)

The affective aspect of consciousness & FEELING Heart Felt

Will (Right Ventricle)

Choice, Subconscious, Express desire, choice, will-ingness, consent, decisions made, express determi-

nation, insistence, persistence, goals are set

Personality (Left Ventricle)

The complex of characteristics that distinguishes an individual or a nation or group; especially : the to-tality of an individual's behavioral and emotional

characteristics

Figure 3: The Christian Heart was a modified Photo from Brady Emergency Care Fifth Edition, 1990, Chapter 14 Medical Emergencies, Figure 14-7, Page 385 Modified by SOULMEDIC Ministries © 2004 CHRISTIAN PARAMEDICAL REVIEW ©, Num 1 Vol 1


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Chapter 3 - The Human MIND

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Chapter 3

The Human MIND

Were you aware that the path that blood flows through the HEART depicts a picture of the way we

become a Born-Again Christian?

Blood flows from the body: To the Superior and Inferior Vena Cava: (Symbolically the good and bad thoughts)

In this world we have only two types of influence on our thought life as seen from

Colossians 1:9-13 “For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to

pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all

wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all

pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of

GOD; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all

patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; Giving thanks unto the Father, which

hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath

delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of

his dear Son:”.

The two types of influence on our thought life are good and bad thoughts. Using symbolism for the

superior vena cava and inferior vena cava, the superior vena cava represents the good, Godly

thoughts. The inferior vena cava represents the bad, demonic thoughts. These influences are both

spiritual and physical ramifications and are bombarding us day-in and day-out. We have a choice to

choose the superior or inferior thoughts in our life. The choice we make ultimately will determine

the outcome of our decisions and actions. Notice Romans 6:16, “Know ye not, that to whom ye

yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death,

or of obedience unto righteousness?”


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Natural Heart

Symbolism of

the Heart

Right Atrium Mind


Lungs The Exchange





Then to the Right Atrium (Symbolically the Mind):

Romans 8:5-7 “For those who are according to the flesh and are controlled by its unholy desires set

their minds on and pursue those things which gratify the flesh, but those who are

according to the Spirit and are controlled by the desires of the Spirit set their minds

on and seek those things which gratify the [Holy] Spirit. Now the mind of the flesh

[which is sense and reason without the Holy Spirit] is death [death that comprises

all the miseries arising from sin, both here and hereafter). But the mind of the

[Holy] Spirit is life and [soul] peace [both now and forever]. ...because the mind of

the flesh [with its carnal thoughts and purposes] is hostile to God, for it does not

submit itself to God’s Law; indeed it cannot.” (AMP)

Sometimes, the study of psychology, as a scientific field, poses problems for the Christian; yet,

when integrated with the psychological principles, as demonstrated in God’s Word, it offers the

opportunity of opening new insights, regarding Christian experiences and understanding of the

Biblical truths. The following illustration may serve to help underscore this principle:

The sulfas were the first antibiotics to be developed; they are actually, completely man-made.

Sulfas can stop bacteria from growing, but, they cannot actually kill the bacteria. They dissolve the

hard, protective coating around the germ so that, the white corpuscles are able to kill the germ.xii

The leukocytes (white blood corpuscles) wage continuous war with unwanted visitors, such as

bacteria, viruses or fungi or, even abnormal cells of the body. The leukocytes include genuine

destruction cells, which trace and eliminate foreign bacteria. xiii

In a similar fashion, psychology can provide the tools used by God, to penetrate more efficiently,

and, dissolve the defensive shell, that people use to insulate themselves from Biblical truths, and,

from their fellowmen. When this shell is broken, the Spirit of God is able to perform His work in

their lives. Each problem, raised by life and psychology, has its answer in the Word of God. These


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answers should be sought and found, and, when they are, along with personal application, the

normal, spiritual life, that God has for each of us, will become evident.xiv

2 Corinthians 4:4 “In whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of them which believe not,

lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of GOD, should

shine to them.”

The greatest battlefield we fight in is in our mind. Here, the battle is waged between the Spirit and

the soul. I have read that, when emotion pulsates, the mind becomes deceived, and conscience is

denied its standard of judgment.xv

The mind is the control panel for our eyes, and our ears, and is

the center of our appetites. Our mind is the place where we make recollections, we do our

reasonings, make conscious mental choices and, store information. Our ego is expressed by our

organized, conscious and unconscious mental activities and attitudes. Anything, that influences our

life, starts in our mind with thoughts either Godly, righteous or demonic, sinful. 2 Corinthians 10:5

clearly portrays this struggle, “Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself

against the knowledge of GOD, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of

Christ;”. All sin begins in the mind (heart). Proverbs 4:23 says “Keep thy heart with all diligence;

for out of it [are] the issues of life.” Matthew 15:19 aptly says, “For out of the heart proceed evil

thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:”. We think of the

sinful act before we commit it and, then we have sinned. James 1:15 warns that lust “brings forth

sin, and sin when it’s conceived brings forth death”. xvi

Your mind is the place where we respond to the hearing of the WORD of GOD. The WORD of

GOD is presented to us in many forms. We are presented the WORD of GOD by way of reading

the Bible. We are presented the WORD of GOD by hearing the scriptures by the spoken voice,

either through preaching/teaching or, reading the Bible out loud. Another powerful way, that the

WORD of GOD is presented to us, is through a personal testimony of the goodness of GOD.

Perhaps, the greatest impact, on our life or the lives of others, is when the WORD of GOD is

presented to us by someone displaying GOD’s nature, LOVE. All of the forms presented show us

how GOD diligently longs to reveal himself to us. When we make Jesus Christ the Lord of our life,

a dramatic, positive change will take place. By making Jesus Christ, the LORD of our life, is to

make Jesus the BOSS of our life. Making Jesus the LORD of our life makes the stand that we are

no longer the owner of our life. Let’s look at this in a way that we all can understand.

Think about all that goes through our mind, when we respond to an EMS call. We have to decide

which bags to take, and, what type of call it is; A call, from someone who has fallen, takes us

through various scenarios; what the person fell from? What caused the person to fall? Was it a

Heart attack (MI)? Slip?, Trip?, or, just a fall? How far did this person fall? - What did they fall

on? Or, is the call a chest pain call? Is it cardiac related or chest wall pain? MI? Anxiety related?

Patient’s past medical history! All, of those plus some, go through our minds while responding to

the scene. What is for lunch? Where did my partner get his driver’s license? Don’t people know

what to do when they see lights and hear sirens? Then you are on the scene and, within seconds you

know if this is a true emergency or not. From the moment we walk unto the scene, our mind is

cataloging everything in its surroundings. In our mind, we then ascertain if the scene is safe or

unsafe, types of injury or sickness, number of patients, and the number of rescuers needed to do the

job. Our mind is being bombarded by information, that requires immediate response, in potentially,


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life,-determining seconds. The response, we execute, is not based on emotions. Our response is

preceded by the training that is deep in our minds and hearts. Often, we see things that make our

emotions rise sharply. When our emotions soar, we have to rely on our heart and mind, to push us

to do the right thing. In this field, we are trained to do a primary and secondary survey, on all the

patients that we treat. The primary survey is a reaction, from the training, that we have to save a

life. The secondary is mapping out the proper course of patient treatment, that the patient needs

and, acting upon the assessment. All of this happens, in split seconds, in our minds. Therefore, we

choose what we are going to do, in our minds and, then send that thought to our will to carry it out.

The following two verses of the Bible keep me at peace, when going through emotionally,

disturbing situations. Philippians 2:5 “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:” and

Philippians 4:7-8 “And the peace of GOD, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts

and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things

are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely,

whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on

these things.”

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Chapter 4

OUR WILL

Physiology of the

Natural Heart

Symbolism of

the Heart

Right Atrium Mind


Lungs The Exchange





To the Right Ventricle (Symbolically the Will):

Symbolically, we will set the right ventricle, as the will of an individual. The will is power to make

a conscience choice. The will is the power to make decisions. The subconscious has powerful

influence in determining our will.xvii

The subconscious is aptly portrayed by the old cartoons,

where we see the little red devil, with a pitch-fork in hand on one shoulder and, an angel with the

halo on the other; both sides trying to get us to choose to do either good or bad. Life’s choices are

up to us; we have complete responsibility over the choice we execute. We can choose/will to

follow GOD or choose/will to follow our own ways. With our will, we express our desires and

determinations to set goals and carry them out. While on duty, we have a duty to act. However,

while off-duty, we are not obligated to act. We are not obligated to stop at the scene of an

emergency while off-duty. So, why do we still do it? We still stop to help others, in their time of

need, because that is who we are. Those, in the profession of Police, Fire, or EMS services, are the

type of people that choose/will daily to help other people. Many times, we think of the other

person’s needs, before taking into account our own personal safety. If you have been in the field of

Emergency Services long, you have either heard someone else say (or, have said it yourself) the

following statement: “Fire/EMS is not just a job to me… it is my life! Being a Firefighter, EMT,

EMT-I, or EMT-Paramedic is my identity; it is who I am.” xviii

The Good Samaritan Lawxix

is

provided for people, who take time to help in emergency situations. The Good Samaritan Law is a

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series of laws, designed to provide limited legal protection for citizens and, some health-care

personnel, when they are administering emergency care. The North Carolina Good Samaritan Law

states “Any person who, in good faith, renders emergency medical care or assistance to an injured

person, at the scene of an accident or, other emergency, without the expectation of receiving or,

intending to receive compensation, from such injured person, for such service, shall not be liable in

civil damages, for any act or omission, not constituting gross negligence, in the course of such care

or assistance.”xx

How many times have we gone to an assault call and, found out that we were the

first that responded on the scene. In these times, not waiting for Police to get there, we proceed in

the middle of an unknown situation. Then, only to find out that the gun and knife club were still

having their meeting and, now you are in the middle of it with no where to hide, except behind the

wheel of our unit, or, whatever else we could find. That is why, in most EMS systems, the EMS

and Fire crews are strongly encouraged to follow their department’s SOG/SOP’s. The SOG/SOP’s

now require us to stand-by and wait for Police to assure that the scene is safe. We make choices in

the emergency services field, each and every day, that could impact our personal lives, for the good

or the bad.

Taking into account the natural realm of the will, in the spiritual realm, the Holy Spirit allows us to

see, hear, sense and feel His presence. The Holy Spirit is calling out to us to choose GOD’s will.

Then, somehow or somewhere we get the chance to see or hear the Gospel preached. At the

moment we are presented the Gospel, the Holy Spirit brings conviction on us, to get us to repent

from our sins. It is at that point, in our mind, that we become aware of Jesus Christ. The Holy

Spirit reveals to us what Jesus did for us on the Cross of Calvary. The Holy Spirit then continues to

pull and tug on our heart. He calls us to come until we choose/will to turn our life over to Jesus, to

be our Lord, Savior and, the new boss of your life. Joshua 24:15 “And if it seem evil unto you to

serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers

served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell:

but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” It is at that point, that your spiritual blood

goes to your lungs for a spiritual gas exchange.

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Chapter 5

The EXCHANGE

Physiology of the

Natural Heart

Symbolism of

the Heart

Right Atrium Mind


Lungs The Exchange





To the Lungs: (Symbolically the exchange that took place for us at the Cross)

In the physical, our lungs are the place where different types of gases are exchanged in our body. In

the lungs, the blood gives up carbon dioxide and takes on a fresh supply of oxygen. Symbolically,

in the spiritual realm, the Holy Spirit guides and leads us, to the revelation that we are a sinner.

Romans 3:23 describes all humanity by saying “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of

GOD;” and that we have a personal need for salvation from the penalty of our sins. Romans 6:23

tells us what the penalty of sins brings, “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of GOD is eternal

life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” and Matthew 9:13 “But go and learn what that means, I will

have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

The only way, to get a pardon from our sins is to repent of our sins. We repent of our sins by asking

GOD to forgive us and make us a new creature (Christian). Once we become a new creature, GOD

gives us a new heart. Romans 5:6-9 describes His love towards us, “For when we were yet without

strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet

peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But GOD commends his love toward

us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by

his blood, we shall be saved [Rescued] from wrath through him.”


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The same way our blood gives up carbon dioxide and, takes on a fresh supply of oxygen within our

body, Jesus performs that great exchange in us. When we ask Jesus into our hearts, and we repent

of our sins, Jesus forgives us our sins, because of His shed blood. Just as the carbon dioxide is

exchanged in the lungs, with a fresh supply of oxygen, Jesus exchanges our sins, for Salvation.

Romans 10:9-10, “That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in

your heart that GOD has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. For with the heart man

believes to righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made to salvation.”

The WORD of GOD in Romans 10:13 says, “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord

shall be saved.” Let me describe the salvation process, with a review of the physical realm.

