Related Verses: John 15:1-11; Gal. 5:19-26; Eph. 4:25-27

Leading Question: Does the Holy Spirit sometimes point us away from the gentler traits to the sterner ones?

The only New Testament passage that actually admonishes believers to be angry is this one from Ephesians 4.

Ephesians 4:25-27 (NRSV): So then, putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neighbors, for we are members of one another. 26 Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and do not make room for the devil.

One could perhaps describe this kind of anger ...