TITUS 1:16 They (hypocrites) profess (claim) that they know God; but in works (none, MK 16:17, MAT 10:1) they deny him, being abominable (self- worshiping) and disobedient (unpersuadable) and to every good work (converting lost to Christ) reprobate (unapproved by God).

Passive-aggressive; A pattern of behavior where aggressiveness is displayed in a covert non co-operative way of intentional ineffectiveness and unacknowledged hostility. Commonly p/a is seen in people in positions of relatively low power who fear that naked anger would lead to reprisals but does not exclude the highly educated.

This behavior expresses negative feelings in an indirect (avoiding) and often obstructive way - instead of openly addressing them. Habitual passive resistance to demands for adequate performance in occupational or social situations rules the p/a.

The p/a syndrome begins with developmental issues (birth to early twenties that exacerbate their attitude) by showing a hated of secular and or spiritual direction with a basic (negative, hateful, brooding) personality that ultimately separates (isolates) them from harmony with their biological and or spiritual family and friends.

The Pentecostal p/a can be thankful for the evidence of his emotional passive aggressive personality because when revealed it is witnessed by the affected and enabler with the opportunity to control and redirect its negative aspects into a positive godly avenue for mental health.

Passive-aggressive behavior when mixed with an obstructionist (deliberately delaying or impeding progress) resistance to follow through with expectations in interpersonal or occupational situations will manifest as learned helplessness (constantly told who to trust and what to do or say).

People with this quintessential mental disorder tend to obtain high scores on measures of self-assertiveness (forcing their will on others) and low measure of warmth (affection).

The p/a will passively resist fulfilling routine social (prayer meetings) and occupational (job-related) responsibilities with a sullen (angry), argumentative (defiant) character and complaint of being misunderstood and unappreciated by others and will express envy (jealousy) and umbrage (anger) toward those apparently more focused in their spiritual or secular life then him.

Expressed resistance by the p/a from those seeking a more acceptable work and social performance from him is seen when he frustrates (disturbs) authority figures such as spouse, parent, business partner, spiritual leader and others having even a modicum of influence over his negative, loafing performance.

This Ineffectiveness by others to correct or regulate the p/a without having to embarrassingly prompt him with intrusion into his dark side by suggesting a healthy change to rectify his disharmony (concealing), is a foreign concept and one he avoids at all costs.

The p/a many times has an unacknowledged (unmanageable) hostility (opposition) kept hidden (detached) from anyone trying to redirect his basic pent up aggressions against parent or God into a productive outreach for the group dynamic.

With or without treatment the p/a superficially will continue nurturing a selfish egomaniacal personality and appear submissive to family, friends, Minister and authority figure as a ruse to camouflage and continue their pessimistic, (distrustful) negative, (unenthusiastic) lifestyle of being rude, lazy, disrespectful and abrasive.

A Pentecostal when p/a will manifest the same anger with stubborn, repetitious non-productive actions as an indirect control against the source of his secular (employer) and spiritual (God, Minister) who attempt to produce a fruitful transformation in him.

The p/a personality will deny and refuse open statements of resistance about his actions and claim others (such as parent, religious leader, etc.) to be the cause of his corporal schism and allege "his good intentions" in otherwise unhealthy relationships.

The p/a to hide his aggression of intentional and in some cases unconscious passivity will plead denial of wronging others and seem confused about the manifestations his emotional conflict and mental disorder (confusion of facts) produces in others and will accuse them of his real or imagined failings.

The p/a periodically may consciously awaken to the possibility that pandemonium with others is because of his inability to control a situation and so by using hostile defiance (rebelliousness) alternating with contrition (remorse) he sends mixed signals of ("Go away and come close") against those he feels wronged him.

The p/a is master of mixed messages and sitting on fences. When he tells you something, you may still walk away wondering if he actually said yes or no. Then drives you insane with the dropped hints and questions he knew the answers to.

Left-handed compliments such as “you are very profound” are merely a prelude to a subtle attack of blame, scoffs and insults produced by complaining, fault-finding and accusing as a foolish defense against intimacy and commitment to change his detrimental mindset.