The human respiratory system is uniquely designed by God, to extract oxygen from ambient air and,

to remove waste gases from the body. Humans need a continuous supply of oxygen for cellular

respiration, and, they must get rid of excess carbon dioxide, the poisonous waste product of this

process. Some 250 different volatile substances have been found in human breath. The oxygen, we

need, is derived from the Earth’s atmosphere, which is 21% oxygen.xxi

Breathing consists of two phases, inspiration and expiration. When a breath is taken, air passes in

through the nostrils, through the nasal passages, into the pharynx, through the larynx, down the

trachea, into one of the main bronchi, then, into smaller bronchial tubules, through even smaller

bronchioles, and, into a microscopic air sac, called an alveolus. Most of the lung tissue is composed

of alveoli. There are an estimated 300 million alveoli in the lungs providing gas exchange. It is

here that external respiration occurs. Simply put, it is the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide,

between the air and the blood in the lungs. The blood picks up oxygen and disposes of carbon

dioxide, in an extensive capillary network surrounding the alveoli and respiratory bronchioles.

Oxygen-rich blood is returned to the left ventricle, via the pulmonary veins, for distribution to the

rest of the body.

The body’s tissues need the oxygen and, have to get rid of the carbon dioxide, so, that the blood

carried throughout the body exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide with the body’s tissues. Internal

respiration is basically the exchange of gasses between the blood in the capillaries and the body’s

cells. Cellular respiration occurs when cells use oxygen in metabolic reactions and generate carbon

dioxide, water, and energy.xxii

Now, for the spiritual side of salvation;, up to now, we have had a thought in our mind, that we need

to check out this Jesus. Then, in our will, we make a very personal decision and, act on it, by

asking Jesus to RESCUE us from our sin and, then, to become the boss of all the areas of our life.

When we ask Jesus into our hearts, and repent of our sins, He, through His BLOOD, forgives us our

sins, by taking away the (carbon dioxide) sin and giving us (oxygen) Salvation.


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The lungs are the place, within your body, where different types of gases are exchanged, within

your body’s blood. We can also see the different types of spiritual gas exchanges that were made

on our behalf, as Jesus hung on the cross and, shed His blood. Some of those exchanges are:12

We are FORGIVEN because He was PUNISHED Isaiah 53:4-5 “Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem

him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he [was] wounded for our

transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our

peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”

We are HEALED because He was WOUNDED Matthew 8:16-17 “When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were

possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with [his] word, and

healed all that were sick: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by

Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare [our]

sicknesses.”

We are RIGHTEOUS in Him because He was made SIN Isaiah 53:10 “Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put [him] to grief: when thou

shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see [his] seed, he shall

prolong [his] days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.”

We are made ALIVE because He tasted DEATH Hebrews 2:9 “But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the

suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of

God should taste death for every man.”

We become A NEW MAN because the OLD MAN was crucified Romans 6:6-11 “Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with [him], that the body of sin

might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is

dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we

shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead

dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he

died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive

unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

We become ABUNDANT because He became POOR 2 Corinthians 8:9 “For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich,

yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be

rich.”

Deuteronomy 28:47-48 “Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and

with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all [things]; Therefore

shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against

thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all


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[things]: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have

destroyed thee.”

We are BLESSED because He was CURSED Galatians 3:13-14 “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse

for us: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that hangeth on a tree:

That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus

Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.”

We receive his GLORY because He was SHAMED Matthew 27:35-36 “And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it

might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my

garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. And

sitting down they watched him there;”

Hebrews 12:2 “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy

that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set

down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

We are ACCEPTED because He was REJECTED Isaiah 53:3 “He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with

grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces from him; he was despised, and we

esteemed him not.”

Romans 10:9 “What then? are we better [than they]? No, in no wise: for we have before

proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;”

When we asked Jesus into our hearts, we not only received an exchange (carbon dioxide/sin for a

fresh supply of oxygen/Salvation) but, at that precise moment, GOD, the great physician, performed

heart surgery on us. GOD actually performed a heart transplant on us. He gave us a new heart

known as the New Birth. This new birth, or regenerated heart, is no longer owned by sin, as the old

heart was, but, GOD owns our new heart. He allows us to still have free will in and for our lives

and hearts. The WORD of GOD says in Ezekiel 18:31 “Cast away from you all your

transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit:”. GOD

also said in Ezekiel 36:26 “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you:

and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.”


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Let’s look at what happens at the New Birth.

1. A moral and spiritual change, not a physical one.

A. Galatians 4:29 “But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born

after the Spirit, even so it is now;”

B. John 3:1-8 “There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The

same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a

teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest,

except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say

unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he

enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? Jesus answered,

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit,

he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is

flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto

thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou

hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it

goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.”

2. A change of heart (new heart), will, motives, desires, life and conduct, and, not an organism.

A. 2 Corinthians 5:17-18 “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things

are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all

things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus

Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation”

B. Ezekiel 18:31 “Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed;

and make you a new heart and a new spirit:”

C. Ezekiel 36:26 “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I

will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart

of flesh.”

3. A change of masters, not of constitutional makeup of body, soul, or spirit

A. Romans 6:11-23 “Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive

unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in

your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield

ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield

yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your

members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not

have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under

grace? God forbid. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves

servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto

death, or of obedience unto righteousness? But God be thanked, that ye

were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of


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doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye

became the servants of righteousness. I speak after the manner of men

because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your

members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so

now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. For

when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. What

fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the

end of those things is death. But now being made free from sin, and

become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end

everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is

eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

B. Romans 8:1-4 “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus,

who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of

life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. For

what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God

sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned

sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us,

who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”

4. An adoption of one from the satanic family into the family of God

A. Romans 8:14-16 “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have

received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit

itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:”

B. Galatians 4:5 “To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption

of sons.”

C. Ephesians 1:5 “Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to

himself, according to the good pleasure of his will.”

5. Not a coming into existence of the body, soul, or spirit, as in the natural birth, but, a consecration

of them to serve God and holiness instead of Satan and sin.

A. Romans 6:16-22 “Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his

servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of

obedience unto righteousness? But God be thanked, that ye were the

servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine

which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the

servants of righteousness. I speak after the manner of men because of the

infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to

uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your

members servants to righteousness unto holiness. For when ye were the

servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. What fruit had ye then

in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things

is death. But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God,

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B. Romans 8:1-13 “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus,

who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit

of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God

sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned

sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us,

who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For they that are after

the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit

the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be

spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity

against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But ye are not in the

flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if

any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And if Christ be in

you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of

righteousness. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead

dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken

your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. Therefore, brethren,

we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after

the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of

the body, ye shall live.”

C. Colossian 3:5-10 “Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication,

uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness,

which is idolatry: For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the

children of disobedience: In the which ye also walked some time, when ye

lived in them. But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice,

blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to

another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; And have

put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of

him that created him:”

D. Galatians 5:16-26 “This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the

flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the

flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the

things that ye would. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the

law. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery,

fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred,

variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings,

murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you

before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things

shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love,

joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness,

temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s

have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the


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Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not be desirous of vain glory,

provoking one another, envying one another.”

6. Not a begetting by the Holy Spirit, in the sense that Jesus became and, is the only begotten Son

of God:

A. John 1:14,18 “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory,

the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. No

man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom

of the Father, he hath declared him.”

B. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever

believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

But, a renewal in righteousness and, true holiness of one who is already in existence:

A. Ephesians 4:23-24 “And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new

man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.”

B. Colossians 3:10 “And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the

image of him that created him:”

C. Psalm 51:10 “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”

7. A change of nature, but, not the coming into existence of that nature

A. Romans 3:24-25 “Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ

Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his

blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past,

through the forbearance of God;”

B. 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are

passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

C. Titus 3:5 “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he

saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;”

8. A change of favor, a new standing before God

A. Romans 5:1-2 “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord

Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace

wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”

B. Ephesians 2:1-9 “And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world,

according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh

in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our

conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of

the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even

as others. But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he


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loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with

Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made

us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come

he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us

through Christ Jesus. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that

not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should

boast.”

C. Titus 2:11-14 “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live

soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that

blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour

Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all

iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.”

D. 2 Peter 3:18 “But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.”

E. 1 John 3:8-10 “He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the

beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might

destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever is born of God doth not commit

sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of

God. In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil:

whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not

his brother.”

9. A change of character, state and service

A. Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness,

goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”

B. Romans 3:24-26 “Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ

Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his

blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past,

through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his

righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which

believeth in Jesus.”

C. Romans 5:1-11 “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our

Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace

wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only

so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh

patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope

maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts

by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. For when we were yet without

strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a

righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would

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we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now

justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if,

when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son,

much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only

so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we

have now received the atonement.”

D. 2 Timothy 2:21 “If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto

honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every

good work.”

E. Titus 2:11-14 “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live

soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that

blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour

Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all

iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.”

10. There is no comparison between the natural and spiritual birth, as to choice in the matter,

conception, embryo, process, and actual birth. The very moment, one is grown enough to recognize

that he is a sinner and, when he repents and believes the gospel, a moral and spiritual change takes

place:

A. Mark 1:15 “And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye,

and believe the gospel.”

B. Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto

salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”

C. Romans 10:9-10 “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe

in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth

confession is made unto salvation.”

D. 1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to

cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Since you have accepted Jesus Christ into your heart and, have had a spiritual gas exchange, by

asking Jesus to be your personal Savior and Lord, it is time for that new regenerated Godly Heart

and Blood to flow, into all the areas of your life, starting with your emotions.

Chapter 6 - Our EMOTIONS

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Chapter 6

Our EMOTIONS

Physiology of the

Natural Heart

Symbolism of

the Heart

Right Atrium Mind


Lungs The Exchange





To the Left Atrium (Emotions): Back in the human lungs, the capillary beds of the lungs are drained by venules that are the

tributaries of the pulmonary veins. Four pulmonary veins, two draining each lung, carry

oxygenated blood to the left atrium (LA) of the heart or, your emotions / feelings. Your emotions

are seen as the affective aspect of consciousness and feeling or, being Heart-Felt, something that

you feel. Acts 17:27 “That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find

him, though he be not far from every one of us:”

We live in a society where the words “I feel” have become the catch phrase of communication.

Worse yet, what people feel has become the basis of much of their decision-making. The words “I

feel” have become the do-all expression, used for anything and everything that people may

experience, think, or want. But, what do people really mean when they say, “I feel this” or, “I feel

that”? And, more importantly, what does the Bible teach about feelings?

What is the world’s philosophy today? “If it feels good, do it!”xxiii


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Let’s take a closer look at the way we use the word “feel” and, what the Bible says about it. There

are four different ways we use the word “feeling,” but, not all of them are biblical.

Four usages for the word “Feeling.”

SENSE PERCEPTIONS: Cut your finger, and you feel pain. You feel an external, physical event.

But, you can also feel internal events. For example, “I feel tense” when my muscles knot up and “I

feel sick” when my stomach churns. So, in its simplest sense, feeling is a synonym for a physical

sensation.

OUR EMOTIONS: We say, “I feel angry, anxious, lonely, happy, affectionate, fearful, guilty,

thankful, excited, ashamed, compassionate, sorrowful, awed, joyful.” These are all God-given

emotions. In fact, God is Himself full of emotions like, sorrow and joy, anger and tenderness.

Since He has created us in His image, we have emotions too.

So, in Scripture, our emotions are properly called “feelings,” but, they may be either right or wrong,

based on whether they are biblically justified and biblically expressed.

BELIEFS, ATTITUDES, THOUGHTS: This use begins to move outside the parameters of

Scripture; the Bible nowhere uses the word “feeling” in this way. And, the problem, with allowing

ourselves to use “feeling” to express beliefs, is that “feelings” are impossible to argue with.

OUR DESIRES: We often use the word “feeling” to express our desires (impulses, inclinations,

desires, yearnings, intentions, and plans.)

These last two uses of the word “feeling,” to mean either our beliefs or our desires, - are not biblical

uses at all. xxiv

As believers, we are not to be led by our feelings, but, we are to be moved by them, to show

compassion and understanding to those in need. That is the right purpose and use of feelings and

emotion;. so that, we may also be able to comfort, (console and encourage) those who are in any

kind of trouble or distress, with the same kind of comfort that we ourselves are comforted by God

(sounds like what we do on EMS calls, just add the medical part).

2 Corinthians 1:4 “who encourages us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to

encourage those who are in any tribulation whatever, through the

encouragement with which we ourselves are encouraged of God.”

