The Seven Deadly Sins: Anger
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Anger
Third message in the series The Seven Deadly Sins
Length: 34:48
Size: 12 MB
Format MP3
Speaker: Glen Davis - 2/9/2005
Here’s this week’s handout:
Anger: A Sin-opsis
The Sin Cluster: Hatred, Impatience, Contempt, Bitterness, Profanity, Vengeance
The Virtues They Distort: Outrage, Passion
Biblical Stories About:
- Jonah: grew angry because God was merciful to Ninevah (Jonah 4)
- Nebuchadnezzar: flew off the handle when 3 men refused to worship him (Daniel 3)
- Balaam: beat his donkey because it didn’t do what he wanted (Numbers 22:22-35)
- Uzziah: raged at the priests when they told him to stop sinning (2 Chron 26:16-20)
- David: his anger led him to repentance (2 Samuel 12)
According to the Bible, Anger
- is not always a sin—Psalm 4:4, 1 Sam 11:6, Mark 3:5
- can lead to wrongdoing—Psalm 37:8, Prov 29:22, Prov 30:33, James 1:19-20
- is a fool’s game—Prov 29:11, Ecc 7:9
- must not be nursed—Eph 4:26
- is often provoked by rudeness—Prov 15:1, 25:23
- can grieve the Holy Spirit—Eph 4:30-31
God’s Anger
- takes a long time to incur—Neh 9:17
- burns fiercely—Psalm 90:11
- passes quickly—Psalm 30:5
- is consciously restrained—Psalm 78:38
- is almost always invoked by idolatry—see whole Old Testament
- accomplishes its goal: Jeremiah 30:24
- is praiseworthy—Psalm 76:10
Some Questions:
When is anger justified?What should I do when I’m angry?