Ep03.20: Unpacking Series - Anger

2018-10-16

ANGER: a strong feeling of displeasure (annoyed, vexed, irritated, agitated, distressed) that results in some form of hostility or affliction toward. This is an interesting topic, with a challenging conclusion - namely that God intends for His mature followers to release themselves of anger in any and every situation, and make no decisions nor take any actions in anger. Anger, as powerful a tool as it is, is left only for the perfect, all-loving, all-wise, all-powerful God to use if ...

ANGER: a strong feeling of displeasure (annoyed, vexed, irritated, agitated, distressed) that results in some form of hostility or affliction toward.

This is an interesting topic, with a challenging conclusion - namely that God intends for His mature followers to release themselves of anger in any and every situation, and make no decisions nor take any actions in anger. Anger, as powerful a tool as it is, is left only for the perfect, all-loving, all-wise, all-powerful God to use if needed.

TIMESTAMP:

0:00 - a recap of where we've been so far this season & where we're headed; a recap of the previous two epidoses on Punishment and Mercy.

25:11 - an initial observation on what the Scripture says about anger; looking at the original wording and key definitions; a theory on the difference between anger and hate; going through the OT & NT passages on God's anger.

1:35:10 - going through OT & NT passages on man's anger; forming a conclusion about anger - that it plays no role in the mature believer's life.

2:18:30 - addressing push-back and those who disagree with these conclusions; benefits of resisting anger; final thoughts.

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