Of Anger
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Jul 16, 2023
by: Dale Thiele |
Series: Ephesians: Walk Worthy
Scripture: Ephesians 4:26-27 Tags: forgiveness, WLC, devil, James 1:19-20, righteous anger, unrighteous anger, Psalm 4:4, Sixth Commandment, Matthew 5:21-26
MESSAGE - Pastor Dale Thiele
Ephesians: Walk Worthy
Of Anger
- Righteous & Unrighteous Anger
- Forgiveness is the Antidote
- The Devil’s Opportunity
Questions for Further Study or Group Discussion:
- Read Ephesians 4:26-27. There are four grammatical imperatives (commands) in these two verses. Why do we tend to like the first one and not the other three?
- Paul quotes from Psalm 4:4. Read this psalm. What is the context for anger? What is righteous anger?
- How or why is anger tied to the Sixth Commandment? Consider Matthew 5:21-26 and WLC 134-136 on page 18 in the bulletin.
- What restrictions or guardrails on anger are given in the three other imperatives in Eph. 4:26-27? Why is forgiveness the antidote to anger?
- How does the devil take advantage of anger? How do you safeguard against the devil?
Memory Verse of the Week:
James 1:19-20 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. (ESV)
