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If we are going to maintain the unity of the Spirit, we must control our emotions!
The Church is the Training Ground
We have all likely known of Church fights and conflict, and likely it was due to uncontrolled emotions.
In a moment of emotional rise, someone responded and sent the whole conflict into a whirlwind.
You could be the cause of causing great grief and destruction to the Name of God and of His Church.
Out text hints that there is a good anger, and a bad one.
The Bible on Anger
Unrighteous Anger
Forbidded in Scripture
Motivated by Self
Jealousy
Cain
Saul
Pride
Jonah
Resisting the Truth
Asa at Hanani
Jeremiah suffered
Jame
Tends toward murder
“Anger typically entails a desire to damage or destroy the other person, either in some personal way or literally in the form of murder”
Righteous Anger
Righteous Anger
“be angry”
Motivated by a desire for God’s Glory & a love for others
Moses at Israel
Saul at the oppression of God’s people
Jesus at the hard hearts of men
It’s
It’s okay to be angry at good things, it’s right!
There are things that should make us angry!
God has Anger
Slow to Be Angry
Psa
It is Just
Rom.
2:6-8
This anger was averted by Christ!
The Danger Of Uncontrolled Anger
It can go bad!
“sin not”
Because of the bent of our nature, even good anger can turn bad.
Saul is an example of this!
James 1:
It Can Grow Rampant (Like a fire inside)
“let not the sun go down on your anger (wrath)”
Uncle Tommy and I set fire to the garden edges and almost burnt the whole forest up.
Example: Hatfields and the McCoys
So control you emotions
It Gives an Opportunity for Satan
Loves to have an opportunity to break the unity among God’s people.
It weakens her witness.
It’s a snare
Prov.
22:24
What to do with Anger?
Trust in the Lord
Psalm 4:4
Don’t seek vengeance.
Practical Exhortations
If we are going to preserve the Unity of the Spirit, we are going to have to work at this.
1. Don’t be quick to be angry.
2. Cultivate a restful spirit in the sovereignty of God.
3. Always assume the best of someone until you know the facts.
4. Overlook minor offences
5. Refuse respond to conflict sinfully by stirring up strife or slander or gossip as a result of your anger.
Don’t allow yourself to stew on anger.
Purpose to resolve conflicts biblically.
Quickly, discreetly, privately.
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