Anger In Action

Autumn Rose · Status: Offline

Anger In Action

first lady · Status: Offline

I read your blog and it was interesting. I was just recently trying to encourage a lady from my church to get over anger. She was very angry with certain people in her life.

One thing I did tell her was that it was okay to be angry, but sin not, b/c the bible states that. How do you become angry and sin not, according to the scripture(Eph.4:26). Most people when angry will curse people out or try to harm them physically.

According to the bible it almost implies that anger is a healthy emotion. Can someone help me understand so that when I counsel others, I will understand?

Thanks,

First Lady

puppetmaster · Status: Offline

This is not an exegesis or anything...but when I was a teenager, my mom explained it to me this way:

When we're angry, the root of our anger is that we are hurt. And of course it's not a sin to have hurt feelings - we can't control that! There are times when anger is the way we express our hurt feelings. The sin is when we dwell on it (then it becomes unforgiveness, which the Bible says IS a sin!) or actually act out by hurting someone else either physically or emotionally.

Kind of like Jesus when he cleaned out the temple. He was hurt that his Father's house was being used improperly. His hurt turned into anger as he overturned the tables and told the people off! BUT...he did not dwell on his anger, and of course, forgave them for it.

I think a lot of times we use the terms "anger" and "unforgiveness" interchangeably - which is why there is such confusion with this passage.

Again...this is not an exegetical treatise or the "final word" by any means - but I hope it helps smile .

Autumn Rose · Status: Offline

Greetings First Lady!

Here are a couple of thoughts..

Throughout the Old Testament we see God's anger toward the Israelites because of their disobedience. God is a person who has feelings, joy, love, hope, sadness, and anger. When they turned their backs to God, God's heart was hurt and he became angry. Anger is an emotion that is a response we feel when someone has hurt us, disappointed us, or frustrates us. God felt this very same way many times. He created this feeling in us and yet it is our response to this anger that directs our actions.

I see it like this..anger is like a stone...you can throw it our step on it.

You can use your anger and throw stones yourself and hurt those around you with violence and hurtful words, or you can use your anger as a stepping stone and move toward restoration or an answer in your situation.

As I mentioned in my blog anger causes us to act. How we act is our choice. Mr. King Jr. used his anger and frustration for a cause and changed the hearts and minds of a generation or more!

Anger is a sin if you use it in a way that hurts others, dwell on it, etc.
Any feelings we have we are at liberty to give back to God and move on as well.
We all feel anger. This is a natural part of life. What we do with it is our responsibility.

Psalms 30:5 speaks of God's anger and His response:

"For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life;
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning."

How beautiful is this??

Be Blessed!

~Autumn Rose smile

Autumn Rose · Status: Offline

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http://www.blogmyway.org/entry.php?w=biblestudyleader&e_id=11529

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~Autumn Rose