JT explains:
God is:
Exodus 34:6
“The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, ‘The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.’”
Numbers 14:18
“The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the [...]
Archive for the ‘anger’ Category
Be slow like God!
Posted in anger on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Anger: the image of Satan
Posted in anger on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A very helpful article on anger by Jonathan Dodson here. He deals with “garden variety” anger as well as arguing that anger is satanic. Here’s a quote:
At the root of anger is an enthronement of our will, an idolatry of our way, and a refusal to exercise a contented trust in God’s providence.
Cultivating meekness; handling anger biblically
Posted in anger on February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How do you cultivate meekness? How should one handle anger biblically? Here is a biblical pattern to follow:
Recognize it and confess sin
Proverbs 28:13 says, “He who confesses his sin will prosper!” Some Christians go through their entire lives handling anger sinfully. They say things to people that really hurt them. They try to keep their [...]
The necessity of meekness
Posted in anger on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Is meekness really necessary? Jesus said, “Blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth!” (Matthew 5:5). That enough shows us that meekness is necessary. But there are other supporting Scriptures that show us that meekness is critical in our lives. Meekness is the critical to defeating anger in our lives, but it is [...]
Illustrating meekness
Posted in anger on February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Meekness is the the solution to sinful anger in our lives.
What does meekness look like? How does meekness show itself? What is the meek person like? The Bible gives us so many examples.
Take Abraham for one. One day God makes this fabulous agreement or covenant with Abraham. He is going to have a huge nation [...]
Meekness toward God and others
Posted in anger on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5)
In this series on meekness and anger, we have learned that anger is a big problem and meekness is the solution. We have also defined what meekness is and what sinful anger and righteous anger look like. Today, let’s consider how we are to [...]
Anger and meekness: definitions
Posted in anger on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I began a series on meekness and anger. We saw that anger is a widespread problem in people’s lives. Today, we’ll work at understanding what meekness is and what it has to do with anger. handling anger biblically.
Let’s begin to define meekness. Let me first tell you what it doesn’t mean and unload some [...]
