Part 5 - Anger Does Not Produce a Righteous Life
James 1:19-20 NLT
Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires.
James 1:20 NLT
Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires.
Proverbs 15:1 NLT
A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare.
Proverbs 17:28 NLT
Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent; with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.
Galatians 5:19-21 NLT
When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasuresidolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, divisionenvy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
How can we put this simple life principle into practice?
(1) Pray every day for transformation – for the “fruit of the Holy Spirit” to grow in our lives.
(2) Work at becoming a better active listener. Go back and listen to that part of the sermon this week, since you’re probably going to forget most of what I said this morning before you even get to your car.
(3) Make a personal commitment be “quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry” because anger does not produce a righteous life.