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.
