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Jul 24, 2023 · Understanding why we should be slow to anger is one of the most valuable lessons we can learn in the Christian life. Proverbs 15:18 counsels, “A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention” (ESV).
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Jun 3, 2021 · Anger shouldn’t be an instant go-to response. Here is what it means and how Christians can be slow to anger in today's world.
Jun 12, 2023 · Rather than allowing uncontrolled anger to grow, we should be slow to wrath, preventing strife and contention before it starts (Proverbs 15:18). How can we be slow to anger? We can start by learning to identify anger as it builds within us.
Oct 13, 2020 · God is slow to anger, a truth repeated vigorously throughout Scripture. Abba isn’t driven by anger or swayed by sin. He is God. His anger is just, and His consequence for our sin merciful. God’s love is the focus of His character. He is quick to love us, to the point of sending Jesus to save us.
We’re going to take a closer look at this third descriptor and understand what it means for God to be “slow to anger.” There's a popular characterization of God as an angry ruler in the clouds, punishing and striking people down for their sins.
- This isn't a phrase buried in the Bible. God's description of himself to Moses becomes the most quoted verse in the entire Hebrew Bible. We take a...
- Our second episode tackles the context of Exodus 34 and the narrative of the golden calf. Through this story, we see how God entrusts himself to pe...
- Something about "hot noses?" In this episode, the team considers how the Bible talks about anger and what this tells us about God's depiction as an...
- Surprisingly, God's anger isn't mentioned at all in the book of Genesis. And the Bible often mentions God's judgment without describing God as bein...
- The Hebrew Bible is filled with passages describing God "turning his face away" or nations being made drink a "cup of wrath." In this episode, we l...
- Many people think about Jesus as being the gracious and merciful counterpart to the angry God of the Hebrew Bible. But that's not true. Jesus talks...
- Jesus saw his sacrifice as a substitute for the consequences humanity deserved. Through his death, he confronted the political powers of Rome and t...
May 18, 2004 · It means literally “slow to anger” and is so translated in the New American Standard Bible, as well as in several passages of the King James Version (e.g. Nehemiah 9:17; Psalm 103:8; 145:8; Proverbs 14:29; 15:18; 16:32; Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2; Nahum 1:3).
Aug 8, 2022 · As God declares to Moses on Mount Sinai, he is not just “slow,” but “slow to anger” (Exodus 34:6). Consider the context of that famous declaration. Israel has just left slavery, redeemed by God’s mighty hand.
