We confuse anger with rage. Anger is an intellectual thing that people use as an excuse to show off negative emotions. They are different. Anger is disagreement. Check out the original Greek. No verse in the Bible says we are never to be angry. Actually, it says we should be angry. But how? We just tell the other person why we do not like a statement, an action, etc. BUT many Bible verses are against manipulating other people into agreeing with us. I have often been angry at something and told the other person calmly what I disagreed with. I did not throw anything. I did not hit anyone. I just said so. The verse commands us to show that calm kind of anger, but calls emotional outburst and hitting disobedience. Did I explain this right? More people are apt to come around to our opinion without outbursts. Outbursts just get in the way of what the anger is about.
We confuse anger with rage. Anger is an intellectual thing that people use as an excuse to show off negative emotions. They are different. Anger is disagreement. Check out the original Greek. No verse in the Bible says we are never to be angry. Actually, it says we should be angry. But how? We just tell the other person why we do not like a statement, an action, etc. BUT many Bible verses are against manipulating other people into agreeing with us. I have often been angry at something and told the other person calmly what I disagreed with. I did not throw anything. I did not hit anyone. I just said so. The verse commands us to show that calm kind of anger, but calls emotional outburst and hitting disobedience. Did I explain this right? More people are apt to come around to our opinion without outbursts. Outbursts just get in the way of what the anger is about.
I think I pretty much said that in my post. Righteous anger is acceptable, but it should not simmer and turn into rage. Thanks for your comment.