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On Getting Angry, Part 2: Doing It Right

By Filings on Mon, 04/26/21
Christian Living
Anger
Christian Mind

“In the last post we looked at some of the biblical warnings about anger. This time I’ll note that sometimes, according to the same Scripture, anger is justified.” - Olinger

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Bert Perry

NewGood article

Mon, 04/26/21

I put it simply; there are times that anger is an entirely appropriate response to being sinned against. We can quibble about how that anger ought to be expressed—it is sometimes a practical issue—but the long and short of it is that there are times it’s entirely appropriate.

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.

Related . . .

Topics: Anger, Human Nature, Christian Attitudes
  • What Is Anger?
  • He Did Not Revile in Return: Following Jesus in an Age of Anger
  • Is It OK to Be Angry at God? Denny Burk Says 'Never'
  • PauI Tripp: "In a fallen world, people of character and conscience will always be angry."
  • Beware the Anger of Your Soul: How to Restrain Ungodly Passion

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A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

(ESV, Proverbs 15:1)

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