![]() If you are angry all the time or are quick-tempered, that is not righteous anger. He didn’t walk around angry all the time, nor was he quick to get angry. Hidden Danger #3 – You Are Quick to Get Angry or Are Always AngryĮven though the Bible highlights moments in Jesus’ life where he did get angry, this was not the normal pattern of his life. This will cause you to look inward first, and who knows, after doing this you may find no cause to remain angry at the situation. By examining your own heart first, it allows you to see the planks in your own eyes before you attempt to remove the speck from someone else’s.Īs you draw near to God and more of his character is formed in you, this will allow you to see things much more clearly. “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye” ( Matthew 7:3-5).Īnger that is motivated by righteousness should flow from a heart that has been self-examined. Here is how Jesus addressed this hypocrisy. ![]() Rather than deal with their own issue, they will shift the conversation to the fault of someone else. Sometimes people get angry to cover their own sin and hypocrisy. ![]() Hidden Danger #2 - It’s an Excuse to Cover Your Own Failures ![]()
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