Timeless questions. You’ve asked them, as have philosophers and theologians for thousands of years. In “Spirit-Controlled Temperament, ” Tim LaHaye provides answers patterned after ancient models of human behavior and grounded in the Word of God, making this a classic read for all Christians. Jesus had a powerful vision, goal, and ultimate purpose for His life (the cross). He pursued it with relentless determination and courage until everything was finished. (Lion) After taking the test, a lot of puzzling things about yourself suddenly make sense. The more you realize how God made you, the more at peace you will be. You will identify your areas of strength and weakness. Then, the Holy Spirit will guide you to control your behavior, so you can relate more easily to others. The Spirit-Controlled Temperament urn:lcp:spiritcontrolled00laha_1:epub:1a5231f1-180a-4bfa-b577-fc5cbefd3ea8 Extramarc Yale Library Foldoutcount 0 Identifier spiritcontrolled00laha_1 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t08w74j92 Invoice 1213 Isbn 9780842362207

La Haye also talks about how each temperament has its specific challenges to be overcome, and how the Holy Spirit can use each temperament. Recently, my daughter, whose temperament is so much like mine, was struggling with her own issues, and I realized it was at about the same age that I first read LaHaye's great book. I must find a copy to pass on to her. Spirit-Controlled Temperament was the first book on the subject of temperament written in English and for Christians. Since then I have written Transformed Temperaments, a biblical study of Peter the Sanguine, Paul the Choleric, Moses the Melancholy, and Abraham the Phlegmatic. My wife, Beverly, has written two books on the subject, Spirit-Controlled Woman and How to Develop Your Child’s Temperament. Between us we have been privileged to popularize this ancient concept in the Christian community. Temperament is the combination of inborn traits that subconsciously affects all our behavior. These traits, which are passed on by our genes, are based on hereditary factors and arranged at the time of conception. Six people contribute through the gene pool to the makeup of every baby: two parents and four grandparents. Some authorities suggest that we may get more genes from our grandparents than our parents. That could account for the greater resemblance of some children to their grandparents than to their parents. The alignment of temperament traits, though unseen, is just as predictable as the color of eyes, hair, or size of body.As I read through the initial presentation of the four basis temperaments, I was thinking it seemed much too simplistic to be realistic. But as the book proceeds to explaining the different combinations of temperaments and what those combinations looks like, it really starts to hit home. Character is the real you. The Bible refers to it as the hidden person of the heart (1Pet. 3:4). It is the result of your natural temperament modified by childhood training, education, and basic attitudes, beliefs, principles, and motivations. It is sometimes referred to as the soul of a person, which is made up of the mind, emotions, and will. There is nothing more fascinating about people than their inherited temperament! It is temperament that provides each human being with the distinguishing qualities that make each as individually unique as the differing designs God has given to snowflakes. Temperament is the unseen force underlying human action, a force that can destroy a normal and productive human being unless it is disciplined and directed. John Lindscott had given Bob Hawkins, the marketing genius of Ken Taylor’s The Living Bible, a copy and said, Bob, you ought to publish this book. It seems that Bob had put it in his briefcase and hadn’t read it until his wife, Shirley, had got hold of it and said, Bob, Tyndale House ought to publish this book. Some think the temperament theory is too simplistic, but that may be part of the key to its popularity; people can understand it. Still others have tried unsuccessfully to tie it to the ancient signs of the zodiac and the horoscope. In so doing they make a drastic miscalculation—of nine months! How? The horoscope is based on one’s day of birth, which in reality has nothing to do with temperament. As we shall see, your temperament was determined at conception by the combination of the genes of your parents. And temperament characteristics illustrate the biblical truth that we are fearfully and wonderfully made (Ps. 139:14)— made or created with both strengths or talents, which God wants to use, and weaknesses, which he wants to strengthen by the Holy Spirit.