(DARBY)xxv

2 Corinthians 1:4 “who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any

trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.” (NIV) xxvi

As EMS providers, I know that we see things that human eyes were never created to see. This

fallen world is full of pain, sickness, death and, other carnages that we have to see and deal with

day-in and day-out, while on duty. Struggles, with life and death, do not place us at risk on every


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call, though certainly dangers often come our way. Now, on the other hand, our souls are in harm’s

way, with every call; and, that is a danger graver than any bullet, fire or being hit on the road, while

working a motor vehicle accident, could ever be.

The emotions and feelings, that we all have before, during, and after our calls, are bottled up so that

others will not think bad or less about us. We all find ways of dealing with these unbidden

emotions and feelings, that come from a career, devoted to responding to people in crisis. Some

people even try to stop feeling; Thinking that it was better to be a brick, and, not to feel, than to

experience emotions and, we know the outcome of that. It would tear you apart, piece-by-piece. In

fact, it wasn’t until the ‘80s and even into the ‘90s, before Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

(CISD), and, Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) were created; Then, Defusing, one on

one, and now, psychological first-aid, all became an accepted part of emergency services; Police,

Fire, and EMS workers, who showed their emotions, were considered weak and, possibly not right

for the job. We were all encouraged to keep it inside. Professionals, after all, do not succumb to

emotionalism. Others would turn to sex, drinking or drugs to alleviate the pain. In addition, as

always, emergency service providers had a higher-than-normal share of suicides, due to the inability

to deal with the daily stresses of their jobs.xxvii

What is stress? The Webster’s Dictionary definition of “stress” is: bodily tension, including mental

tension, which results from factors that tend to alter the existing equilibrium. “Tension” is defined

as an unrest or imbalance internally, often associated with psychological symptoms, but, with an

underlying emotional component. All of us seek a state of comfort - both physical and emotional:

Stress is the result of events, in life, that disturb our normal position of physical or emotional

comfort.

“Stress is one of the most serious occupational hazards in the EMS/Fire service, affecting health,

job performance, career decision-making, morale and family life. Constant exposure, to life-

threatening situations, highly stressful events and, the multitude of mentally and emotionally

challenging emergency calls, affect EMS personnel physically, mentally, and emotionally and, most

of all spiritually. This constant exposure, to mass casualties, death, carnage, and, human suffering,

can lead to chronic (long-term) stress, which, in turn, can result in high blood pressure, post-

traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and, an increased susceptibility to heart disease, diabetes, and

cancer. Chronic stress may also cause “psychological problems, including depression, withdrawal,

apathy, and relationship problems, in general.” Divorce, substance abuse, and, heart attack rates,s

in these professions, are among the highest in the nation.xxviii

Much has changed since I first got involved in EMS. Since the late 1980’s, much has been done to

alleviate the emotional suffering of emergency service responders. We have moved through the

following intervention techniques: CISD, CSIM, defusing, one on one, and now we are seeing a

move toward psychological first-aid. Psychological first-aid (PFA) is not an intervention technique,

but only, provides practical, supportive care, by listening to rescuer concerns, conveying

compassion, assessing needs, ensuring that basic physical needs are met, and, protecting the rescuer

from further harm. Most importantly, those who may not want to talk about what happened or, are

not ready to deal with a possible onslaught of emotional responses, in the early days following

exposure, are not and should not be compelled to talk. For those who want to talk, somebody

should be there, simply to listen, not to provide any sort of care or intervention. In addition,


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education and information can be provided to better help personnel understand psychological

trauma, specifically what to expect and where to get help, if needed. If additional help is needed,

they do however recommend that competent mental health personnel be available, within two

months of a critical incident, to screen and assist any personnel, who may be developing stress-

related symptoms or PTSD.xxix

How did I deal with it? I have spent many hours crying out to GOD, even getting mad at Him and

cursing at Him, (then repenting for it later) after running some really bad calls, while I was on duty.

Throughout this study, we have shown that GOD knows your heart so, why not voice it out to Him,

getting it off your chest. GOD is a very big GOD and He can handle it. I believe, that everyone on

earth has a God given special destiny and purpose to fulfill, while here on this earth. I know that all

EMS providers are here for a unique role in life.xxx

In the Bible, all emotions are experienced by the heart: love and hate (Psalm 105:25 “He turned

their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants ;” 1 Peter 1:22 “Seeing ye have

purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see

that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:”); joy and sorrow (Ecclesiastes 2:10 “And

whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my

heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.” ; John 16:6 “But because

I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.”); peace and bitterness

(Ezekiel 27:31 “And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth,

and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.”; Colossians 3:15 “And let

the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye

thankful.”); courage and fear (Genesis 42:28 “And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored;

and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to

another, What is this that God hath done unto us?”; Amos 2:16 “And he that is courageous among

the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.”). xxxi

God designed all of your emotions. Each has a purpose, and, He wants you to learn how to express

them, in a way that is honest and healthy. xxxii

There are several definitions of the word “emotions.” According to Webster’s dictionary, the root

source of this term is the Latin ex-movere, meaning to move away. The dictionary also says that

emotions are “a complex, usually strong, subjective response...involving physiological changes, as a

preparation for action.” That is true. Because of their complexity, emotions are not easy to explain,

which sometimes makes dealing with them difficult.

The term “emotionalism” is used to describe “a tendency to rely on or place too much value on

emotion.” Often, it is defined as an “excessive display of emotion”. An “emotionalist” is “one

whose conduct is ruled by emotion, as opposed to reason.”

Wisdom always waits for the right time to act, while emotion always pushes for action right now!

Emotionalism is rash. It calls for immediate action. While wisdom calmly looks ahead to

determine how a decision will affect the future; emotions are only concerned with what is

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How many times have you said or done something in the heat of emotion then, later experienced

deep, deep regret for your rash action?

There are four sets of emotions common to all (whether we accept by faith, the principles in God’s

Word, or reject them); they plague us, and, unless we get relief from them, they will ultimately

destroy us.

Emotions that plague each and every person.

Fear-Anxiety-Apprehension Syndrome: There is no help for mankind; this is a meaningless

universe. The world cares nothing for the individual who is only a number, and, though each

individual is a unique person, there is really no help/hope for that person. Therefore, because of

this, we have fears, anxieties, and apprehensions, as to what is coming.

Anger-Hostility-Hated Syndrome: since basically we are afraid. This is a cover up, and, thus we

exhibit our fears which come out through anger, hostility, and hatred; And hostility is the direct

action to powerlessness in one’s life, because of what he fears. This bothers the Christian as well as

the non-Christian.

Depression-Guilt-Psychic Pain Syndrome: It is interesting to note that the majority of people, that

occupy hospital beds, are there not because of physical illness, but, because of emotional, mental

and psychological problems. If, as human beings, we could be rid of these, there would be plenty of

beds in all hospitals today. It is an abiding sorrow that bothers every individual. For the non-

Christian, it is an unconscious sense of guilt, though that person may not acknowledge or recognize

it. For the Christian, it may be un-confessed sin which therefore leads to depression and guilt

feelings.

Destructive Egotism: This is another form of fear, “which I have myself; I have an ego, and, I have

desires which may make it build up, to a certain degree.”

As members of the human race, we all have emotional needs in our lives. There are four emotions

that are basic to every individual, and, in order to overcome the emotions that constantly plague us,

as well as to counter-balance them, we all have these four basic needs.

The 4 Basic Human Emotional NEEDS

Affection: (to love and to be loved) Every baby, born into the world, desires this. Sometime ago,

an experiment was made in Colorado, in which a doctor took a group of unwanted babies, who had

been abandoned. He found that, within a year, the majority of them died. Yes, they were well

cared for and, they were fed, and the nurses looked after them; but, they died because they lacked

affection and love, because every human being needs this. This is why God gave us mothers, to

breast-feed babies, not only, for the benefit of the mother’s milk that the baby receives, but also, for

that sense of security, that the baby gets as it is held in its mother’s arms. That is something that no

bottle will ever accomplish, and, every human being needs this affection, not only as babies, but

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Acceptance: (of who one is, and, each individual’s unique character). We need to feel accepted by

other people. This is part of our community of being together.

Appreciation: (to have a favorable, critical estimate made of one’s self); A certain kind of

approbation, a slap on the back for a job well done. We give medals, letters of commendation,

watches, appreciation banquets---we pass out awards and rewards, and, various sorts of things.

Why? Because we all need it. We need to be appreciated.

Achievement: (not only a sense of satisfaction or accomplishment, but also, that which is

praiseworthy) so, when we achieve a certain goal, there comes a certain amount of appreciation for

that achievement, and, it makes us feel good, so, we desire it. xxxiii

Many times, EMS personnel experience stress caused by frustration. The frustration can stem from

a number of factors. From the difficulty in finding and reaching the proper address, site or scene, to

having improper or inadequate communication, and, the lack of or outdated equipment; these and

many other frustrations, experienced by members of EMS, may lead to stronger, more conscious

emotions. The sense of urgency, of the situation, fuels the adrenaline rush. In fact, some become

addicted to the rush, provided by adrenaline, constantly seeking out circumstances that will provide

the feelings associated with adrenaline rush or junkie.xxxiv

(According to the majority of men &

women who are involved in the pre-hospital field of EMS, the real “ Rush, ” in this life, is the

trauma calls and fighting the fight, dancing the dance and beating the Grim Reaper, at his own

game. Bring someone back from his grasp of death, and, seeing that person make a full recovery

and leave the hospital, returning to a normal life. (Now that is a rush!)

People are addicted to excitement, which leads to “excessive” emotional stimulation. Be

careful-excitement seeks more excitement. Hype leads to disillusionment and

disappointment. If you don’t learn to balance out, relax and enjoy, you will burn out. Once

we get burned out, it is very hard to recover! This can result in anger and anxiousness. Once

the anger and the anxiety fade, they may begin to feel fear. The fear can result in self-doubt,

in one’s own abilities to perform the job.xxxv

The Minirth-Meier book Worry-Free Living, gives this definition: “[Anxiety] is an emotion

that a person experiences in the face of a perceived threat or a danger. ‘Perceived’ because

the danger can be real or imagined, and, in this job, there is most definately a lot of it.” If

the danger is real, anxiety can serve as a positive warning ... If the danger is imagined,

anxiety is negative baggage that weighs a person down, saps his energy, and leaves him

ineffective. In either case, whether the danger is real or imagined, the anxiety and all of its

symptoms are absolutely real.

Watch any news telecast and one thing becomes obvious: we live in an angry and selfish

world. Television and newspaper reports record the consequences of our angry outbursts

with great detail.

In Make Anger Your Ally, Neil Clark Warren writes: “When people get angry, the results

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Christian author and counselor Gary Collins writes: “Anger, along with hostility, has been

called ‘the chief saboteur of the mind.’ … As a result, human anger can be harmful and

dangerous. It provides an opening for Satan, and, is something against which we are

cautioned. ‘Be angry,’ we read in Ephesians 4:26 “When angry, do not sin; do not ever let

your wrath (your exasperation, your fury or indignation) last until the sun goes down. and

yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger.” (AMP) xxxvi

I believe that we do a dis-service to the biblical characters and ourselves, when we think that

the biblical characters did not have feelings, like we do. I have often been asked, how do we

know that bible characters went through things that we do or, have the feelings and emotions

that we do? That answer can be seen over and over again throughout the Bible. The biblical

characters were often isolated, estranged, and desolate. Even when the Lord, Jesus Christ

was in the Garden of Gethsemane, an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening

Him (Luke 22:43 “And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him).”

We should never be too proud to ask for strength. Jesus, Himself, needed to be strengthened

in His hour of trial.xxxvii

Have you ever had your feelings hurt by someone you know, love or admire? Who hasn’t? When

we gave our heart to God and asked Jesus Christ to be the Lord and Savior of our life, we still had

our feelings and emotions to deal with. But, there is one big difference; Christians do not have the

right to be offended. What does that mean? Our feelings will get hurt, but, we are to forgive others,

as Christ forgave us. You might ask, where in the Bible does it tell us that we are not to be

offended, well, here are a few scriptures. Acts 24:16 “This being so, I myself always strive to have

a conscience without offense toward GOD and men.” Philippians 1:10 “that you may approve the

things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ,”

1 Corinthians 2:4 “And my language and my message were not set forth in persuasive (enticing and

plausible) words of wisdom, but they were in demonstration of the [Holy] Spirit and power a proof

by the Spirit and power of GOD, operating on me and stirring in the minds of my hearers the most

holy emotions and thus persuading them],” (AMP) Since the heart’s left side is thicker than the

right, I feel that becoming a Christian is the easy part of the Christian life; then, the hard work

starts. You have to get a thicker skin in HIM!

