Betrayal Bond

Betrayal

There are two ways to learn – through acquiring new data and/or through experience.  New data is learned in school, such as 2 + 2 = 4.  But were a child to write 2 + 2 = 6 on a classroom blackboard and classmates laughed at the mistake, that child’s learning would occur through experience and the emotional beliefs attached to the experience.

The strength of a belief is determined by repetition or emotional intensity, or the combination of the two. 

 

How did Adam feel when he was suddenly separated from the presence of God?  (Has does one feel when a tsunami wave subsides, terror has been experienced and life as it was once known has been washed away?)

Betrayal Bond

Hypothetically, did man develop a betrayal bond with Satan?  A betrayal bond occurs when an innocent person becomes emotionally attached to the maligned needs and beliefs of the one who has tragically victimized that person.  Initially, the victim aligns with and emotionally supports the perpetrator to survive. But this survival tactic develops into irrational and distorted beliefs about the perpetrator’s motive and need, becoming the betrayal bond.

Consider this story:

The Stockholm syndrome illustrates this concept:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In psychology, Stockholm syndrome is a term used to describe a paradoxical psychological phenomenon wherein hostages express adulation and have positive feelings towards their captors. These feelings are generally considered irrational in light of the danger or risk endured by the victims, who essentially mistake a lack of abuse from their captors as an act of kindness.[1][2] The FBI’s Hostage Barricade Database System shows that roughly 27% of victims show evidence of Stockholm syndrome.[3] The syndrome is named after the Norrmalmstorg robbery of Kreditbanken at Norrmalmstorg in Stockholm, in which the bank robbers held bank employees hostage from August 23 to August 28, 1973. In this case, two machine-gun carrying criminals entered the Stockholm bank, blasting their guns, announcing, “The party has just begun!” They strapped dynamite to the hostages and held them in a bank vault until the rescue. The victims became emotionally attached to their captors, and even defended them after they were freed from their six-day ordeal. The term "Stockholm Syndrome" was coined by the criminologist and psychiatrist Nils Bejerot, who assisted the police during the robbery, and referred to the syndrome in a news broadcast.[4] It was originally defined by psychiatrist Frank Ochberg to aid the management of hostage situations.[5]

Does this concept describe the relationship man has with Satan, the enemy of his soul?

The enemy held Adam and Eve as captives as it was his voice they now heard within their souls, enticing them to make wrong and self-serving choices.  Did Adam and Eve develop a betrayal bond with the devil himself as sinful thoughts no longer seemed irrational, but became the basis for their decision making?

This betrayal bond between Satan and man is evidenced when people willfully turn their backs on God’s truths and justify the works of the devil, with sins such as: 

·       Cheating on an expense account  - because your boss owes you

·       Gluttony - if it tastes and feels good, it couldn’t be wrong

·       Gossiping - just telling the truth

·       Killing, lying, cheating - to survive

·       And the list goes on and on

Just like the Stockholm hostages defended their captors and developed deep relationships with them, man justifies his sinful actions based upon his own reasoning and intellect versus the word of God, and therefore bonds with the spirit of darkness. Carnality posits that dependence on God is not necessary and man can get his needs met from his own “doing” versus “being.”

Man’s predicament is one of trying to find fulfillment and provision outside of a relationship with God.  He is confused about his own identity, purpose and internal neediness.  He uses his own resources to live his life but runs into roadblocks, as he is unable to satisfy his own needs.  This translates:  man believes that he is supposed to be able to function independently from God, control his own life and achieve success and happiness.