Poem: Soul on fire

Ephesians 4:26-32
"Be angry, and do not sin": do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil. Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• poetry
• ephesians
• anger
• wrath
• bitterness
• vengeance
• forgiveness
• Christ
• mercy
• love
• longsuffering

[lilshnappinturtle]

I'm blown away daafith.

***** 5 stars.

God Bless.

[daafith]

Alright lad :)

Same to you.

[themoderateextremist]

oh man, I hear power chords ringing in my head.

If only it wasn't for this i.v. and this hospital bed.

[daafith]

Whoah, that sounds serious man. Like, I didn't know you are in hospital. I'll PM you.

[jbbremerton]

great one! i like the words you use in this. i actually had to look up "choler"! :) the verses you posted are important, because some people see anger as sin, but anger is not sin itself. i would say Jesus purging the temple (and Jesus was without sin!) would prove that.

[daafith]

True, His anger was justified. And in that case He also fulfilled a prophecy: "Zeal for Your house will consume me".

Oh yeah: Jesus also did not sin when He forgave the ones dividing His clothes.

My conclusion: when He was angry, His anger was not based on "self". When He forgave, it was not based on the merit or remorse of the transgressor.

[Studier101]

Good again.