Or should our only aim be to forgive above all and not rebuke that person?
2006-09-02 08:09:01 · 14 answers · asked by Tanya 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Bible tells us that anger is a very dangerous emotion and warns us to be constantly on guard against it. The Bible says, "An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered one commits many sins" (Proverbs 29:22).
Does this mean anger is never justified, or that it is always wrong? No, not necessarily. The Bible says God is angry when people sin and deliberately turn their backs on Him: "For forty years I was angry with that generation; I said, 'They are a people whose hearts go astray'" (Psalm 95:10). Jesus also became angry when He saw men making money from God's temple, and He forcibly drove them away (see Matthew 21:12).
In other words, we must never take evil lightly, and anger against injustice and wrongdoing has its place. But when we are angry at someone, we have to stop and ask ourselves why. Is it because we know God is offended—or is it only because they have hurt us, and we want revenge? If the latter is the case, then our anger is wrong.
Instead, let the Bible be your guide: "'In your anger do not sin': Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry" (Ephesians 4:26).
2006-09-02 10:06:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's ok to be angry as long as you do not sin in your anger; for instance don't hate the person you're angry with; hate the action (or whatever the circumstance is) that made you angry but never the person. Jesus got angry but He did not sin. As cliche as it sounds, think about WWJD. It works!
Some people need to be rebuked but you have to be in the right spirit to rebuke not just going with your flesh.
I do not like to yell at my 2 year old child (this is a parable, not real) but if my 2 year child is running out in the middle of a busy street and not within my reach I am going to yell at my child as loud as I can to stop! Why? Because his little running and playing spirit needed to be rebuked at that moment. At the playground his little running and playing spirit is at the right place at the right time. In the busy street it is not. Am I making sense? There is an appointed time for everything under the sun. Habakkuk 2:3 and a right time for everything too, Ecclesiates 3:1-8. What is the answer to your question? You must seek God for the right thought, feeling and action to every situation. This is if you want to be right with God about everything.
Most of us choose the easy way out, don't seek, go with whatever we feel is right and then we have to deal with whatever the consequence was afterwards, whether it be a fight, peace, whatever. Then we search for people to agree with our decisions and get further into deception.
I hope you find the answer you need, whether it be mine or not!
2006-09-02 15:31:23 · answer #2 · answered by Cinnababy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anger isn't in itself a sin, we are supposed to hate what is evil and cling to what is good. But Jesus has a way of looking past the question asked into the heart of the person asking the question, many times he didn't answer the question on the surface, but the underlying intent of the question. Try looking deeper than the question to what the asker is really stating, in some cases I can see hurt or sincere pain, in others it's just obvious hate.
2006-09-02 15:14:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We are human beings and because we are we are subject to experience human emotions such as anger. But as Christians we are taught to set our anger aside and forgive those people that make us angry and to pray that God will open their eyes to the truth and show them a better way to live. We also can use our own ability to forgive as an example to others particularly those who make us angry and show them the peace that comes with forgiveness
2006-09-02 15:17:38 · answer #4 · answered by peacelovejoy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The bible makes it clear that you are to go to that person and tell them (not in anger) what you think they are doing wrong. If the person is not receptive, then you go to the elders of the church with the problem. Being angry is a waste of time, but ,yes, we all are held accountable for our actions that hurt other people.
2006-09-02 15:16:01 · answer #5 · answered by Cassie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Someone who is trying to deceive others will answer to God, it is none of your concern to be involved with. Turn them in to the Supreme Court of Heaven (this is a legitimate bible doctrine) and forget about it. God has all the info.
2006-09-02 15:15:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was angry with and rebuked the Pharisees sharply for their deceptive practices and false doctrines which led many astray.
He called them names like "white-walled seplicures" full of dead men's bones, and 'blind leading the blind', and " Hypocrites!"...
2006-09-02 15:13:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Be angryand sin not. (Eph. 4:26) Anger has an energy with it. The important thing is what you dou with that anger. One does have to be careful with anger; as it gets us closer to the line faster (possibly related to the energy).
2006-09-02 17:56:12 · answer #8 · answered by jefferyspringer57@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you are always trying to decieve others you should be angry at yourself
2006-09-02 15:12:09 · answer #9 · answered by . 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Most people get angry and that is human nature so of course it is okay but it is not okay to let the anger consume you to the point of committing violence.
2006-09-02 15:12:50 · answer #10 · answered by tomleah_06 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