Life-hack to organize my spices ~~ Anger is a serious matter...

Matthew 5:21-23

“You have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not commit murder’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be liable to the court.’  But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘You good-for-nothing,’ shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell.”

IS ANGER THE SAME AS MURDER?

According to our verses I just read, Jesus is equating anger with murder when it comes to the seriousness of the sin.

There’s no scale when it comes to sin: …there is not a sliding rule that goes from bad to worse with sin…

…losing ones’ temper and murder are the same in God’s eyes.

Which leads us to…

…Jesus got angry, so how can anger be a sin if Jesus never sinned?

Well, it’s a bit complicated – especially when we read in Ephesians 4:26: “In your anger do not sin.” [NJKV: “Be angry, and do not sin” do not let the sun go down on your wrath,]

What must be understood is that Jesus displayed Righteous anger…

     Righteous Anger ISN’T wrong. And it was Righteous anger that the Lord displayed in the Bible.

It’s an anger that comes when God is not respected, when our fellow man is taken advantage of, or an injustice is committed against the defenseless.

This kind of anger often moves to action. However, if in the process of defending the defenseless our behavior…

If WE lose our temper and the words we have spoken or our actions, were ungodly…

Than the righteous anger we had abruptly becomes wrong in God’s eyes; it becomes a sin.

   

    Losing our temper – IS sin. No matter the circumstances, losing our temper always means we’ve blown it.

    Contempt for Others – IS sin. This is any feelings of superiority, belittling or insulting others– all of which are sin.

    Name calling – IS sin. According to Jesus, teasing and name calling is a sin equal to murder. Here the word “fool” is similar to the word “moron.” Do you see the gravity of what Jesus was talking about? The seriousness of an arrogant attitude and pride that leads to disrespecting others is no laughing matter.

If we’ve lost our temper, belittled another or even called them a “harmless” but derogatory name – we need to stop and make it right.

AND WITH THAT I WANT TO REMIND YOU… LIFE HAPPENS, LET’S ENJOY IT!

And never lose heart when you’ve blown it and sinned...

Remember what 1 John 1:9 tells us:

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.