The most serious problem, that plagues Christians, is that of the “old” and “new” natures. The two

are diametrically opposed to each other, and, every Christian has the two within himself. Paul

certainly set forth the conflict quite clearly in Romans 7:11-25

“For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, deceived me, and

through the commandment put me to death. So then, the law is holy, and the

commandment is holy, righteous and good. Did that which is good, then, become

death to me? By no means! But in order that sin might be recognized as sin, it

produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin

might become utterly sinful. We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual,

sold as a slave to sin. I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not

do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is

good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. I know that

nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do

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no, the evil I do not want to do--this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want

to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. So I find this

law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner

being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in the members of my

body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law

of sin at work within my members. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me

from this body of death? Thanks be to God--through Jesus Christ our Lord! So

then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in the sinful nature a slave to

the law of sin.”

Wherein he noted “the good which I should do, I do not, but, the evil which I should not do, that I

do.” It then calls for a constant and consistent application, to daily living, of the integration of the

traits of life to the center, which is Christ. Only when this takes place can the latent power of the

personality be combined with the power of God, to produce a productive usefulness in the Christian

life.xxxviii

What you believe, in your heart, is your philosophy in life! We need revelation in our hearts,

of the truth in our heads! xxxix

I found the following poem at www.rescuehouse.com and, the author is unknown, but, I feel that

this will give us a good picture of the emotions and feelings, that we, in this field, face day to day.

When God Made Paramedicsxl

When the Lord made Paramedics, he was into his sixth day of overtime, when an

angel appeared and said, “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.”

And the Lord said, “Have you read the specs on this order? A paramedic has to be

able to carry an injured person up a wet, grassy hill, in the dark, un-armed and dodge

stray bullets, to reach a dying child; and enter homes that the health inspector

wouldn’t touch, and not wrinkle his uniform.” “He has to be able to lift 3 times his

own weight, crawl into wrecked cars, with barely enough room to move, and,

console a grieving mother, as he is doing CPR on a baby that he knows will never

breathe again.” “He has to be in top mental condition at all times, running on no

sleep, black coffee and half-eaten meals; And, he has to have six pair of hands.”

The angel shook her head slowly and said, “Six pairs of hands...no way.” “It’s not

the hands that are causing me problems,” said the Lord, “It’s the three pair of eyes

that a medic has to have.” “That’s on the standard model?” asked the angel. The

Lord nodded. “One pair that sees open sores, as he’s drawing blood and, asks the

patient if he may be HIV positive,” (When he already knows and wishes he’d taken

that accounting job.) “Another pair here in the side of his head for his partner’s

safety; And, another pair of eyes here in front, that can look reassuringly at a

bleeding victim and say, “You’ll be all right ma’am” when he knows it isn’t so.”

“Lord,” said the angel, touching his sleeve, “rest and work on this tomorrow.” “I

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from behind a steering wheel, without incident, and feed a family of five on a private

service paycheck.” The angel circled the model of the paramedic very slowly, “Can

it think?” she asked. “You bet,” said the Lord. “It can tell you the symptoms of 100

illnesses; recite drug calculations in its sleep; intubate, defibrillate, medicate, and

continue CPR nonstop, over terrain that any doctor would fear...and, still it keeps its

sense of humor.

This medic also has phenomenal, personal control. He can deal with a multi-victim

trauma, coax a frightened, elderly person to unlock their door, comfort a murder

victim’s family, and, then read in the daily paper how paramedics were unable to

locate a house quickly enough, allowing the person to die. A house, which had no

street sign, no house numbers, and, no phone to call back.”

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her fingers across the cheek of the paramedic.

“There’s a leak,” she pronounced. “I told you that you were trying to put too much

into this model.” “That’s not a leak,” said the Lord, “It’s a tear.” “What’s the tear

for?” asked the angel. “It’s for bottled-up emotions, for patients they’ve tried in

vain to save, for commitment to that hope that they will make a difference in a person’s chance to survive, for life.” “You’re a genius,” said the angel. The Lord

looked somber. “I didn’t put it there,” He said.

Author: Unknown

Do you struggle or, have you ever struggled with anything listed in the poem above or, have you

ever just struggled with feelings of restlessness, emptiness, anger, insomnia, lack of concentration,

pain, depression and anxiety or guilt feelings, while working in EMS? Or, have you ever had the

jitters, the shakes, that queasy feeling in the stomach, or, the tension that overtakes you in times of

stress? If you do, or, have in the past, you are not alone! Even, the person, who seems the most

confident and daring, has moments of uneasiness. You might have even tried to get rid of them by

helping other people, doing charity work, working multiple jobs in the field of EMS or, escaping

from the pain, through various activities or consuming hobbies. (Drinking, drugs, extreme sports,

sex, etc.) If you need help, please seek it.

But, when all is said and done, the old feelings are still there. Jesus wants you to come sit down at

His table, enjoy fellowship with Him, and know the comfort (consolation and encouragement) of

His unending presence, peace and gracious love. xli

Let me sum up “Feeling” this way: Do Not Depend on Feelings The promise of God’s Word, the Bible - not our feelings - is our authority. The Christian lives by

faith (trust in one’s equipment, training and known skills), in the trustworthiness of God Himself

and His Word. The following photos will illustrate, to us, the relationship among fact (God and His

Word), faith (our trust in God and His Word), and feeling (the result of our faith and obedience).xlii


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Figure 6: "© Photographer: Robert Young | Agency: Dreamstime.com"

Figure 4: "© Photographer: Robert Pernell | Agency: Dreamstime.com"

FACT FAITH FEELING

Figure 5: "© Photographer: Chris Credle | Agency: SoulMedic Ministries"

EMS crews can drive around in the ambulance, with equipment (as Christians, we move on the

FACT with our FAITH). However, it would be useless for the EMS crew to attempt to push or pull

the ambulance and its equipment, to any call; (as believers, our FEELINGS or emotions do not

change the FACTS of God’s word, trustworthiness and the promises of His Word). When EMS

crews respond to a call, the equipment used, depends on the needs of the call (as believers, we

exercise our FAITH, according to the needs we have). We are taught, through God and his Word,

that we are to be moved by our FEELINGS or emotions, to show compassion and understanding to

those in need. That is the right purpose and use of FEELINGS and emotions, so that, we may also

be able to comfort (console and encourage) those who are in any kind of trouble or distress. With

that said, the EMS crew can respond on their EMS units (Fact) to EMS calls. As the result of our

equipment, training and known skills (Faith), we can give appropriate patient care (Feeling), with

the care and comfort that we ourselves receive from God.xliii

Only then, can we really move on to the next level in Christ, and, that is allowing Him to really

become the Lord of our whole life, and, everything that we are, body, soul, (mind, will, emotions

and your personality) and spirit. It is at this point that we turn to look at the left ventricle, known in

this study as your personality. As I stated before, the heart’s left side is thicker than the right; I feel

that, becoming a Christian is the easy part, then, the hard work starts. You have to get a thicker skin

in HIM! Also, as stated above, what you believe in your heart is your philosophy in life! We need

to take revelation; we now have Christ, Jesus in our heads and, we must allow it to sink into our

hearts. We have to start living the life, talking the talk and, walking the walk! What I mean is

walking out daily and doing the things that we are learning, from our quiet times with God,

allowing Him to put the axe to some of the roots, that we have in our lives, turning up the heat to

our hearts, to burn for His righteousness in our lives. By doing all this, we Will be able to make

the changes that might be asked by God, to do in and with our personal lives and personality.

Chapter 7 - PERSONALITIES of the EMS WORKER

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Chapter 7

PERSONALITIES of the EMS WORKER

Physiology of the

Natural Heart

Symbolism of

the Heart

Right Atrium Mind


Lungs The Exchange





To the Left Ventricle (Personality):

OUR Personality and Character

The characteristics, (that distinguish an individual or a nation or a group, especially, the totality of

an individual’s behavioral and emotional characteristics) are his or her Character/Personality traits.

Personality is that which constitutes and characterizes a person. The word “person” (Latin,

persona) is derived from the mask, through which an actor spoke his part (persona). For full

personality, there must be self-consciousness, with the capability of free will, thought and action--

self-determination--hence, we speak of personal character, personal action, etc. The personality is

the unit of the entire rational being, perhaps most clearly represented by “the will”; it is that which

is deepest in man; - Your true personality which is always being formed.xliv

Another way to look

at personality or character is that they are the qualities or conditions of being a person, or, the

totality of qualities and traits, as of character or behavior, that are peculiar to a specific person; The

pattern of collective character, behavioral, temperamental, emotional, and, mental traits of a person:

Distinctive qualities of a person, especially those distinguishing, personal characteristics that make

one socially appealing: the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and

mental--that characterize a unique individual; “their different reactions, reflecting their very

different personalities”; “it is His nature to help others.”xlv


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1 Timothy 4: 12-16 “Let no one despise or think less of you because of your youth, but be an

example (pattern) for the believers {Then the unbelieversxlvi

} in speech, in

conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity. Till I come, devote yourself to

[public and private] reading, to exhortation (preaching and personal

appeals), and to teaching and instilling doctrine. Do not neglect the gift

which is in you, [that special inward endowment] which was directly

imparted to you [by the Holy Spirit] by prophetic utterance when the elders

laid their hands upon you [at your ordination]. Practice and cultivate and

meditate upon these duties; throw yourself wholly into them [as your

ministry], so that your progress may be evident to everybody. Look well to

yourself [to your own personality] and to [your] teaching; persevere in these

things [hold to them], for by so doing you will save both yourself and those

who hear you.” (AMP)

Our Personality has 2 parts:

Inherited- What we received and inherited from our parents and family.

Acquired- (Distinctive quality of Character) That which develops in us, as a result of other

experiences we have had while trying to get our needs met.

Did you know that God has a personality? The Old Testament, consistently talks of God as a

person; the person-to-person relationship with God, of which both Old and New Testaments speak,

is unique to the true Christian hope.xlvii

In Hebrew, a person’s name often reflected their character

and/or information about them. Some clear examples: ‘Jesus’= ‘Saviour’ (Matthew 1:21 “And she

shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their

sins.”). ‘Abraham’= ‘Father of a great multitude’ (Genesis 17:5 “Neither shall thy name any more

be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.”)

‘Eve’= ‘Living’ (Genesis 3:20 “And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother

of all living.”). ‘Simeon’= ‘hearing’ (Genesis 29:33 “And she conceived again, and bare a son; and

said, Because the LORD hath heard I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she

called his name Simeon.”), and, even my name, Christopher means ‘Follower of Christ’ and,

‘Christ-like’. It is therefore to be expected that, God’s names and titles will give us much

information about his character. Because there are so many aspects of God’s character and purpose,

He actually has more than one Name. God is also omnipotent (all–powerful) or, omniscient (all–

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PERSONALITY TYPES MADE EASY The Four Basic Temperaments

THE LEADER - THE “A” TYPE PERSONALITY

We need not look very far to find an “A” personality in our midst. They are the ones that are

always “looking for a better way” or building a “better mouse trap”. They have an entrepreneurial

streak and don’t mind taking risk, in order to receive the rewards that can go along with it. The “A”

personality is usually very independent, direct and to-the-point. They will probably tell you to “get

to the bottom line” or give them the “executive summary” to read. They don’t like routine and,

often delegate routine chores to someone else. The “A” personality enjoys change, and, one of their

biggest fears is falling into a routine. They are very focused on what they are doing and, are almost

always relatively insensitive to others that might be around them. If they tell somebody something,

or explain it, they’ll say it ONCE and expect that, everybody listening, understood, because they’re

ready to move on. They will often jump into a project or rush a decision, without thinking about it

first. They are independent people with strong wills. They are able to see the “big picture” of a

project or opportunity and, are good at solving problems. They like excitement and, will make

demands upon people, without realizing how those people are feeling. They should practice self-

control and self-discipline, and, try to be more aware of other’s feelings. The “A” personality types

are seen to be bold and confident and, able to avoid obstacles, when making an idea work. “A” type

personalities are very “direct” people, that typically “take charge” and forge ahead. They are very

decisive and persistent in getting what they want and need.

People in the Bible with a type “A” personality:

Lydia: Lydia overlooked the fact that she was a woman and, was determined to make a

difference through business. She was a self-starter, whose reputation was built upon

her achievements. She did not fear the opinion that others had of her and her

ambitions, but, pushed forward with a drive to serve the Lord. Read more about

Lydia in Acts 16:13-15, 40.

Nehemiah: Nehemiah was consumed with rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem. He oversaw

the whole project, while delegating the work to the town’s people. Nehemiah’s

strong desire, to see this project finished, kept him working, in spite of the

enemies, who tried to prevent this work from succeeding. Read more about

Nehemiah in Nehemiah chapters 2, 4, 5, and 6.

Jesus: Jesus possesses the characteristics of these. When He had passion for something,

nothing could keep Him from seeing that project/plan through to its completion. He

had determination and wasn’t afraid to confront others when it was the right thing to

do. Read more about Jesus with an “A” type personality in Matthew 21:12-13.


