“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,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:
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… some kind of resolution. Ephesians 4.26 says, don't let the sun go down on your anger. In other words, don't go to bed mad at each other. Fight to resolve, not to win. If you go into it to win, you lose even if you win. The objective is to resolve, not to win the argument. You know, I've heard people describe a trip to Israel as seeing the Bible actually come to life. Hey everybody, Greg Laurie. And I've been to Israel many times and I've led a lot of tours. And I have to say that's absolutely true. Listen, when you're walking on the same stones that Jesus himself walked on, that's something that's enriching to your faith. It's not just a travel experience. It actually energizes and enhances your study of the Bible. Think of it this way. It's a vacation with a purpose. And we're going to be taking a tour of Israel, April 6 to 15, 2027. You can find out more at israel.harvest.org. Step right into biblical history. …
… natural physical and emotional response to perceived injustice. Is anger right or wrong? Well, it depends. It depends on how you express that anger. In Ephesians 4, verses 26 and 27, Paul says, be angry and yet do not sin. Do not let the sun go down on your anger and don't give the devil an opportunity. Did you know nowhere else in the Bible does it say, be greedy, but don't sin. Or be lustful, but don't sin. It doesn't say that. But here it says, you can go ahead and be angry. Why he says that is that's a natural response. You're not going to stop feeling angry. The question is, how do you express that anger? In Colossians 3 verse 8, the passage we read just a few moments ago, Paul gave us some negative ways to respond to anger. In Colossians 3 verse 8, look at it again. Paul says, but now you also put them all aside. Anger, wrath, malice, slander, abusive speech from your mouth. Notice he didn't say quit feeling anger. He said instead, know how to put it aside. Now this word anger is a general term, but these next two phrases, look at verse eight of Colossians three, wrath and malice refer to two different responses to anger. Now jot this down on your note. What's the difference between wrath and malice? Both are expressions of anger. …
… in your anger, do not sin. He didn't say you're not going to be angry, but when you do get angry because you're human, in your anger, do not sin. Then he said, do not let the sun go down while you're still angry. And he said, do not give the devil a foothold. In your anger, don't sin. Don't let the sun go down while you're still angry. Don't give the devil a foothold. He didn't just say, don't be angry because you will be angry. He said, don't sin when you're angry because anger isn't the problem, but what you do with it can become the problem. And some of you know exactly what I'm talking about because in your relationship, it could be with your spouse. It could be with a family member. It could be with a friend. There's something that you need to deal with and you haven't dealt with it. Maybe you've known for days there's an issue that's unresolved. For some of you, it's been for weeks. …
… are members of one another. Be angry, and yet do not sin. Do not let the sun go down on your anger. And do not give the devil an opportunity. He who steals must steal no longer, but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with the one who has need. Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear. Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. There seems to be a lot of confusion in the world today, and certainly in our culture, about what a true Christian is. …
… are members of one another. Be angry and yet do not sin, do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity. He who steals must steal no longer, but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need. Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear. Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice or evil. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you." Now our theme in chapter 4 has been spiritual transformation. That identifies the true Christian. …
… are members of one another. Be angry and sin not. Do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity. He who steals must steal no longer, but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with the one who has need. Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear. Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you." This is a very pragmatic section starting in verse 25, and it will continue to be so as we march through chapter 5 in the future. …
… For we are members of one another. Be angry and yet do not sin. Do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity." Of all the sins that Paul could have started with, at the top of the list it should be somewhat interesting to you that the first two sins he is concerned that Christians renounce, That's what laying aside means to completely renounce, are lying and anger, lying and anger. And they are associated, by the way, specifically with the devil in verse 27. Lying and anger are the primary operational techniques of Satan. We know that because Jesus in John 8, 44 said, the devil is a liar and the father of lies, And He is a murderer from the beginning, and obviously the ultimate end of hate is murder. Even if you don't murder but you hate, you're a murderer in your heart. And hatred and murder are the fruit of anger. This should be obvious to you because you've lived it out, we all have. …
… anger. Now all anger is not bad. Jesus was angry, but He was angry at the right things. The Bible says in Ephesians chapter 4 and verse 26, be angry and sin not. But oh my dear friend, the Bible says here to be slow to anger. Proverbs 14, 17 says, He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly. Proverbs 18, 13 says, He that answereth the matter before he hears it, it's a folly and a shame to him. Proverbs 29, verse 20 says, Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than of him. Be slow to anger. And listen, the way to control your anger is to control your words. Look again if you will in chapter 15, verse 1, A soft answer turneth away wrath. Do you know the thing I have to watch? I have to watch what I say. Because what I say, one word, just builds the next word. And that builds the next word, and it gets worse and worse. …