Note sull'episodio
Revelation 6:1–4
Mark 11:15–18
John 2:13–14
Knowing the Difference Between Toxic and Righteous Anger
1- The anger of man cannot produce righteousness of God (James 1:20).. but the zeal of sons and daughters for the Father’s will, Word, and His house is the exception to the rule.. Jesus made a whip. You don’t get to. You get a towel and a basin. We do not destroy people in anger, we channel any selfless and righteous anger we have to orient people back to the ways of God, to the justice of God, to the importance of the Word of God.. in order that they may find life in God… and if your anger is not that type of anger.. it's sin.
2- Unsubmitted anger can become an apocalypse of your faith quickly– eroding trust, killing your prayer life, poisoning community, and slowly evacuating the presence and proximity of the Spirit of God from the soul. If your anger shows no tears, no love, or no compassion it is not the righteous anger, it is destructive anger. I burn in anger against darkness… I do not burn in anger losing my light. That anger better be felt and not just heard, acted on, and not just talked about, calling people higher not kicking them down.. or you're in trouble.
3- In an age of agitation, and condescending rage we must become zealous for the righteousness of God to be made visible in the world we live. Greed, business, and power in the place of prayer and sanctuary is what the whip was made for. We must take personally the call to drive darkness from the sanctuary of our hearts and become angry within our own souls at what we have permitted as godliness that is anything but. You either fixate now or fix later.