Their inner life is characterized by an inner coolness, bordering on indifference. Unfortunately, this is often mistaken for trust. In many circles, passionate emotions are discouraged as unspiritual. You are considered godly if you can handle difficult trials with a detached and apparently unruffled confidence.
Having been a member of a church like this in the past, I can relate to what is being said here. One of the prominent ladies had some difficult issues with her daughter. She never really showed any emotion related to it. I remember one of the other women commenting on it and saying how strong she was, giving me the impression that it was spiritual to not show your emotions when going through difficult times.
Another church we attended gave us the impression that we should always be outwardly happy no matter what difficult times we were in. You were a hypocrite if you came to church sad.
Maybe off topic:
One of the men posted on Facebook:
“It is nearly impossible for me to trust emotional preachers.”
He said emotional preachers are too often false teachers. So he prefers preachers who don’t get emotional.
