Manipulation: Knowing How to Respond (Resources for Biblical Living) By Lou Priolo

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This booklet guides the reader to respond biblically to manipulative people Manipulation Knowing How to Respond Resources for Biblical Living Very helpful in learning to craft a biblical response to manipulation Paperback Very uccint advice on biblically deali wi emotional manipulation Barely twenty pages of text Paperback This was an exceptional little book full of wisdom it is easy to read and understand Every christian should read this book Paperback This short book provides examples on crafting a response to manipulation Two anti manipulation devices1 Appeal to the conscience of the manipulator to fulfill specific personal biblical responsibilities. Manipulation quotes Example 1 Jesus responds to Martha s attempt to pressure Him into telling Mary to help her instead of listening to His Word Martha you are worried and bothered about so many things but only one thing is necessary for Mary has chosen the good part which shall not be taken away from her 1 Jesus appealed to her personal responsibilities that she ought not to worry Matt 6 25. Manipulation synonym 1 Jesus appealed to their personal responsibility that they should have known the Scriptures Have you not even read what David did when he was hungry 2 Jesus appealed to Scripture that if it was lawful for David to break the law by eating the showbread it is lawful for Him to violate man made traditions because He is the Lord of the Sabbath. Manipulation of information Evaluate whether you have sinned or whether there is a basis for obligating you to do things apart from scripture Manipulative comment How can you do this to me Biblical response Have I sinned against you Are you upset with me about something that God isn t Paperback Manipulation You ve probably done it Most likely you ve had it done to you For some of us it is built into the fabric of our normal lifestyle So much so that perhaps we don t even realize we are doing it For example to bolster a point we want to make and convince someone to agree we might find ourselves saying You know there are a lot of people upset about this What does a lot mean When my daughter was in high school and wanted to convince me to let her go and do something she used the same line of thinking that most if not all of us used by saying But dad everyone is going I m sure she got sick of me asking her Everyone You talked to everyone and everyone is going Now these examples might not be as significant as the examples of manipulation that daily wreak havoc on relationships This is a serious issue So serious that one must look long and hard at his her own life to see what damage has been done to prior relationships simply because of the practice of manipulation In this booklet Priolo begins by providing a definition if you will of manipulation In defining manipulation the author provides a chart whereby one can evaluate their life to see if perhaps they manipulate and what it looks like in practical ways in their communication methods Priolo also mixes into this section specific passages of the Bible that help set the stage for an evaluation of this common to man issue Priolo also provides for the reader a definition of foolishness and then he gives some counsel on how we should respond to foolishness since manipulation is at its core foolishness In considering how to respond to manipulation Priolo provides the reader with snapshots of how the Lord Jesus Christ responded to manipulation Jesus who is fully God and fully man ran into various attempts by people who were seeking to manipulate him Thus the author speaks of Martha s attempt to manipulate Jesus in Luke 10 Mary and Joseph s attempt to manipulate Him in Luke 2 the Pharisees perpetual practice of manipulation at various points in the four gospels the Chief Priests and scribes doing likewise and even Mrs Zebedee Matthew 20 all working to manipulate Jesus to give them something that they wanted or to stop doing things that they hated etc Priolo shows how Jesus responded to the various attempts to manipulate Him We know He was the master teacher and He skillfully and in perfect godly fashion dealt with all scenarios in which He had to handle manipulative people Priolo also highlights the misuse of guilt that is so much a pattern in how manipulators function There are specific statements manipulators use to get what they want Priolo highlights these statements Then Priolo gives a set of snapshots of manipulation as illustrations of what manipulation looks like in various relationships Friend to friend mother to daughter husband to wife employer to employee wife to husband church leader to church member etc With each of these he then provides a biblical response to the manipulation In the last section of the booklet Priolo provides a very practical worksheet for evaluating manipulation He structures this in such a way that a person may list specific remarks that are made to them that are manipulative in nature then a space where the person can write out a biblical response to the manipulation This booklet is a great starting point for one who wants to evaluate his her life to see if they manipulate or if they are being manipulated but it doesn t just leave the reader with a way to diagnose this but it also provides an answer to how one is to respond to manipulation It is a practical and helpful book and one that I believe needs to be read by many people In saying that I m hopefully not manipulating but merely persuading Paperback

Manipulation: Knowing How to Respond (Resources for Biblical Living) By Lou Priolo
1596381280
9781596381285
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Paperback
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Manipulation: Knowing How to Respond (Resources for Biblical Living)LOU PRIOLO is the Director of Biblical Counseling at Eastwood Presbyterian Church in Montgomery Alabama A graduate of Calvary Bible College and Liberty University he is the author of The Heart of Anger and The Complete Husband Lou is also a Fellow in the National Association of Nouthetic Counselors He resides in Wetumpka Alabama with his wife Kim and daughters Sophia and Gabriella: Manipulation books 2 Appeal to God s Word or God s Will in His Word as the standard by which the manipulator is to be judged. Manipulation under anesthesia wrist cpt code 2 Jesus appealed to God s will that man should feast on God s Word as Mary did, Manipulationmode Example 2 Jesus responds to the Pharisees who accused the disciples of breaking the sabbath by stripping off grain heads to eat..