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THE SOCIALIZER - “B” TYPE PERSONALITY

The “B” type loves to party, travel and be part of groups, and, is often the center of attention. They

love excitement and, are often impatient and demanding, as a result of being a “high energy” type.

They love the limelight and the “hype” and, often do very well in sales, advertising, marketing,

public speaking, party planning, travel and other positions, where they can have a “good time”

while working. They can communicate to others better than most people. They don’t have a long

attention span and, are very out-spoken. They easily trust others and expect to be trusted in return.

They are good at building a team attitude among others.

The “B” personality is as supportive of others, as they are direct in their approach. Most people

enjoy being around them or, watching or listening to them “perform”. Many radio and TV

personalities, actors and high-profile speakers are often “B” personalities. It is very important for

the “B” personality to be liked by others and, they can be easily hurt if they think someone doesn’t

care for them. They may take it very personal.

People in the Bible with a type “B” personality:

Samaritan Woman: Samaritans were not allowed to talk to Jesus, let alone approach Him,

yet, this woman had such a passion for Jesus, that she dared to break the

rule. In doing so, she got to know Jesus in a new way and, was able to

carry His message to others, who did not have the opportunity to speak

to Him themselves. Read more about the Samaritan Woman in John 4:5-

42.

Aaron: Aaron was blessed with good speaking skills - which came in handy for Moses.

When Moses was called to free the Israelites from Pharaoh, Aaron was there to aid

Moses in communicating this message to the people and, to Pharaoh. Aaron’s

passion for communicating exploded, when he was in the center of situations or

surrounded by crowds. Read more about Aaron in Exodus 4:14-17 and Exodus 32:1-

6.

Jesus: Jesus was sent to this earth so that He could die for our sins and, could communicate

to all people, the salvation message. He was a master at communicating, keeping

people listening to Him for days at a time, even without stopping to eat, for fear they

might miss something Jesus said. Read more about Jesus with a “B” type personality

in Mark 8:1-2.


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“DETAILS, DETAILS...” - THE “C” TYPE PERSONALITY

If you want to picture a typical “C” type personality, think of your accountant, an engineer or, a

computer programmer or analyst. The “C” thrives on details and accuracy and, takes just about

everything seriously. They are usually very neat, dress fashionably and, are very calculated and

precise in just about everything they do. The “C” doesn’t like “hype”, rather, they want

facts...information from which they can verify the details and make a decision. They are very

consistent in everything they do because everything has an order or procedure; thus, they can be

predictable at times and, often very dependable; however, don’t expect them to make a decision

when YOU want it, as it will only come after THEY have checked all the facts and, are satisfied

that everything is correct. They are often quiet, and, are often critical of themselves and others -

although they never express it. They will push themselves to achieve perfection, in order to avoid

criticism from others. They are dependable, cautious and usually insightful, to how others are

feeling. When they do something, they do it thoroughly. They will make a decision, only after

much thinking and analyzing of the “hows” and, “whys” of the situation, rather than emotions that

are involved. They are neat people and good organizers. They have the ability to think creatively.

They feel most comfortable in a stable environment and, only like slow, deliberate change, rather

than spontaneity. They are deep, thoughtful and usually very sensitive. They enjoy knowing how

and why things are the way they are, rather than taking anything at face value.

People in the Bible with a type “C” personality:

Prophet’s Widow: When the widow’s husband died, she reported to Elisha in order to seek a

practical way to think through what had happened and what she should

do. Once Elisha assigned the widow a specific task to complete, she

faithfully did that task, until it was done. Then, she awaited more

instructions and, was obedient to them, as well. Read more about the

Prophet’s Widow in 2 Kings 4:1-7.

Luke: Before writing the book of Luke, Luke carefully researched everything so that he

could write about things, in an orderly fashion. The book of Luke is filled with

details and, he was cautious in his choice of words so, that he could accurately

describe each event. Read more about Luke in Luke 1:1-4 and Acts 1:1-2.

Jesus: Jesus possesses the same characteristics that a “C” does. When confronted and

tempted by Satan, He always replied with Scripture. No matter how hungry, tired,

and thirsty He was, Jesus was not going to let Satan get the best of Him. Read more

about Jesus with a “C” type personality in Matthew 4:1-11.


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ALWAYS THERE WHEN YOU NEED THEM - THE “D” TYPE PERSONALITY

The typical “D” personality doesn’t like change, preferring instead to have a set of guidelines, from

which to follow and, they won’t mind doing the same thing over and over. They are usually more

motivated by security and benefits and, are likely to get the “gold watch” if the company can

provide the security they seek.

“D” types are very supportive of others and, are often the type that others turn to when they have a

problem. Their compassion level is usually quite high and, often they seem very happy and content

with themselves and life, in general. They are usually punctual, and consistent. They add

“balance” and support, in the workplace, and, may be the champion of the “under dog”.

They are stable people who exhibit patience and loyalty with their friends, even at the expense of

personal pain. They develop friendships over a period of time, rather than right away. They prefer

a routine, rather than change, and, work well with different personality types. It may take them a

while to adjust to change. Saying “no” is difficult for them. Sometimes stubborn, they will not

change their minds once they make a decision. Others see them as patient and cooperative. They

desire peace in all situations, and, will stay strong, no matter what.

People in the Bible with a type “D” personality:

Dorcas: Dorcas is not remembered for what she said, but, for what she did. It was her acts

of compassion that filled so many peoples’ hearts. She was seen as a provider and

supporter. She was constantly doing all that she could, to help others. Read more

about Dorcas in Acts 9:36-42.

Simeon: Simeon was content in doing his day-in, day-out routine, while waiting for Jesus to

come. He stayed faithfully and patiently, at the temple, for the duration of his life,

until Jesus came. Read more about Simeon in Luke 2:25-35.

Jesus: Jesus is faithful to all, always remaining by their side, whether on earth physically or

spiritually. He would not leave anyone hurting. He could not turn away any who

called upon Him and, He could not hate those who hated Him. He was faithful to all.

Read more about Jesus with a “D” type personality in Mark 10:14, Luke 23:34 and

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The Personality Types:

A - Type Personality - Strong traits - patience, persistence, leadership capabilities,

decisive, independent, entrepreneur spirit. Requires a development

of a relationship, strong sense of loyalty, play to win. Does not

enjoy hype.

B - Type Personality - Strong traits - impatient, demanding, loves parties, can get bored

easily, and, has a need for feedback.

C - Type Personality - Strong traits - very analytical, detailed, and patient, perfectionist,

consistent, needs structure.

D - Type Personality - Strong traits - consistent, calm, patient, sets realistic goals, listener, ,

competent.

What Inspires The:

A - Type - challenge, money, freedom, and more money

B - Type - recognition, awards, excitement, and trips

C - Type - challenge, money, recognition, and position

D - Type - titles, recognition, awards, and security

What Turns Off The:

A -Type - Talking too much, routine, non-logical person, demands, wasting time or

money, being taken advantage of

B - Type - Graphs/charts/figures, manuals, routine, rejection, serious people, confinement

C - Type - Fakes, criticism, loud people, hype, commission pay, unsteady workplace,

change

D - Type - Aggressive people, hype, unbalance, loss of stability, change xlix


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(Why we are good at what we do)

EMS Personality Traits

EMS and Fire personnel engage in an occupation that demands rapid decision-making, quick action

and specific task orientation (thinkers, doers and leaders). To be good at what we do, our

personalities must match the job (double “A” - “A” personality with active, aggressive, outward

stance). Let’s take a closer look at what generally makes a “Good EMS provider”:

Obsessive/compulsive: We want things done NOW (hate to be kept waiting); we need to do not only a good job but also a

perfect job, at all times. Will accept ONLY the very best, without error. We have Pride in doing a

perfect job; we practice skills and do drills repeatedly. EMS people are hard to train because they

need to do everything right, and, want specifics, not generalities (how to tie the knots, etc.).

We want to carry out actions ‘til the end and, won’t relinquish a job to others. Sometimes, this

makes us vulnerable, by keeping us in action, too long. We hate stupidity and, will not tolerate

short-comings in others. We are slow to forgive any form of incompetence. Mistakes cause us to

be embarrassed, frustrated and angry.

Histrionic/Egocentric: Self-focusing: (need to be in public) – We like to see the final product of our work and, respond

well to visual markers of success. Nothing like a good call, in a crowded place or, with news

cameras focusing on you and, a job well done. Sometimes however, we rush in unprepared (where

no fool would dare) and hence, become the center of attention, in a very negative way.

Control Maniacs: We want to be in charge of the scene, ourselves and family. We are frustrated and angered by

things that we are unable to control (different than non-EMS workers) and, we believe that we don’t

do feelings. Fear, that one is losing control, is a sign of weakness and instability.

Constantly testing ourselves, in order to defend against catastrophic consequences of losing

emotional control in an emergency situation, like looking at dead people in a car, to see if we can

take it. Unfortunately, we often maintain this control at home, and, other places where appropriate

emotional responses and letting loose, are required and expected (worse, if both husband and spouse

are EMS).

Action Oriented: We are risk takers and adrenaline junkies! Thrilled by the dramatic rescue or, a patient saved,

against the odds. We seek out action when none is to be found: Will show up at the big one when

not on-call. Keep that monitor on at all times (don’t want to miss out on anything). Disappointed

when not on-duty for the big ones. We have a high need for stimulation/easily bored - always

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Think of what we do, as a job and, as fun (example - most people run out of burning buildings or try

to get out of wrecked cars), which is sometimes bad, because we fail to properly evaluate the

situation, before acting: The downside, of risk takers, is a feeling of indestructibility. We tend not

to properly evaluate the situation, make mistakes which can cause injures or, terminally harm the

patients, we are trying to help; Without thinking, we tend to: work in or enter unsafe areas, wear

protective clothing improperly or, not at all, and ride apparatus in an unsafe manner. On slow days,

we can’t stand to be idle and, keep busy by: practical jokes, physical exercise, heated arguments,

intense study, equipment maintenance and house cleaning.

Loyal and Dedicated: Our dedication, to a cause, is almost unlimited. Once we commit to something, we will drive

forward to completion or exhaustion. Often, the victim’s needs are confused with our own: We

want to be needed. We want to help others who could not save themselves. We hate false calls, or,

call that amount too little - (not to mention routine BLS transports).

EMS providers (paid or volunteer) have one of the highest divorce rates in the country: Personality, job, life style and stress - the #1 cause is lack of communication. On average, a

husband/wife spend less than 4 hours per week, in serious conversation.

You know your marriage is in trouble when:

1. You keep a key, to the ambulance, on your key ring.

2. You can talk to the ambulance more easily, than to your spouse.

3. Your wife says that your vocabulary consists only of medical terms and 10 codes.

4. You can remember the station’s telephone number faster, than your home telephone.

5. You sleep fully dressed, because it’s easier.

6. The phone at home rings, and, you automatically put your shoes on.

7. Your spouse takes you out to your favorite restaurant, and, you tell the waiter that you’d like

it fixed to go “just in case”.

EMS tends to be 90 % boredom and 10 % pure panic.

Both of these facts impact us as forms of stress, because of our personalities. We make statements

like: “God! - I don’t wish anything terrible to happen to anyone but, if it does, ,please let it happen

on my shift!” and, “Nothing ever happens while I’m on call”.l

EMS educators suggest that anyone, entering the emergency medical field, will need

“unconditional love for helping people medically and, the willingness to work” under stressful

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Christ-Like Character and Personality!

God wants each and every one of us to have a Christ-like character and, His personality. It is a

responsibility we have as a Christian. It takes commitment and testing, to build His character and

personality in us.

1 Timothy 4:11-16 “Command and teach these things. Don’t let anyone look down

on you because you are young, but set an example for the

believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. Until I

come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to

preaching and to teaching. Do not neglect your gift, which was

given you through a prophetic message when the body of elders

laid their hands on you. Be diligent in these matters; give

yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress.

Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them,

because if you do, you will save both yourself and your

hearers.” (NIV)

With that said, listen to this parable of Jesus, as it applies to character. Luke 6:43-45; “No good tree

bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. Each tree is recognized by its own fruit.

People do not pick figs from thorn bushes, or grapes from briers. The good man brings good things

out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in

his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.” (NIV)

It is easy to see the character/personality in others, for it is what they talk about and live like. Godly

(Christ-like) character, is what distinguishes those that serve Christ and, those who don’t.

We have said before that character takes commitment. Christ wants us to be committed to him

wholly. 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15; “In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers,

to keep away from every brother who is idle and does not live according to the teaching you

received from us. For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle

when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we

worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. 9We did

this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to make ourselves a model for

you to follow. For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “If a man will not work, he

shall not eat.” We hear that some among you are idle. They are not busy; they are busybodies.

Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the bread they

eat. And as for you, brothers, never tire of doing what is right. If anyone does not obey our

instruction in this letter, take special note of him. Do not associate with him, in order that he may

feel ashamed. Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.” (NIV)


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Will you accept that kind of responsibility? you know what Christ said in Revelation 3:15-16? “I

know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So,

because you are lukewarm-neither hot nor cold-I am about to spit you out of my mouth.” (NIV)

We need to take our role, as a Christian, in our surroundings, even more seriously. Christ died on a

cross and, was beaten for us. We are going to be tempted but, through those temptations, in Christ,

we build character. Christ went through testing as well, and, if we are tested, what should we do?

Should we be upset, or, count it all JOY? The bible says in James 1:2-4 “Consider it pure joy, my

brothers, when ever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of you faith

develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and not

lacking anything.” (NIV)

Building character also involves trust in the Lord. 2 verses later in James GOD states: “But when he

asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and

tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a

double-minded man, unstable in all he does.” (NIV)

With all this said, how do we build character? Reading the Bible, and praying, to know what the

Lord is saying, but, it is your actions, in following what HE says, that build character. To know the

Word of GOD is great, but, if you don’t apply it, then, it is worthless. How many of us want to

have good Christian character? lii

Talking about character and personality--check this out: According to Japanese researchers, certain

personality traits correlate to specific blood types. What do YOU think?

Your Blood Type Personalityliii

TYPE O: You want to be a leader, and, when you see something you want, you keep

striving until you achieve your goal. You are a trendsetter, loyal, passionate and

self-confident. Your weaknesses include vanity, jealousy and a tendency to be

too competitive.

TYPE A: You like harmony, peace and organization. You work well with others and are

sensitive, patient and affectionate. Among your weaknesses are stubbornness

and an inability to relax.

TYPE B: You’re a rugged individualist who’s straightforward and likes to do things your

own way. Creative and flexible, you adapt easily to any situation. However,

your insistence, on being independent, can sometimes go too far and become a

weakness.

TYPE AB: Cool and controlled, you’re generally well-liked and, always put people at ease.

You’re a natural entertainer who’s tactful and fair; But, you’re sometimes

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Matthew 5:16 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify

your Father which is in heaven, 41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile,

go with him twain.”

Proverbs 20:27 “The spirit of man [that factor in human personality which proceeds immediately

from GOD] is the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts.” (AMP)

Ephesians 3:16 “May He grant you out of the rich treasury of His glory to be strengthened and

reinforced with mighty power in the inner man by the [Holy] Spirit [Himself

indwelling your innermost being and personality].” (AMP)

Hebrews 9:14 “How much more surely shall the blood of Christ, Who by virtue of [His] eternal

Spirit [His own preexistent divine personality] has offered Himself as an

unblemished sacrifice to GOD, purify our consciences from dead works and lifeless

observances to serve the [ever] living GOD?” (AMP)

Hebrews 10:22 “Let us all come forward and draw near with true (honest and sincere) hearts in

unqualified assurance and absolute conviction engendered by faith (by that leaning

of the entire human personality on GOD in absolute trust and confidence in His

power, wisdom, and goodness), having our hearts sprinkled and purified from a

guilty (evil) conscience and our bodies cleansed with pure water.” (AMP)

1 Timothy 4:16 “Look well to yourself [to your own personality] and to [your] teaching; persevere

in these things [hold to them], for by so doing you will save both yourself and

those who hear you.” (AMP)

Traits, or characteristic patterns of behavior, are basic in the development of every individual’s

unique personality. The most serious problem that plagues Christians of all ages and, of all times, is

that of the “old” and “new” natures. The two are diametrically opposed to each other, and, every

Christian has the two within himself. Paul certainly set forth the conflict quite clearly in

Romans 7:11-25 wherein he noted “the good which I would I do not, but the evil which I would not,

that I do.” It then calls for a constant and consistent application to daily living, of the integration of

the traits of life to the center, which is Christ. Only when this takes place can the latent power of

the personality be combined with the power of God, to produce a productive usefulness in the

Christian life.liv

Throughout this study, we have been looking at the human heart, the way that God does. We

started off on the physical side, with the right and left atrium and ventricles. We then moved to the

physiology of the Christian heart or, the spiritual side, with the mind, will, emotions, and

personality/character of an individual. Now, we have reached the place where the blood is leaving

the left ventricle to go to the aorta and, into the systemic circulation, where the oxygen rich blood is

pumped out to the body and, all the organs that go with it, under high pressure/POWER! - In order

that, every single cell within the body is supplied with the vital oxygen and all nutrients that the

body needs.

Chapter 8 - OUT To The BODY

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Chapter 8

OUT To The BODY

Physiology of the

Natural Heart

Symbolism of

the Heart

Right Atrium Mind


Lungs The Exchange





To the body: (To your personal body for a time of spiritual growth, then, the Church, and then, to the rest of the

world)

The left ventricle pumps oxygen rich blood from the lung, through the arteries to all the organs of

the body. In order that every single cell is supplied with the vital oxygen and, all nutrients, the

major arteries ramify into increasingly smaller arteries. These branch again into even smaller

arteries, called arterioles, and, finally into capillaries, a dense network of tiny vessels. From these

capillaries, oxygen exchange takes place with the cells. The capillaries then transit into the venules,

which are the smallest veins. The venules transport the now oxygen-poor, carbon dioxide-rich

blood away from the cells, until ultimately the “used” blood reaches the right ventricle, through the

vena cava. The blood is now pumped back to the lungs.lv

Let’s look at the spiritual side of this: the blood is leaving the left ventricle to go to the aorta and

into the systemic circulation, where the oxygen rich blood is pumped out to all organs of the body,

under high pressure/POWER! Acts 1:8 “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is

come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in

Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth”. (NIV) Matthew 28:18-19 “And Jesus came and

spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and

teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:”

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The Bible teaches us that we are one body with many parts. Every body part, down to the single

cells within the body, needs the vital oxygen and, all nutrients that can be obtained through the

blood of Jesus Christ. Romans 12:4-5 “For as in one physical body we have many parts (organs,

members) and all of these parts do not have the same function or use, So we, numerous as we are,

are one body in Christ (the Messiah) and individually we are parts one of another [mutually

dependent on one another].” (AMP)

In the same way, as the new God-given blood flows through us, (through our mind, will, emotions,

and our personality/character) then, it wants to flow to every area of our lives. Until the love and

God-like-character, that are inside of us, starts to exude from our pores and overflow on to all those

around us. Then, systemic circulation, within the Christian heart, would be you and I answering the

God given mandate or commission: Matthew 28:18-20 “Jesus approached and, breaking the

silence, said to them, All authority (all power of rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

Go then and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the

Son and of the Holy Spirit, Teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you, and

behold, I am with you all the days (perpetually, uniformly, and on every occasion), to the [very]

close and consummation of the age. Amen (so let it be).” (AMP)

With this commission, we, as Christians, are to make changes in our lives, wherever God leads us,

to do so. Then, start walking out our salvation, in front of others to see. - At home, at work, and, at

play.

Philippians 2:12 “Therefore, my dear ones, as you have always obeyed [my suggestions], so now,

not only [with the enthusiasm you would show] in my presence but much more because I am absent,

work out (cultivate, carry out to the goal, and fully complete) your own salvation with reverence

and awe and trembling (self-distrust, with serious caution, tenderness of conscience, watchfulness

against temptation, timidly shrinking from whatever might offend God and discredit the name of

Christ).” (AMP)

So, what do we do, now that we have made Jesus Christ the Lord and Savior of our lives, whether

for the first time or re-dedicating our life back to Him. I like to talk about this subject this way: I

know for a fact that, if you have been in this line of work very long, you know what CPR is, cardio-

pulmonary resuscitation. It has saved many lives. I would like to introduce you to Christian CPR;

It can save your spiritual life. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our

sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). Witnessing is a spiritual battle,

where we, not only, fight against ignorance and prejudice, but also, against Satan. He will attempt

to hinder our efforts, attack us spiritually, and do a thousand other things to stop us. As a result, we

can suffer spiritually dry times, brought on by his attacks. So, what do we do to save our spiritual

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It’s simple, as with anything, that has the potential for renewed life, administer CPR:

Confess, Pray and Read.

Confess

The first letter “C” of CPR, represents Confession: our human need. Each person, who witnesses,

should have his own life right with God. That doesn’t mean being perfect, but, it does mean

actively seeking to walk in accord with God’s will. It means regularly confessing your sins to God

and forsaking them. This is done in prayer.

Sin is not something to be taken lightly. It is so bad, so evil, so wicked, that it cost Jesus His life.

The greatness, of the sacrifice of Christ, only reflects the greatness of the depth of our sin. It took

something, as incredible as God on the cross, to undo our sin. Sin can hinder our effectiveness so,

we need to make sure that we confess any and all our sins to God. He will forgive us and, our

fellowship with Him will be restored. In that proper relationship, He will guide us and empower us

to speak boldly for Him.

The Bible says, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to

cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). Confession is good for the soul they say -- and it

is true. It is good to bow before the Lord in humility and seek His forgiveness: “Humble yourselves

in the presence of the Lord and He will exalt you” (James 4:10). Be ready to confess and forsake

your sins. That is what God asks.

Pray

The second letter “P” represents Prayer: your special privilege. Through prayer, you are in

fellowship with the Holy Creator, of the universe. You can actually speak to Him. You can

worship, love, and spend time with Him. Because of what Jesus has done for you, on the cross,

God hears your prayers.

When you desire to pray, is it our flesh that seeks Him? No. Since our natural self does not seek

God and, since we are still in sinful flesh, when the inclination to pray comes over us, it is God

calling us to spend time with Him. He wants us to have a fellowship with Him. 1 Corinthians 1:9

says, “God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our

Lord.” He wants us to be in His presence and be dependent upon Him. The one, who is in the

presence of the Lord, will have his heart filled by Him. One cannot but speak of Him for “out of the

abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks” (Matthew 12:34). When Moses was in the presence of

God, his face shone (2 Corinthians 3:7). When we are in the presence of God, our heart will shine.

Prayer is the practice of the presence of God. To be effective, we need to be in fellowship with

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Read

The third letter “R” represents Reading: your daily bread. It is in reading the Bible, that God speaks

to us. The Bible is, of course, the Word of God. It is, “inspired by God and profitable for teaching,

for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; that the man of God may be adequate,

equipped for every good work” (1 Timothy 3:16-17).

The Word of God is one of the ways He has made Himself known to us. It is light for our soul,

food for our thoughts, and, the guide by which we should shape our life.

By reading the Bible and memorizing scripture, we are a much greater threat to Satan. When Jesus

was tempted by Satan, what did He use to rebuke Him? A miracle? A powerful sweep of His

hand? No. He quoted scripture (Matthew 4).

Follow Jesus’s example. Learn Scripture. Use it. Let it dwell in your heart and mind. Rebuke the

enemy with it. Learn from it. It will nourish you.lvi


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Your spiritual growth results from your personally trusting in and on Jesus Christ. “The righteous

man shall live by faith” Galatians 3:11 “Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because,

“The righteous will live by faith.” (NIV) A life of faith will enable you to trust God increasingly,

with every detail of your life, and, to practice the following:

G

Go to God in prayer daily

John 15:7 “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask

whatever you wish, and it will be given you.” NIV

R

Read God’s Word daily- begin with the Gospel of John.

Acts 17:11 “Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the

Thessalonians, for they received the message with great

eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see

if what Paul said was true.” NIV

O

Obey God moment by moment

John 14:21 “Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the

one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by

my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to

him.” NIV

W

Witness for Christ by your life and words

Matthew 4:19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you

fishers of men.”

John 15:8 “This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit,

showing yourselves to be my disciples”. NIV

T

Trust God for every detail of your life

1 Peter 5:7 “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”

NIV

H

Holy Spirit – Allow Him to control and empower your daily life and witness

Galatians 5:16-17 “So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not

gratify the desires of the sinful nature. For the

sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit,

and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature.

They are in conflict with each other, so that you

do not do what you want.”

Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on

you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all

Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” NIV


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As we are growing in God, we need daily fellowship with God, and, fellowship in and with a good

church family. The following says it all!!

CH_ _CH What’s missing? YOU ARE

God’s Word admonishes us not to forsake “the assembling of ourselves together...” Hebrews 10:25

“Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one

another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” Several logs burn brightly together;

but, put one aside, on the cold hearth, and, the fire goes out. So it is with your relationship with

other Christians. If you do not belong to a church, do not wait to be invited. Take the initiative;

call the pastor of a nearby church where Christ is honored and, His Word is preached. Start this

week, and, make plans to attend regularly.