From the thousands of letters and personal testimonials I have received in response to my teaching this material in more than eight hundred Family Life Seminars around the world, I have become even more convinced of its relevance. So when Tyndale House asked me to revise the book, I gladly accepted the challenge. dingbat Temperament traits, whether controlled or uncontrolled, last throughout life. The older we get, however, the softer and more mellow our harsh and hard traits tend to become. People learn that if they are to live at peace with their neighbors, it is best to emphasize their natural strengths and subdue their weaknesses.Some Christians erroneously think that their temperaments have changed, but that is impossible. As we have already seen, we are born with them. The Holy Spirit can, however, modify our temperaments so that they appear to have been changed. And ladies, if you think your husband is the only one with an anger issue, think again. LaHaye makes a convicting case for emotional hurt being a form of anger. Enjoy instant access below to our free four temperament test to discover your basic personality type. Which one of the four temperaments are you? Lion? Otter? Golden Retriever? Beaver? Or if you prefer the Greek names, are you Choleric, Sanguine, Phlegmatic, or Melancholy? I also know of no better guide than this, to explain why there are so many enmities, divisions, contentions, and so much strife and difference of “temperament” amongst believers in the Christian Church today. (Indeed, this book can help explain the problems of mankind, and of God’s own people, from Eden and onward!) Personally, I was very vexed, as a young Christian, to come to learn, firsthand, about so much strife and sin amongst Christians (myself included), and I definitely believe this is one of the most important books the Lord has sent my way, as it were, and it has helped me reach much peace and understanding amongst all of the debates and strife! I read this book years ago. It was amazing for someone of my particular temperament. I found the book immensely helpful. It allowed me to give myself a little grace, to understand the bundle of strengths and weaknesses that seemed to be intrinsic to me, and to accept that each weakness is probably the "bad" side of a good trait. Of course, the book also helped me give grace to others, particularly those who are so unlike me that I might previously have envied their gifts while simultaneously condemning and judging them for their weaknesses--things no reasonable person would struggle with, or so I thought, because those weaknesses were not MY weaknesses. This book broadened my view of humanity and certainly increased my compassion and empathy, especially for those who are nothing like me. For thirty years the insight I found here has shaped my thinking in a fundamental way.

My intent in this book is to help you understand how the Holy Spirit can enable you to overcome your weaknesses. It is not automatic! You must cooperate with the Spirit of God to effect lasting change in your life. dingbat By the way, I don't particularly "believe in" temperaments, and I'm sure even LaHaye has no great interest in the theory of the "humours" from which the idea is derived. Like so much of psychology and our understanding of the mind and heart, these are just theories and metaphors, no more tangible or prove-able than the existence of a conscious and sub-conscious, or the id, ego, and super-ego, or the related personality inventories that divide humanity into golden retrievers, and lions, and whatever else. None of these things are "real" and certainly they cannot be proven with any evidence. However, like the modern approach to psychology and other soft sciences, these things work on a pragmatic level.Since temperament traits are inherited genetically from our parents, we should keep in mind some of the natural factors that influence them. In the providence of God, John Lindscott, the manager of the Campus Crusade bookstore in Arrowhead Springs and a former member of our church, happened to be in San Diego and hear the last of these sermons. Looking over the eleven messages, he said, Why don’t you put these together and put a cover on it so I can try selling them in our bookstore? To these objections I would like to propose some arguments in favor of the Four Temperaments theory.

Lccn 67028429 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary OL17983931M Openlibrary_edition Spirit-Controlled Temperament isa helpful tool in discovering our own strengths and weaknesses, as well as in understanding why others do what they do. Whether you’re looking for an in-depth study of personality types, or valuable insight on living a Spirit-filled life, you’ll find it in this classic from Tim LaHaye. urn:oclc:37569968 Republisher_date 20121009134735 Republisher_operator [email protected] Scandate 20121009092228 Scanner scribe8.shenzhen.archive.org Scanningcenter shenzhen Worldcat (source edition) A person’s gender will also affect his or her temperament, particularly in the realm of the emotions. Women often tend to be more emotionally expressive than men. Even the hardest of women will weep at times, while some men never weep. Men and women may have the same temperament, but the extent of emotional expression may vary. Character combines your temperament, training, moral values, beliefs, and habit patterns. It is indeed the net result of all the influences and religious commitment on your life. It is what you really are when there is no one else around. What you do when you have the freedom to do what you want to do is an expression of yourself. dingbat2At the moment of our conception we all inherited a basic genetic temperament that contains both our strengths and our weaknesses. This temperament is called several things in the Bible: the natural man, the flesh, the old man, and corruptible flesh, to name a few. It is the basic impulse of our being that seeks to satisfy our wants. To properly understand the temperament’s control of our actions and reactions, we should define three terms and carefully distinguish among them: temperament, character, and personality. dingbat Temperament provides both our strengths and weaknesses. Although we like to think only of our strengths, everyone has weaknesses! Personality is the outward expression of oneself, which may or may not be the same as a person’s character, depending on how genuine that person is.