1. Welcome

2. Slow to
Wrath
“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:” James 1:19

4. Swift to Hear Slow to Speak Slow to Wrath
Three Rules for Control of oneself
Swift to Hear
Slow to Speak
Slow to Wrath
“For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” James 1:20

5. Anger Wrath “Orge” “Thumos” Indignation that has risen gradually
Settled condition of mind – revenge
Lingering – seething emotion
Sudden outburst of passionate anger
Blaze of temper – flares into violent words or deeds
Blowing off steam

6. “Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.” Psalms 37:8
“He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly” Pr. 14:17
“He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.” Prov. 14:29
“A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but [he that is] slow to anger appeaseth strife.” Pr.15:18

7. “He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.” Prov. 16:32
“A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.” Prov. 19:19
“It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.” Prov. 21:19

8. “Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.” Prov. 22:24-25
“Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.” Ecclesiastes 7:9

9. “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.” Romans 12:19
“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:” Eph. 4:31
“But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.” Col. 3:8

10. “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath
“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath.” Eph. 4:26
Jesus expressed anger
John 2: money changers
Matt. 23: hypocritical Scribes and Pharisees
God is a God of ANGER as well as a God of LOVE

11. “He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels [among them]. He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence; And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of [their] strength in the tabernacles of Ham:” Psalms 78:49-51

12. “For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images. When God heard [this], he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel: So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent [which] he placed among men; And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand.” Ps.78:58-61

13. “Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases [were] torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand [is] stretched out still.” Isa 5:25

14. “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness
and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;” Romans 1:18
Romans 2:4-11
Goodness, forbearance, longsuffering
Day of wrath
Indignation and wrath
Tribulation and anguish

15. Closer look at Anger and Wrath
God
God’s anger is always a just reaction to EVIL
Rom. 1:18-2:11
His wrath is never misguided.
Man’s anger is not always proper
It is often misguided

16. Closer look at Anger and Wrath
Christ
John 2:24-25
He had divine knowledge
He did not mistakenly direct wrath
Nothing of self-interest
His was “HOLY ANGER”
Angry for God’s honor

17. Closer look at Anger and Wrath
Man
Man often uses anger improperly
Silent when sin is exalted / God dishonored
Angry when personally offended
Try to justify it as “righteous indignation”
It is really “self-righteous indignation”

18. Closer look at Anger and Wrath
Eph. 4:26
“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:”
Do Not sin
Emotion of anger must be controlled
Don’t allow it to cause us to sin
Words / Deeds
Do not let the sun go down on your wrath
Dispelled before nightfall
Give Satan opportunity
“Neither give place to the devil.” Eph.4:27

19. Closer look at Anger and Wrath
“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:” Eph. 4:31

20. Slow to Wrath
Man’s anger does not produce results that are in line with God’s righteousness
“For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” James 1:20
All over in a minute

21. Jesus tells us in Matt. 5:22
“But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment:”
Causeless anger is prohibited
But not righteous indignation
Jesus became angry at times…
But it was not without a cause

23. 19. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
20. For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
James 1:19-20

25. Nelson Chapel Church of Christ
5039 Six Mile Road
Maryville, Tn
September 9, 2018
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
2705 Druid Hill Dr.
Maryville, Tn
CCL