When we are born again, we are not told to stop thinking. We are just told to start thinking a new

way. When we are born again, we are not told to stop deciding, and, to stop desiring; we are just

told to surrender our will to God and, to decide to do what He desires, according to the leading of

the Holy Spirit.

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Chapter 9

He Knoweth the Secrets of the Heart

Psalm 44:21

by William P. Cheshire, Jr., M.D.

The following article has been reprinted here in this book, with permission from Restore Magazine.

Dr. William Polk Cheshire, Jr. is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Mayo Medical School

and a Consultant in Neurology at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. I hope that you get as much out

of this as I did.

Who can truly know the heart? I will never forget, in medical school, my first

glimpse of a living, beating, human heart, and, the hands of the surgeon intent on

preserving life with suture and scalpel. Physicians are privileged to view the most

inner parts of the human body, which is “fearfully and wonderfully made”

(Psalm 139:14) in the image of the Creator (Genesis 1:26). And, although the heart’s

wondrous palpitations have always fascinated and worried physicians, medical

diagnosis fails to fathom what the Bible calls the thoughts of the heart

(Hebrews 4:12), which the LORD himself searches (Jeremiah 17:10).

Laënnec’s invention of the stethoscope in 1816 introduced a new method of listening

to the patient. The original stethoscope was a pair of connecting hollow wooden

tubes, that evolved into the very symbol of medical diagnosis, donned by those to

whom the sick would look in hope of being healed. The tubes were designed to be

disconnected for perpendicular storage, inside the physician’s top hat, where they

formed, interestingly, the shape of a cross.

The first sounds audible to Dr. Laënnec, listening through the hollow tube, pressed

against his patient’s chest, would have been the respirations and heart beat. The

rhythmical passage of air, through the respiratory tract, makes a soft “shhh... shhh...”

sound. The metered closure, of heart valves, produces a faster sound, something like

“da da... da da...” One can almost imagine the occasional collision of these sounds, in

the doctor’s ear. Together, they approximate one of the biblical names of God–El

Shaddai–which in Hebrew means Almighty God. As in Psalm 150, “Let everything

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Through the lens of modern technology, physicians now monitor cardiac function, in

intricate detail. For example, through echocardiography, we discern the complex

motions of the heart’s chambers and valves, by the patterns cast by reflected sound

waves. Magnetic resonance and computerized tomography yield images of

unparalleled anatomical precision. Angiography outlines, in shadows, its vessels

and chambers.

The human heart, as viewed by these techniques, in cross section, resembles the

Hebrew letter, vvvv [sheen]. vvvv is often associated with God’s name, 07706 yDv layDv layDv layDv la [El

Shaddai]. How awesome it is to think that God would have imprinted his holy name

on the heart of every human being.

FIGURE 7: The following photos are reprinted with permission from Restore!

Let us explore what the v in our hearts could also represent. The focus, of cardiology,

is to decipher chest pain and to detect disease, which entered the world with sin.

Likewise, the first mention of the heart, in the Bible, is in Genesis 6:5: “The LORD saw

how great man’s wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the

thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.” In examining our own hearts, we

should not forget that v is also the first letter in 07843 txXtxXtxXtxX ] ] ] ][shechath], which means

corrupt. The second occurrence of the word heart 03820 [bleblebleble, lev] in the next verse

reveals the response of God’s heart to our corruption–”his heart was filled with pain.”

Hearts can be hardened. The Hebrew word, 08068 rymivrymivrymivrymiv [shamiyr], meaning thorn or flint,

suggests the spiritual rigor mortis to which the sinful heart is inclined. This is the word found

in Zechariah 7:12; “They made their hearts as hard as flint and would not listen to the law or

to the words that the LORD Almighty had sent by his Spirit through the earlier prophets.”

When Moses proclaimed to the Israelites, “You forgot the God who gave you birth”

(Deuteronomy 32:18), he used the verb 07911 xkXxkXxkXxkX [shakach, to forget].

To the Left:

Echocardiogram showing the

heart’s four chambers. Venous

blood enters the heart via the right

atrium (RA) then is propelled into

lungs by the right ventricle (RV).

From the lungs oxygenated blood

returns to the left atrium (LA) and

then to the left ventricle (LV),

which pumps the blood into the

arterial system reaching all of the

body. Note the resemblance to the

shape of the Hebrew letter vvvv in the

name Shaddai at upper right.


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Dare we allow our hearts to forget the Almighty, yDv lyDv lyDv lyDv la ea ea ea e[El Shaddai]? King David prayed

in Psalm 77:18, “Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind, your lightning lit up the world;

the earth trembled and quaked.” Malachi (3:2) asked, “But who can endure the day of his

coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire.”

Ezekiel (21:7) warned that “every heart will melt.” Jeremiah (2:12) prophesied that, because

of our rebellion, the wrath of the LORD will cause even the heavens to “shudder with great

horror.” This expression derives from the Hebrew word, 08175 r[cr[cr[cr[c [sa’ar], meaning to

storm, to shiver, to be afraid. As we pause to consider the holiness of the living God, the

word r[cr[cr[cr[c is abbreviated on our mortal hearts.

Thanks be to God for not leaving our hearts in perilous turmoil. “He stilled the storm to a

whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed” (Psalm 107:29). Psalm 145:18-19 assures us that

“the LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the

desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.” This cry, 07775 h[wXh[wXh[wXh[wX

[shavah], comes from the heart. In the same way Jesus’ disciples cried out to him, when the

storm overtook their boat in Matthew 8:24-26. Jesus replied, “ ‘You of little faith, why are

you so afraid?’ Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely

calm.” Messiah Jesus speaks likewise to our hearts: “Do not let your hearts be troubled.

Trust in God; trust also in me” (John 14:1).

Figure 9: Heart Photo with Vent.

Colored in: Is a modified photo from "© Pho-

tographer: Dannyphoto80 | Agency: Dreamstime.com". Modified by SoulMedic Ministries 2007 for the use in

CHRISTIAM PARAMEDICAL REVIEW

To the far Left: Magnetic resonance image

of a cross section of the

human chest. The muscu-

lar walls of the heart stand

out in the center in white,

surrounded by the air-

filled lungs in black. The

white dot in the top center

is the spinal canal.

Figure 8: The following photo is reprinted

with permission from Restore!

It is the heart that, with gladness, recognizes its Savior’s voice. “My heart trusts in him, and I am

helped. My heart leaps for joy” (Psalm 28:7). “I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart”

(Psalm 9:1). “In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name” (Psalm 33:21). The Hebrew

word in Psalm 33 for rejoice is 08055 xmXxmXxmXxmX [samach].


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According to the 08085 [mX[mX[mX[mX [Shema, Deuteronomy 6:4-9], one should “love the LORD your God

with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments ... are to

be upon your hearts.” Moses’ declaration that “the LORD your God will circumcise your hearts”

(Deuteronomy 30:6) foreshadows the New Covenant prophesied by Jeremiah (31:33): “I will put my

law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”

Ezekiel (11:19) adds: “I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove

from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh.” Paul explains the fulfillment of this

prophecy in the ministry of the body of Messiah, which is written “with the Spirit of the living God,

not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts” (2 Corinthians 3:3). The LORD “sent the

Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, ‘Abba, Father’ “ (Galatians 4:6) and to

strengthen us so that Messiah may dwell in our hearts through faith (Ephesians 3:17).

Throughout the Torah, Moses instructed the Israelites to keep, or 08104 rmv rmv rmv rmv [shamar, i.e. to hedge

about], all the commandments of the LORD. “The word,” he explained (Deuteronomy 30:14), “is

very near you; it is . . . in your hearts so you may obey it.” Joshua exhorted, “Yield your hearts to the

LORD” (Joshua 24:23). Concerning the righteous, Psalm 37:31 states that, “The law of his God is in

his heart; his feet do not slip.” David confessed in Psalm 119:30, “I have set my heart on your

laws.” Solomon admonished, “Your hearts must be fully committed to the LORD our God” (1

Kings 8:61). Messiah summarizes the relationship between the heart and the law in this way: “If you

love me, keep my commandments” (John 14:15).

Through Messiah’s redemptive death as atonement for our sins, King David’s prayer in Psalm 51

becomes reality in the lives of all who believe: “Create in me a pure heart, O God.” As the prophet

Isaiah (1:18) foresaw, “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.” The

prophet’s word for snow is 07950 glXglXglXglX e e e e[sheleg]. With the blood of Jesus, the first letter of this word

is written on our hearts. The letter vvvv reminds us of what God, in his mercy, can accomplish within

us.

Unlike most other muscles, the heart beats effortlessly. Although its contractions expend metabolic

energy, this requires no conscious exertion. Psalm 119:32 says, “I run in the path of your commands,

for you have set my heart free.” I believe this characteristic of the heart is a foretaste of the era of

messianic rest symbolized in the 07676 tbXtbXtbXtbX [shabbat, Exodus 20:8], in which the people of God

cease from labor on the seventh day and are refreshed. Isaiah anticipated the day of the LORD’s rest

in verse 40:31: “Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like

eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

Jesus, the Messiah, is Lord of the shabbat (Mark 2:28). Jesus beckons, “Come to me, all you who

are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). John teaches that, by obeying

God’s commands, we know that we belong to the truth and can “set our hearts at rest in his presence

. . . And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another

as he commanded us. Those who obey his commands live in him, and he in them” (1 John 3:19-24).

The Author, of the tB;vtB;vtB;vtB;v [shabbat], has written his invitation for rest, in Hebrew, upon our hearts..

This reading, of the LORD’s handwriting on our hearts, would be incomplete without mention of one

more word. “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and

your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:7). These encouraging words of Rabbi Paul, although

written in the Greek language, convey the Hebrew concept of 07965 ~wlX~wlX~wlX~wlX [shalom]. Paul also


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exhorts us to “let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts” (Colossians 3:15). “Shalom” connotes

much more than the English word, “peace.” Shalom includes a sense of fullness in number,

completeness, perfection, security, safety, prosperity, wholeness, soundness, friendship,

reconciliation, even health. Shalom is the word David chose to greet Nabal in 1 Samuel 25:6 when

he said, “Long life to you! Good health to you and your household! And good health to all that is

yours!” “You who seek God, may your hearts live!” (Psalm 69:32). lvii


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Chapter 10 - Stars of Life

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Chapter 10

Stars of Life

STARS Of

LIFE

(Someone, in the medical field, that carries the gospel with them, as they work)

The very first STAR of LIFE is GOD Himself. He created every thing, by the spoken word. Then,

He decided to create man, in His image, out of the dust of the earth. Once the first man, named

Adam, was formed, GOD breathed the breath of life into him, and, Adam became a living being.

Adam sinned, landing us in the dilemma we’re in—first sin, then sickness and death, and, no one is

exempt from either sin or death. Even those who didn’t sin, precisely as Adam did, by disobeying a

specific command of God, still had to experience this termination of life, this separation from God.

The verdict on that one sin was the death sentence. But, God Himself sent His one and only son,

Jesus Christ, to the earth, to die on a wooden cross, for our sins. It is through His blood sacrifice,

that gives you and I remission from our sin. Then, Jesus himself went up to heaven, to sit at the

right hand of God, the Father, making intercession on our behalf. Jesus also gave us, here on this

earth, the power of the Holy Spirit, to walk out what He has asked us, as individuals, to do for Him

and His kingdom.

Dr. Luke

Figure 10: “Luke”

The work of art depicted in this image and the reproduction thereof are in

the public domain worldwide

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Andrea_Mantegna_017.jpg

Portrayer of the Great Physician “Our dear friend Luke, the doctor and Demos

send greetings.” (Colossians 4:14)

(FLOURISHED FIRST CENTURY)

Many doctors have followed Christ but, Luke is

the first of whom we have a record. He is the

prototype for all Christian men and women, who

have cared deeply about the suffering of people

and, tried to alleviate their misery by imitating

Christ as a physician. More than a doctor, Luke

was also an evangelist, a close companion to Paul,

in his missionary trips, and, one of the writers

through whom God gave us an account of Christ’s

life. Luke was the only Gentile to author a book

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I ask again, is your NAME written in God’s cardiology, case study, reviews called “The Book of

Life”. If not, it can be!!! If your name is, Glory be to God!

Revelation 20:12 “And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before GOD; and the books were opened:

and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged

out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.”

Revelation 20:15 “And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of

fire.”

