So I'm having problems with one of my good friends. She's a really fun girl; she's really fun to be with and all. But, lately she's been extremely demanding of me, and basically she doesn’t treat me the way I want to be treated nor the way she would want to treated herself. So, this drives alot of anger within me, mostly like right after we hang out for some time. We even work together at the same job so I get angry as well. I really don’t' know what to do about this situation, but something has to be done because it's driving me coocoo. Anyways, I decided I'd look into the Chapter of Matthew for answers and I fell upon a passage that was titled, "Anger". So thinking this passage could really help me out, I honestly read it and still am not sure what it means. It's just confusing to me for some reason. So I guess I was wondering if someone would be able to explain the chapter of Matthew 5:21 and the entire passage of "Anger". It would be awesome if someone can help me out with this one
2007-12-28 08:21:49 · 6 answers · asked by masterpoopthrower 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
When Jesus said, "But I tell you," He was not doing away with the Law or adding his own beliefs. Rather, he was giving a fuller understanding of why God made the Law in the first place. For example, Moses said "You shall not murder" (Exodus 20:13). Jesus taught that we should not even become angry enough to murder, for then we have already committed murder in our heart. The Pharisees read this law and, not having literally murdered anyone, felt righteous. Yet, they were angry enough with Jesus that they would soon plot His death, though they would not do the dirty work themselves. We miss the intent of God's Word when we read His rules for living without trying to understand why He made them.
Anger keeps us from developing a spirit pleasing to God. Have you ever been proud that you didn't strike out and say what was really on your mind? Self-control is good, but Christ wants us to practice thought-control as well. Jesus said we will be held accountable even for our attitudes.
2007-12-28 09:02:10 · answer #1 · answered by AmericanPatriot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally would not entitle that passage of scripture as "Anger." I would title more like "Gossip." You should possibly think about Matthew 7:12. I always find it as a good verse for me when people are acting roughly towards me when I have seemingly done nothing wrong. Galatians 5:13-15 also is a great passage regarding your issue.
2007-12-28 08:33:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ahh, the Beatitudes. Yes.
You need to consider who wrote this book. And what anger meant to that person in that century.
Perhaps what you should do is ask a jew what Raca means since it is aramaic. Don't forget that these books are not altogether 100% accurate. The catholic church made sure of that. They only publish what they want you to learn. There are thousands of unpublished texts and lord knows what's in them so take this with a grain of salt.
You need to sit down with this lady and talk to her. Find out what is making her angry. Something is going on. Does she still live at home? perhaps she is being abused in some way.
2007-12-28 08:37:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Messiah is telling us that wishing someone ill is not good. Try reading Love Languages by Gary Chapman. It might help you to see what is going wrong. What we have here is a failure to communicate.
2007-12-28 08:29:16 · answer #4 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's this site www.doersoftheword.org that has 15 min of teaching n overcoming anger. I think it would really help you out.
Here's the site that takes you directly.
http://www.doersoftheword.org/audio_bible_school.html#Anger
2007-12-28 10:03:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would drop her, she obviously is taking you for granted.
2007-12-28 08:27:28 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