* vs 22-24 - Paul was talking about the Christian walk, how you should lay aside your old self and put on the new self, which is being renewed in your mind.

* vs 25 - then he encouraged them to speak truth to your neighbor.

* vs 26 - In this context we told them “Be angry, and yet do not sin…”

* Aristoltle once said, "Anyone can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person at the right time, and for the right purpose and in the right way - that is not within everyone's power and that is not easy." 

* Emotion is an impulse to act.

* Anger is an emotion with a purpose.

* So when you feel angry it’s your brain’s way of telling you something needs to happen.

* Anger is meant to lead to the JUSTICE of God.

* Justice is meant to lead us to the mercy of Christ.

* When truth has been trampled, we should get angry.

* KEY - When God’s truth is your source of truth then your anger at injustice is warranted.

* But we have to control our emotions so our anger won’t spin out of control, where we find ourselves bitter toward the person.

* Exodus 34:6 - God is “slow” to anger - He doesn’t keep a record of wrongs or walk around with a chip on His shoulder.

* Two ways to apply not letting the sun go down on our anger:

* 1) Don’t carry anger with you - release it.

* Unexpressed emotion eats a person away.

* Do not let it cause bitterness toward people. (vs 27)

* 2) Don’t stop getting angry over injustice.

* You should be angry about things that trample God’s truth.

* The opposite of love is INDIFFERENCE.

* If someone slapped my wife on the butt but it didn’t make me mad then that shows I don’t really love her.