tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14005070.post112016473542791026..comments2024-03-19T07:41:18.904-06:00Comments on Sheppy's Blog: Is anger a sin?ESheppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12791870404804006118noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14005070.post-1121042640700301232005-07-10T18:44:00.000-06:002005-07-10T18:44:00.000-06:00There is a difference, I believe, in having a resp...There is a difference, I believe, in having a response of anger and maintaining anger. I can feel an angry response to something, but to have, live or be in anger, I must nurture it, feed it, and maintain it. The maintenance is a response to an original anger. <BR/><BR/>I disagree with your comment. I don't believe we choose anger - not initial anger. Anger presents us with the choice, and anger itself can be a response. For simplicity, I say "It is not the emotional response that matters. It is the response to the emotion."<BR/><BR/>As an aside, Proverbs 31: 9 and Leviticus 19: 15 both state we are to judge, but fairly. And, 2 Timothy 3: 16 discusses Scripture's use for reproof and correction. It's not a matter of superiority, it is a matter of obedience - I must judge right from wrong in my actions and the actions of others, and I must respond. Like anger, it is how I respond that can result in sin. <BR/><BR/>Continuing, I think it worthwhile to point out that Jesus is not the only one purely righteous from God's perspective. Man may be righteous even before heaven. Romans 3: 23 tells us all have fallen short, but verse 24 tells us we are made righteous by God's gift in Jesus Christ. Our daily sins remain offending but are inadequate to tarnish our new righteous through Jesus Christ.<BR/><BR/>Great blog.jerrynixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06978720385628364065noreply@blogger.com