If your name is written in the Lambs’ Book of Life, GREAT!!! Now then, let’s do a little review on

what we have, when we have a personal relationship with Christ! The moment you received Christ by

faith, as an act of your will, many things happened, including the following:

1. Christ came into your life (Revelation 3:20 “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If

anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.”

and Colossians 1:28 “To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious

riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.)” NIV

2. Your sins were forgiven (Colossians 1:14 “in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of

sins.”) NIV

3. You became a child of God (John 1:12 “Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his

name, he gave the right to become children of God”). NIV

4. You received eternal life (John 5:24 “I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes

him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to

life.”) NIV

5. You began the great adventure for which God created you (John 10:10 “The thief comes only to

steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full;

2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the

new has come!”). NIV

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Appendix A

Milestones in Cardiology

1543 Vesalius observes the absence of connection between the two ventricles; blood therefore

could not pass from one to the other.

1628 William Harvey, an English Physician, first describes blood circulation. "Movement of

the blood is constant in the circle and is brought about by the beat of the heart."

1706 Raymond de Vieussens, a French anatomy professor, first describes the structure of the

heart's chambers and vessels.

1733 Stephen Hales, an English clergyman and scientist, first measures blood pressure.

1816 Rene T. H. Laennec, a French physician, invents the stethoscope.

1895 Oscar Langendorff publishes "Investigations on the surviving mammalian heart" Studying

an isolated heart perfusion, he examines function and metabolism of the heart.

1903 Willem Einthoven, a Dutch physiologist, develops the electrocardiograph.

1912 James B. Herrick, an American physician, first describes heart disease resulting from

hardening of the arteries.

1938 Robert E. Gross, an American surgeon, performs first heart surgery.

1951 Charles Hufnagel, an American surgeon, develops a plastic valve to repair an aortic valve.

1952 John Lewis, an American surgeon, performs first successful open heart surgery.

1953 John Gibbon, an American surgeon, first uses a mechanical heart and blood purifier.

1961 Richard Lower and Norman Shumway report the first successful orthotropic cardiac

transplantation in a dog.

J. R. Jude, an American cardiologist, leads a team performing the first external cardiac

massage to restart a heart.

The U.S. Framingham Heart Study reports a connection between high cholesterol levels

and increased risk of heart disease.

1964 Charles T. Dotter introduces the concept of remodeling the artery by means of

transluminal angioplasty.

1965 American surgeons DeBakey and Kantrowitz implant mechanical devices to help a

diseased heart.

The U.S. Surgeon General's warning, linking smoking with health risks, is added to

cigarette packaging.

1967 Christian Barnard, a South African surgeon, performs the first whole-heart human to

human transplant.

1968 Falvaro reports using a saphenous vein graft to perform bypass surgery of a human

coronary artery.

1970 The balloon-tipped, flow-directed pulmonary artery Swan-Ganz catheter allows bedside

right-heart catheterization.

1976 Successful reperfusion of an infarct-related artery with intracoronary streptokinase is

reported.

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1977 The first angioplasty on a conscious patient, done by Gruentzig, is the first case entered

into a worldwide PCTA registry.

1980 The first 1000 angioplasties are performed worldwide; NHLBI begins support of the

PTCA registry.

1982 Willem DeVries implants a permanent artificial heart, designed by Robert Jarvik, into a

human patient.

Over-the-wire coaxial balloon systems are introduced; brachial guiding catheters and

steerable guide wires developed.

1984 Transvenous catheter ablation is used by Morady and Scheinman to extirpate the

posteroseptal accessory pathway in a patient with Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome.

1986 Jacques Puel and Ulrich Sigwart insert the first stent into a human coronary artery.

Early IV administration of P-blockers in the emergency room is reported to reduce

mortality.

1987 Interventional devices, including rotational atherectomy devices and intravascular

ultrasound, are used worldwide.

1991 Passive smoking is identified as the third leading preventable cause of death in the U.S.,

and nonsmokers living with smokers are reported to show an increased risk of ischemic

heart disease or MI of approximately 30%.

1992 European Heart House established.

1993 The first federal guidance document for interventional cardiology devices, including

PTCA, balloon catheters, atherectomy catheters, lasers and intravascular stents, is

released.

Combination of thrombolytic therapy, aspirin, and IV followed by oral P-blockers

reported to reduce mortality in acute MI.

1994 Coronary stents are approved by the FDA.

The combination of a lfb-Illa inhibitor with PTCA and stent insertion is reported to lower

rates of rethrombosis.

1995 IV administration of thrombolytic agents is reported to reduce heart tissue damage,

particularly if administered early after acute MI.

1997 Over 1 million angioplasties are performed, making angioplasty the most common

medical intervention worldwide.

1998 The protein vascular endothelial growth factor is reported to promote new blood vessel

growth and increase blood flow to the heart. www.mednets.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/articles_milestone_cardiology_milestonescardiology

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Appendix B

As a Christian in the field of EMS

As a Christian in EMS, I believe that Jesus Christ is “The Great Physician”. Jesus was greatly

concerned for the sick. He went about healing the sick wherever he was. Not only, was healing a

pre-occupation with Jesus, but also, as Christians, we are commanded to make healing our duty, as

seen in Matthew 10:8 “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons.”

As a Christian in EMS, I believe that hospitals are an explicitly Christian institution and, the idea

of Pre-hospital medical care and, the job of EMS are ordained by God Himself, as seen in the

following:

The first ever recorded rescue breathing (Genesis 2:7)

The first ever recorded CPR (1 Kings 17:17-24)

The first ever recorded EMS system (see EMT-B book for more info) First responder

through definitive care, at his level of training, transported patient to the closest appropriate

facility, and, even took care of his paper work and billing. (Luke 10:29-35) Known as the

Good Samaritan, where we get the term for our Good Samaritan Law.

As a Christian in EMS, I cannot separate my faith, in Jesus Christ, from my every day life,

conduct, and speech.

As a Christian in EMS, I cannot justify the rendering of medical care: for only those who love me,

aiding only my friends, and, praying only for fellow Christians. But, I must uphold to God’s

Standard of Care, in the healing of the whole person: Body, Soul, Mind and Spirit.

As a Christian in EMS, I have no desire to carry the name of the Son of God, to the level of my

own base intentions.

As a Christian in EMS, I aspire to be like Him, to live on unseen resources by faith, to tap the

unlimited supply of His love through the life of His indwelling Holy Spirit, to emerge from my

moral conflicts “more than a conqueror” through His power, and, to rise above all earthly standards,

to the completeness of His perfection.

As a Christian in EMS, I acknowledge that this is an impossible quest, but, accept the challenge of

its impossibility, in the knowledge that its pursuit will force me to rest on Him.

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As a Christian in EMS, I desire no little challenges, expect no un-rippled seas, and abandon all

personal “rights” for the ultimate goal of ministering (Physical and Spiritual healing) to all patients

that I come in contact with and their families - to the best of my abilities.

As a Christian in EMS, I consider that it is not God’s will for my life to have a quality of life that

is indistinguishable from unbelieving men and common Christians.

As a Christian in EMS, my present failure, to fulfill these intentions, merely proves that God isn’t

finished re-shaping my raw materials.

(Adapted By Rev. Chris Credle EMT-P, Founder of SoulMedic Ministries From Chaplain Dr. James

Devine National Academy of Fire Service Chaplains’ “Mastering the ABC’s of Fire Service

Chaplaincy”).

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Getting to Know the Author:

Rev. CHRISTOPHER A. CREDLE EMT-PARAMEDIC, BCBT

Chris grew up in a house that ended up being a Christian halfway house for runaways, druggies,

prostitutes, ex-cons, the unlovable & untouchables. Both of his parents were involved in the

medical field and in ministry.

Chris was born-again and water baptized, over the Easter holidays, in 1979, after his grandfather

died, Easter morning. Chris knew from an early age that GOD had a calling for him for the

ministry, and, his fascination, with the medical field and EMS, started during a Boy Scout fall

camporee, while getting his First Aid skill award.

The local county EMS system taught the First Aid class that Chris attended, when he was eleven

years old. To add to the visual aid and hands-on experience, the local EMS brought their

Ambulance. After that First Aid class, Chris knew that EMS was what he wanted to do: help people

and drive that big ambulance with the lights and sirens; what a great way to minister to people.

Chris continued in scouting and, obtained the rank of Eagle Scout with three palms, and, was

appointed Junior Assistant Scout Master in 1984, all before he turned fourteen years old. Through

scouting and other church related youth organizations, Chris’s love for GOD and medical missions

grew. Chris went on his first mission’s trip, in the summer of 1987, to Germany, with Ambassadors

in Mission (AIM). In October 1987, Chris was awarded the Gold Medal of Achievement Award

from the Assemblies of God’s boys program called the Royal Rangers.

Chris became involved with EMS in 1985 in a Rescue/EMS Explorer Post. In the fall of 1987, he

went to Basic EMT class at night, while doing his senior year in high school. In the fall of 1988,

Chris attended a Discipleship Training School (DTS), at Pacific and Asia Christian University on

the Big Island of Hawaii. PACU is now known as the University of the Nations. U of N is the

university for Youth With A Mission (YWAM). Chris's course of study was Discipleship and Cross

Cultural Missions {To Know GOD and make Him Known}. After the lecture phase of the DTS,

Chris completed a required Field Outreach with Jackie Pullenger Ministries in Hong Kong and main

land China (the team he was on got in trouble for smuggling Bibles into main land China).

Chris returned home after his DTS, to continue in his medical training. While working at Duke

University Medical Center, over the late summer of 1989, in Respiratory Care Services, as an EMT-

Transporter/Messenger, Chris returned to EMT class for his Emergency Medical Technician -

Intermediate 1989. Then, in the fall of 1990, Chris started his class for Emergency Medical

Technician – Paramedic. Paramedic class went on until late fall 1991. Also in 1991, Chris became

an ordained minister, with the Jameson Evangelistic Association. Then, in the spring of 1992, Chris

became an EMT-Paramedic.

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He has been in ministry for over fifteen years, all the while maintaining a full-time job in EMS.

While in ministry, Chris has worked as an EMS Chaplain, missionary, college & career pastor,

and, along with his wife, as singles’ ministers and youths’ pastors.

While in EMS, Chris worked in and for both large cities with major universities, (Durham County

with DUKE University and Orange County with UNC), with high call volumes and the rural EMS

systems, with low call volumes.

Chris is a Board Certified Belief Therapist (CBT) through the Therapon Institute. He has earned his

Associate of Religious Arts (Missiology) from Logos Christian College, in February of 2000 and

has also earned his Associate of Theology from Christian Life School of Theology. In November

2002, Chris earned his Bachelor of Theology degree, from Christian Life School of Theology. In

November 2005, Chris earned his Master of Theology degree, from Christian Life School of

Theology. In August 2006, Chris earned his Master of Biblical Counseling degree from Therapon

University. Chris is currently working on his Ph.D. in Biblical Counseling, in his spare time.

In 2003, Chris and Amy Credle started SoulMedic Ministries, a multi-faceted ministry to reach out

to men and women of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), with the Gospel. The goal is to bring

Chaplains into a working role in Emergency Medical Services, and, to provide those in EMS with

Bible study tools, relevant to Emergency Medical Service Providers.

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xv www.twbookmark.com/books/44/0446532029/chapter_excerpt16326.html What is the world’s philosophy today?

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xviii Paper on “The Emergency Services Chaplain” by Rev. Christopher A. Credle EMT-Paramedic

xix Did you know we get the term, Good Samaritan from the Bible. The Parable of the Good Samaritan, Luke 10:33-34

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xxvii www.ci.brownwood.tx.us/pubsafe/police/stories1.htm Broken Bones May Be Set, But Wounded Souls Still Broken

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xxxiv www.chaplain.firefighting.org/chapcry.htm, “A Proposed Program to Support the Emotional Wellness of Firefighters” Peggy (HUGS) Rainone

xxxv www.free-termpapers.com/tp/14/ems171.shtml, “The Struggles of EMT’s and EMS Workers”

xxxvi Copyright © IN TOUCH magazine IN TOUCH MINISTRIES®, ITM, Inc.All rights reserved

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xxxvii Return to List of Bible Studies or Go to Homepage at www.LocalMissions.org Emotions - When no one cares

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xxxviii www.leaderu.com/offices/stoll/psychology.html The Bible and Psychology, John H. Stoll, Ph.D, Leadership U “Telling the Truth Project“.

xxxix Henry Shrock, University of The Nations, YWAM, Makapala Fall 1988 DTS

xl http://www.rescuehouse.com/paramedics/poems/poem12.php, Author: Unknown

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xliv www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Def.show/RTD/ISBE/Topic/Person,%20Personality W. L. Walker

xlv www.dictionary.reference.com/search?q=personality, The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition © 2000 by

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xlvi Then the unbelievers, added by the author of this Bible study for better understanding of us going out into all the world with the cross of Christ.

xlvii www.bbie.org/english/Study01God/0102ThePersonalityofGod.html

xlviii http://www.bbie.org/english/Study01God/0103GodsNameandCharacter.html

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