Anger
Col 3:8 But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language
out of your mouth. NKJV
Eph 4:26-27 Be angry, and do not sin": do not let the sun go down on your wrath,
27 nor give place to the devil. NKJV
Eph 4:31-32 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all
malice. 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ
forgave you. NKJV
James 1:19-20 Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
20 for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. (NIV)
1 Peter 3:9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you
were called so that you may inherit a blessing. (NIV)
Ps 4:4 Be angry, and do not sin.
Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. NKJV
Most people deal with anger. Some more than others. But we need to understand that when we act according to our anger, that does not please our God. We need to learn to control our anger and not let it control us. We are going to get angry. The problem is whether we choose to speak or act in our anger. We're to love our brother, and that leaves no room for anger. Even with those who are our "grace growers" people who rub us the wrong way, we are called to love them.