October 2, 2022

Dealing with Anger
Ephesians 4:25-28

Proverbs 16:32 NIV
Anger often kills close relationships.
Principle #1, “Speak the truth about your anger.”
Being honest about one’s anger will help in keeping unity in the body of Christ.
Principle #2, “Know your anger.”
Note: vs. 26 “In your anger (orgezo) do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while you are still
angry (par-org-is-mos')…”
orgezo is a righteous type of anger.
It is the type of anger that God has toward sin.
Dr. Wuest “… an anger which is an abiding and settled habit of the mind that is aroused under
certain conditions. When guided by reason, anger is a right affection, so the Scripture permits it,
and not only permits, but on fit occasion demands it. It is an abiding and settled attitude of
righteous indignation against sin and sinful things. 1
par-org-is-mos') had the meaning of being embittered.
This wrath or anger is, “… an anger that is mingled with irritation, exasperation, and
embitterment. Such anger is forbidden and if indulged in must be checked and surrendered
without delay. 2
Without the work of grace in their life they might hang onto:
– past hurts
– ongoing emotional pain
– hurts that stem from poor relationships
– unresolved hurts that can cause you to continue to be angry.
Principle #3, “Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry (embittered; deep-seated
anger).”
It is sometimes said that instead of hating the sin, you now hate the sinner.
Bible Exposition Commentary of the New Testament says, “The fire of anger, if not quenched by
loving forgiveness, will spread and defile and destroy the work of God. According to Jesus,
anger is the first step toward murder because anger gives the devil a foothold in our lives, and
Satan is a murderer. Satan hates God and God’s people and when he finds a believer with the
sparks of anger in his heart, he fans those sparks, adds fuel to the fire, and does a great deal of
damage to God’s people and God’s church. Both lying and anger “give place to the devil.” 3
Conclusion
1 Kenneth S. Wuest, Word Studies in the Greek New Testament, vol. 1, (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company,
1953), 114.
2 Kenneth S. Wuest, Word Studies in the Greek New Testament, vol. 1, (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company,
1953), 114.
3 The Bible Exposition Commentary: New Testament Copyright © 1989 by Chariot Victor Publishing and imprint of
Cook Communication Ministries. All rights reserved. Used by permission. PC Study Bible for Windows.
Copyright © 1992-2003 Biblesoft, Inc. All rights reserved.

This was exactly what the Apostle Paul feared would happen to the church at Ephesus.
In his teaching on how to walk in grace he pointed out how important it was that anger not get its
foothold in the believer’s life and the in the life of the church. Uncontrolled anger opens the
doors of our hearts allowing the Devil to disrupt the believer’s life and led them away from
meaningful relationships in the body of Christ.
Proverbs 12:16 NIV reminds the follower of Christ that, “A fool shows his annoyance at once,
but a prudent man overlooks an insult.”
James, the half-brother of Jesus, also gave us a great plan for dealing with our anger issues when
he wrote, “Be quick to listen; slow to speak; and slow to become angry.” (James 1:19-20 NIV)