{"id":4822,"date":"2020-06-02T16:26:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpmu.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/?p=4822"},"modified":"2021-12-08T09:19:44","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T09:19:44","slug":"what-does-the-bible-say-about-anger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/2020\/06\/02\/what-does-the-bible-say-about-anger\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does the Bible Say About Anger?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3gGKfL3\">Taken from the <em>HelpFinder Bible<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anger is a fire that burns and consumes\u2014smoldering, flaming, at times white hot. Anger is passion. Of all emotions, it may well be the most passionate, for it has the power to fuel hatred and smother love. Anger itself is not necessarily bad; it is not necessarily wrong. God himself gets angry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-65-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4824\" width=\"316\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-65-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-65-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-65-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-65-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-65.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>What we need to consider is the object of our anger, the motive for our anger, and the outcome of our anger. Anger that is self-righteous, protects our pride, is self-centered, or demands its own way is dangerous. If allowed to continue unchecked, it will consume us. This kind of anger seeks harm and revenge; it seeks to destroy. Thus it can lead to bitterness and hatred, emotions that can cause violent behavior and obliterate compassion and forgiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God\u2019s anger, however, is directed against sin and unrighteousness. He blazes hot against evil. His anger, like ours, becomes a consuming fire, but its focus is to eradicate the sin so that the sinner can be restored. Our anger often consumes others and even ourselves; God\u2019s anger burns against evil and becomes a cleansing fire. The fires of our anger may aggravate our sinfulness and self-righteousness. His anger burns away sinfulness and allows the \u201cgold\u201d to emerge and make us fit for the Master\u2019s use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-67-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4825\" width=\"344\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-67-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-67-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-67-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-67-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-67.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When I am angry, what should I avoid?<\/strong><br> \u2022 EPHESIANS 6:4 | &#8220;Do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them.&#8221;<br> <em>Avoid discipline in the heat of anger.<\/em><br> \u2022 JAMES 3:5 | &#8220;The tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire.&#8221;<br> <em>Avoid speaking your mind when you are angry. You are likely to say something you will regret.<\/em><br> \u2022 1 SAMUEL 19:9-10 | &#8220;As David played his harp, Saul hurled his spear at David.&#8221;<br><em> Avoid acting on impulse in the heat of anger. You are likely to do something you will regret.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When is it okay to be angry?<\/strong><br> \u2022 JOHN 2:15-16 | &#8220;[Jesus] drove out the sheep and cattle, scattered the money changers\u2019 coins . . . and . . . told them, &#8216;Get these things out of here. Stop turning my Father\u2019s house into a marketplace!'&#8221;<br> \u2022 NUMBERS 25:11 | \u201cPhinehas . . . has turned my anger away from the Israelites by being as zealous among them as I was.\u201d<br> <em>Anger at sin is not only appropriate but also necessary. It is a sign that our priorities are in line with God\u2019s, that we understand the destructive force of sin, and will confront it with the same passion that God does.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-66-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4826\" width=\"376\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-66-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-66-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-66-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-66-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-66.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We all get angry at times, so what should we do about it?<\/strong><br> \u2022 EPHESIANS 4:26-27 | And \u201cdon\u2019t sin by letting anger control you.\u201d Don\u2019t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil. <br> <em>Anger is like a skunk in the house. Don\u2019t feed it to encourage it to stay. And carefully try to get rid of it as soon as possible.<\/em><br> \u2022 MATTHEW 5:21-23 | \u201cYou have heard that our ancestors were told, \u2018You must not murder.\u2019. . . But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! . . . Go and be reconciled to that person.\u201d<br> <em>Confront those you are angry with in order to restore your relationship.<\/em><br> \u2022 1 CORINTHIANS 13:5 | [Love] is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.<br> <em>Love is the mightiest weapon in overcoming anger.<\/em><br> \u2022 PROVERBS 11:29 | Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind. <br> \u2022 EPHESIANS 6:4 | Do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them.<br><em> To knowingly provoke your family to anger weakens the binding force\u2014love\u2014that bonds your family together. The control you seek actually enslaves you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3gGKfL3\">Learn more about the <em>HelpFinder Bible<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taken from the HelpFinder Bible Anger is a fire that burns and consumes\u2014smoldering, flaming, at times white hot. Anger is passion. Of all emotions, it may well be the most passionate, for it has the power to fuel hatred and smother love. Anger itself is not necessarily bad; it is not necessarily wrong. 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