Ephesians
4:26-27
Be
Angry!
Eph 4:26 Be ye angry, and sin not:
let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Eph 4:27 Neither give place to the
devil.
1. Do
Not Be Unfeeling but Rather Be Angry
a. Righteous
anger is not a sin
i. God
gets angry - Ephesians 5:6
ii. Jesus
got angry - Mark 3:5
iii. Paul
got angry - Acts 17:16
iv. You
are to get angry - Psalm
97:10
v. The
world becomes insensitive to evil – we should not be
1.
Ephesians
4:18-19
2.
Jeremiah
8:12
2. When
You Are Angry Remember These Three Things
a. Do
not sin
i. By
being slow to get angry - James
1:19
ii. By
being quick to get over anger - Ephesians 4:31-32
iii. By
not being easily provoked - 1
Corinthians 13:4-5
iv. By
loving peace - James 3:17-18
v. By
patiently enduring each other’s weaknesses - Colossians 3:12-13
b. Do
not become bitter
i. Man’s
anger cannot accomplish God’s will
1.
James
1:20
ii. Bitterness
is a prison you do not want to find yourself in
1.
Matthew
5:23-26
iii. Vengeance
is a usurpation of the duties of God
1.
Romans
12:17-21
iv. Forgiveness
is something you should end every day with
1.
Psalm
4:1-8
c. Do
not yield one inch of ground to the devil
i. Unrighteous
anger destroys:
1. Your
faith - Matthew 18:35
2. Your
love for others - 1 John
4:20-21
3. Your
inner man - 2 Corinthians
2:10-11
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