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Vindictive anger is murder

December 8, 2019

Vindictive anger is murder

Vindictive Anger is Murder
Matthew 5:21-26
Speaker: Dr. Ang
Inappropriate ways to deal with anger
a. Holding back
b. Turning inward
c. Acting out
Two Greek words for ‘anger’ in the NT
* Thumos
* Orge – (used here in 5:22)
* ‘Raca’
* ‘Fool’
Jesus gives 2 reasons why we must settle anger issue quickly:
1. It affects our worship of God (5:23-24)
2. It is the wiser thing to do (5:25-26)
Three more reasons vindictive anger is wrong
1. It hurts people
2. It hurts life
3. It hurts our relationship with God.
So why don’t we reconcile quickly
1. We feel like we are the good guys
2. We give the impressions that we are weak
3.We stroke the sin of pride.