14 Sep Understanding And Resolving Anger
Preacher Huijun - 3 July 2014
Understanding Christian Paradoxes
Often, it seems that we are rejected by the world. Why is it that after becoming a Christian, knowing the word of God, we seem to be unable to fit in this world? The desire, inclination and fondness of things seem to change. As a result, we can no longer live peacefully in this world and enjoying what we used to enjoy. If children of God want to have victory in this world, it is not to live in congruent with the world's mindset but to stand firm in the truth of God, especially in paradoxical situations. Although uncomfortable, the struggle we experience is pleasing in God's eyes because its very presence proves that there’s a new person inside us who wants to follow and submit to God. To the world, Christians may seem to lose all things when they follow God; but to children of God, it is when they obey God that they receive the greatest freedom and joy that surpass all earthly transient and momentary things.
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<Eph 4:26-27, 31-32> ESV
26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil (Or: Do not give the devil a foothold).…. 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, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Be angry and do not sin <v26>
1) Intrinsically and inherently, anger in itself is not a sin.
2) Understand “Righteous Anger” – Can be a powerful force to put a stop to sinning.
3) Yet, our anger many a times lacks element of “righteousness”.
4) Individuals, Family and World are all terribly affected by anger
2. DO NOT let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold <v27>
1) Persistent/prolonged anger invites the devil to work.
2) Prolonged anger can open a way for the devil in our hearts to make his lies believable to us.
Causes of anger and Answers to it
1) Disappointment
⟹ Learn Submission and Love
2) Frustration (Thru repeated disappointments)
⟹ Grow in True Love (Always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres)
⟹ Even accepting and even adapting to someone who doesn’t change quickly)
3) Pain/Hurt
⟹ Understand that internal and emotional pain are more hurting than physical ones
⟹ Learn how to relate your pain/hurt rather than retaliation
⟹ Most important, look to the Cross of Calvary – The greatest pain ever inflicted, yet brought redemption.
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