Tag: anger
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Burning Hot, But Missing the Whole Story – Genesis 31:35-37
Genesis 31:35-37And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images. And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban…… and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass?…
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The Three Quiet Thieves – Jude 11
Jude 11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. After giving three examples, Jude now gives three explanations. He gets very practical here. He is not dealing in vague danger. He names three…
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Hot Anger Never Builds Anything Right – James 1:20
James 1:20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. James could hardly say it more plainly. Human anger does not produce God’s kind of result. That is worth underlining, circling, and remembering, because most of us still act at times as though being worked up, irritated, and hot under the collar…