YouвЂ™re not generally angry because things are in the way of God and his kingdom purposes.The punitive and vindicatory reaction, legitimate and controlled, yet awesomely emphatic, of God the righteous judge to unrighteousness in his human creatures. Think of how little of your anger in the last couple months had anything at all to do with the kingdom of God. Godly anger is controlled anger.Anger is one of the deadliest sin that people have often forsaken.Anger: When Your Pursuits are Blocked. How anger is expressed is the second factor that determines whether it is righteous or not. Any anger that is prolonged, harbored, or nursed is or becomes unrighteous anger. Specifically, God says regarding righteous anger: let not the sun go down upon your wrath (Eph.

IвЂ™ve witnessed pastors who are filled with anger that over time leads them to be bitter shepherds.Leave that to the righteous anger of God. ItвЂ™s power and anger that gets pastors in real trouble.вЂќ I couldnвЂ™t agree more with him. Obviously, being slow to anger suggests that there is an anger we should have.I recall one time meeting my pastor and he mentioned, вЂњI donвЂ™t think sex and money gets pastors in trouble.

In doing this, you will heap burning coals of shame on their heads. If they are thirsty, give them something to drink. Instead, If your enemies are hungry, feed them.

After all, didnвЂ™t Jesus Christ get angry?вЂќ and self-justify their anger that they feel entitled to.At the root definition of sinful anger is selfishness. Pray for Humility and Realize Life is not About YouAs a pastor, IвЂ™ve heard many people say, вЂњSure, I was angry, but I had the right to be angry. Let your arm lift me out of this pit, and let your anger fall and destroy.I will do a simple scriptural study from 1 Peter 5:6-7 on anger, pride and humility.1. IвЂ™ve counseled many couples over the past several years with anger problems that kills a marriage more often than sexual misconduct.When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all. I have seen the destructive power of anger in relationships, especially in marriages.

We must first expose our pseudo-righteous anger. Compare Luke 1:51, 52.We tend to conceal our sins, covering them with spiritual whiteout. The adjective ОєПЃО±П„О±О№бЅ°ОЅ, mighty, is, moreover, used only here. A phrase found nowhere else in the New Testament, but occurring in the Septuagint, Ex.

Cast All Your Anxiety unto Him and Turn to ChristMost human anger is sinful. You will soon find out, that self-justifying anger will hold you captive to the grave.There is only one way to put to end to sinful-anger: Humility.So, brethren, humble yourself under the mighty hand of God, so He may exalt you at the proper time.2. Cut the fuel supply of anger that ultimately leads to bitterness. Repentance is serious business and issues forth in emotional sorrow over sin.бјЅОЅО± бЅ‘Ојбѕ¶П‚, in order that in you may be fulfilled that law of the kingdom of God, вЂњhe that shall humble himself, shall be exalted,вЂќDonвЂ™t play the victim mentality but rather see yourself as a sinner in need of Christ.

It tends to pull us in different directions so that we do not depend on him. The term ( merimnan) means вЂњto be drawn in different directions, to be divided or distracted.вЂќ Whatever we are anxious about tends to distract us from trusting God. We are to trust God with our anxiety, the things we worry about. 5 and should be translated so as to make this evident: вЂњbe lowly,вЂќ the effective aorist imperative.Cast means вЂњto throw something upon someone or something else.вЂќ This word suggests a deliberate decision of trust.

вЂњNot every anxiety as it arises, for none will arise if this transference has been effectually made.вЂќ Care. All your care (ПЂбѕ¶ПѓО±ОЅ П„О®ОЅ ОјОПЃО№ОјОЅО±ОЅ). Cast all your anxiety and cares unto Christ. He wants us to put more trust in ourselves and others as opposed to God.What is your response to anger? Do you rail against him or her? Do you ignore or withdraw from the person youвЂ™re angry with? Or do you simply kick the dog, or the door? If so, your anger is not Christ like.

Desiring God et al., Killjoys: The Seven Deadly Sins, ed. Jones, Uprooting Anger: Biblical Help for a Common Problem (Phillipsburg, N.J: P & R Publishing, 2005). Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine (Leicester, EnglandвЂЇ: Grand Rapids, Mich: Zondervan, 1994). Humble yourself before the Lord, and cast all your anxiety unto Him. He is all about radically transforming your entire life.Christ is sovereign overall and He is in control of all the universe.

The Righteous Anger Of God