Unnecessary or prolonged argumentativeness spoken or silent by the p/a reveals a deep seated hatred for parent, God, Jesus, Pentecostals and other authority that can continue for decades without resolution or gaining a true understanding of why they resist guidance for change.

Oppressive and callous passive cruelty brings with it a demanding, harassing (chafing) and self-generating conflictual relationship coupled with a denial of negative and sarcastic emotions especially anger, hurt and resentment he claims others unfairly accuse him of.

Rather than owning up to his own misdeeds the p/a feels victimized.

To remain above reproach, he sets himself up as the apparently hapless innocent victim by others (parents, employer, etc.) of excessive demands to change with criticism about his life.

Hostile motives and a persistent ambivalence (love/hate) toward a person make this individual unstable in all his ways and not to be trusted with private information that can be passed on or twisted out of its original meaning by loose conversation to outsiders.

Becoming sullen, brooding and gloomy the p/a shows an envious resentment of his vocational and academic quality of performance that slowly builds into an emotionally unstable personality coupled with mood fluctuations and hatred of others.

The p/a will say he is not upset yet every time the subject of passive comes up his face turns red and voice tone changes.

Disturbed functioning of serotonin or norepinephrine circuits, or both, contributes to depression in many people with p/a, but unwanted compelling work can equally claim that depression and often involves dysregulation of brain circuits controlling the activities of certain hormones. Indeed, hormonal alterations at birth in the depressed have long been evident.

Intentional inefficiency with a history of accidents and emotional sickness that affects the body also conveys a veiled hostility that resents and refuses positive direction by others or Jesus.

They demand but may not get their way in all situations at the cost of destroying self and any close working harmony with their group.

Just tell a p/a what you want and no matter how small, he may promise to get or do it for you but won't say when and if done it will be done deliberately slow just to frustrate you or maybe he won't comply at all unless reminded over and over, or use endless excuses like: “Sorry, I forgot” or “Give me a chance; or I was just about to do it.”

Making childish lying explanations he will fabricate excuses for not fulfilling his promises to use this as a way of withholding information, labor, tenderness and affirmation to have power over others.

The p/a continues to make up a story (half truth) rather than give you a straight answer. He will block any real progress he sees to getting your way in his life and if in business he will create shortage.

Withholding critical information, nurturing tardiness (chronic inability to arrive on time, with oblivisence-forgetfulness, absent mindedness) are the most infuriating and inconsiderate of all the p/a traits.

By keeping others waiting he sets the ground rules of the relationship and his selective forgetting is used when he wants to avoid any obligation.

By Dawdling (leisurely, slow) stubbornness (pigheadedness), procrastination (believing deadlines don't exist for him) and incompleteness (of tasks) mixed with inordinate (excessive) curiosity about others things and business with an inefficient work pace all beg for correction by the p/a.

Sulking and feeling put upon when unable to live up to his promises or obligations, the p/a retreats from pressures around him and withdraws into self, drugs, alcohol, strangers, hobbies, maligning and entertainment.

The religious p/a lacks the godly gift to encourage themselves or others to change from an unfavorable secular course in life to accepting the Lord’s deliverance for work in his kingdom.

Disturbed functioning of serotonin or norepinephrine circuits, or both, contributes to depression in many people, but daily many times unwanted compelling and unrewarding work for self or the Lord can equally claim that depression and often involves dysregulation of brain circuits that control the activities of certain hormones. Indeed, hormonal alterations in the depressed increase.

Because of hormonal alterations the p/a will manifest more than one Passive-aggressive symptom with very little hope of a personal transformation without outside help to direct and focus him on his conundrum.

Even when converted to Christ the p/a will exhibit passive-aggressive anomalies and find it a daily battle to humbly accept help, godly criticism and direction from God’s gift ministers for healing and positive production in his life.

Passive aggression can be used as a tool just like every other inter-relationship tool in the shed of human emotions... and like every other tool; it can be used, mis-used, over-used and under-utilized.

Do not allow yourself to get into a power struggle with this individual! You won't win as they ever fail to confront this issue directly.

If Pentecostal and ready to change ask God for help, the unconverted p/a needs to seek non-Christian useless secular counseling.