Healing - Anger, Anxiety and Fear

Anger

2 Types Of Anger

1. Righteous Anger

This kind of Anger is consumed with desire for righteousness or with God’s will, reputation and honor

This is the anger God has when God is angry - For injustice, idolatry and betrayal (Old Testament)

Examples

Jonathan was angry: 1 Samuel 20:34 “Jonathan got up from the table enraged, and did not eat on the second day of the new moon because he was upset about David, because his father had disgraced him.”

Moses was Angry: Exodus 32:19 “And as he came near to the camp, he saw the bull calf and dancing, and Moses became angry, and he threw the tablets from his hand, and he broke them under the mountain.”

Christians can also have this anger

Paul 2 Corinthians 11:29 “Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to sin, and I do not burn with indignation?”

Paul says in Ephesians 4:26 “Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun set on your anger,”

Meaning: Should not think of yourself (selfish) and you are in complete control - its not uncontrollable

Sometimes people say or do things and say they could not help it - that is unrighteous or sinful anger

Mark 11:15–18 (Jesus cleared the temple, overthrew tables etc and then taught them)

Jesus had righteous and controlled anger

He overthrew and taught them and the were astonished/amazed

2. Unrighteous Anger

This kind of anger is an expression of personal pride or is Generated by some baser emotion

It takes 2 Basic Forms

Explosive, reactionary and involves venting ones feelings - Called Wrath in the bible and is easily seen and heard.

Proverbs 15:28 “A heart of righteousness will ponder the answer, but a mouth of wickedness will pour out deceit.”

Ephesians 4:31 “All bitterness, and rage, and wrath, and clamor, and abusive speech, must be removed from you, together with all wickedness.”

More of an inward slow burn - called Anger in bible

Examples (Tell about the person I worked with that alway had a thing to say about anyone - houtkop, lankop, krom kop etc etc )

Vented Anger (Wrath)

Yelling/Screaming, Slamming things around, Cursing, Telling someone off, Attacking verbally/name calling, Hitting.

Slow Burn (Anger)

Clamming Up/ moodiness, Being frustrated, Being irritated, Being disgusted, Glaring(staring fiercely), Huffing/snorting(Blow air out loudly)

3. What does the Bible Say:

Colossians 3:8 “But now you also lay aside all these things: anger, rage/wrath, wickedness, slander, abusive language from your mouth.”

Where Does it Come From?

Galatians 5:19–20 “Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are sexual immorality, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, factions,”

It is evidence that you are fleshly and not spiritual