Posts Tagged ‘Anger’
Your Anger Is Not Okay
I firmly believe that Christians generally undersell the danger of anger. For example, we constantly warn men about lust/pornography, and we warn women about letting the opinions of others control them. However, we rarely confront sinful anger1 with the same passion. One reason is because anger is so common. We think, “Everyone gets angry, so…
Read MoreAnger in the First Degree
Murders come in all kinds of ways. They come through violence. They come through domestic squabbles. They come through gang warfare. Unfortunately, records of murder litter the history of the world. In fact, murders are so commonplace that they don’t always make the news cycle unless they’re bizarre or multiple. Yet, the most prevalent form…
Read MoreGood and Mad
Terry Hagedorn Be ye angry, and sin not. Ephesians 4:26 Anger is a God-given emotion. It is designed to motivate a person to change actions, attitudes, and adverbs (words) toward the irritant: e.g., a negative person, circumstance, or object. God’s anger is always holy. However, anger is manifested by people across a broad spectrum of…
Read MoreAnger: A Flood Out of Control
by Morris D. Hunsucker, Sr. This article first appeared in FrontLine • July/August 2000. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. My temper has always been a problem. When I was younger, I regularly got into trouble because I got so angry, so easily. Whenever a conflict would arise, I always ended up doing something…
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