Ephesians 4:30-32

30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Anger is a strong displeasure, strong feeling of antagonism, feelings that you want to do something in return.

< Anger is an indication that something on the inside not right

< A feeling, an emotion that can get us move in life, sometime can get us accomplish something otherwise we would not because we are settled down.

Ephesians 4:26-27

26“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27and do not give the devil a foothold.

All anger is not sin. Uncontrolled anger is dangerous anger. Anger that controlled is also dangerous.

Rage is uncontrolled anger, outburst of an emotion about something or somebody that caused you displeasure. It is an explosion of open warfare towards people and circumstances that desires pain. Based on selfishness, vengeance against someone who hurt us, wronged us.

Resentment is anger that has been repressed. If you do not deal with the issue or you do not handle it, and you do not accept it. It is a passive aggression. Based on selfishness, vengeance against somebody who hurt us, wronged us.

Mark 10:13-14

13People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. 14When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Indignation desires to help somebody being wrong, desire to correct somebody being wrong.

Indignation is righteous form of anger.

Causes;

• Someone don’t get their way, they get angry. They do what little children do throw a tantrum. It is pure sin.
• Person who is rejected will get angry because first they feel hurt naturally.
• Loss of finances, job, and relationship causes anger.
• If a person feels threaten by being pushed in a corner, they become angry
• In the past as a result of their own actions they are angry with themselves. They don’t know what to do to face it, often times they are afraid.

Anger is a root of many things. You cannot hide anger. Innocent people devastated by someone’s anger.

Anger affects every part of your body, has devastating effect.

Passive aggression – Why someone would not do the right thing or correct it? Because you have a level of resentment, it takes the form of passive aggression. Most depression is a result of unresolved conflict, anger in person heart so they get depressed. Lingering result of anger is depression.

Nothing will settle your anger. Some people get so hostile you cannot live with them.

• Do not make important decision when you are angry because you cannot think clearly.
• Don’t make judgements against someone because most likely it is a result of something done to you and you are projecting on them.