by Dr. Tim LaHaye Pastor, Scott Memorial Baptist Church, San Diego
MR. SANGUINE
blood. Of course, the fluid area has long since been discarded by medical science. Hippocrates’ analysis has stood the test of time as we see that people today still fall into one of these basic temperaments. Mr. Sanguine, is a warm, bouy- ant, lively person who seems to en joy life. External impressions find their way into his heart, usually causing spontaneous outbursts. Feel ings predominate, rather than re flective thoughts, as decisions are made. When Mr. Sanguine comes into the room, he has a tendency to lift the spirits of those present. Fre quently he dominates the entire con versation with a flow of exuberant speech. Since he will be a thrilling story-teller, he makes an excellent children’s worker. Because of his emotional nature, he can relive sto ries in an exciting manner. Mr. San guine enjoys people; he doesn’t like solitude. As an out-going individ ual, Mr. Sanguine is probably a hyper-extrovert. He never seems to lose his childlike curiosity for things around him. For such a person, even the unpleasant things of life can be forgotten by a change of environ ment. Usually he awakens in a good mood, singing his way through life. The natural trait of Mr. Sanguine producing this optimistic disposition is that he has a God-given ability to live in the present. It’s a fact that the people who are happy are those who enjoy right now. This should be the capacity of Christians. It’s sad to see so many who profess to know the Lord worrying, stewing and fuming about things that may never happen. It’s no fun to be around 7
C hapter O ne I t ' s a wonderful thing to realize that when an individual receives Jesus Christ as Saviour, he is in dwelt by the Holy Spirit. There should be a notable difference. While the personality and bodily structure may remain the same, a natural man who has been converted will show signs of the supernatural. All people fall into one of four basic categories which are discussed in my book, Spirit-Controlled Tem perament. Frequently tendenc ie s from one, two and sometimes three of these natures can be seen in each of us, although one will be predomi nant. Sometimes we follow basic pat terns seen in parents or grandpar ents. In every personality there are both strengths and weaknesses. No matter who we are, and what our backgrounds may be, we need the Holy Spirit to guide and control us. Temperament is an ancient theory first pointed out by Hippocrates about 400 B.C. He suggested that the sanguine personality was domi nated by a special red blood. This made the individual active and dy namic. The color of the choleric was yellow bile which gave the name. Melancholy had a black bile. The phlegmatic had more of a thick
These messages by Dr. Tim LaHaye are based on discus sions in his book, Sp irit-Con trolled Tem peram ent.
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