Anger

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Sun, Apr 28, 2019

Teacher: Yale Wall Series: Killing From Within Scripture: Ephesians 4:26-32

Proverbs 14:17
A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of evil devices is hated.

Proverbs 14:29
He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.

Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 15:18
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, But the slow to anger calms a dispute.

Proverbs 16:32
He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.

Proverbs 19:11
A man’s discretion makes him slow to anger, And it is his glory to overlook a transgression.

Proverbs 22:24-25
24 Do not associate with a man given to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man,
25 Or you will learn his ways And find a snare for yourself.

Proverbs 29:11
A fool always loses his temper, But a wise man holds it back.

Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirs up strife, And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.

Ecclesiastes 7:9
Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger resides in the bosom of fools.

 

The Bible commands us to be angry at times.
6 warnings in Ephesians:

1. Don’t Sin in Your Anger

Ephesians 4:26a
Be angry, and yet do not sin;

 

2. Don’t Sleep on Your Anger

Ephesians 4:26b
do not let the sun go down on your anger,

 

3. Don’t Give Satan a Win with Your Anger

Ephesians 4:27
and do not give the devil an opportunity.

 

4. Don’t Speak Evil in Your Anger

Ephesians 4:29
Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.

 

5. Don’t Sadden the Spirit With Your Anger

Ephesians 4:30
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

 

6. Don’t Stray From God with Your Anger

Ephesians 4:31-32
31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.

 

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