This comes as our fellow pede's rabbi describes- recognizing that anger is like idolatry when it is not dealt with . (or as another who was once called Rabbi taught, when you are angry, you are tempted to sin)- Jesus said: He who is angry with his brother (and good Samaritan parable makes clear all people are to be treated as our brothers and sisters) sets himself up for a tragic end. Even Jesus himself was angry, but the times He showed it were because of injustice toward others and the disdain for God's house, and he kept that anger under control.
One of the best ways to deal with the anger is to remember that we have been forgiven a great debt, as Jesus describes in the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant.- one that we are unable to pay on our own. We were, as Scripture describes it: enemies of God. Jesus came to both pay for our sin and restore our relationship to God. We forgive when we recognize that we are forgiven a great sum that we could never pay:
I find myself thinking 'forgive them for they know not what they've done'. A lot these days. What I have needed to forgive is embarrassing in comparison.
I used to mock people with the WWJD (what would Jesus do) bracelets. It was such foreign and weird thing to my much (much) younger self. And now those simple letters give me so much strength, direction and comfort.
More please, I struggle with forgiveness at times.
I do forgive but I always can learn more.... forgiveness is a way of life
This comes as our fellow pede's rabbi describes- recognizing that anger is like idolatry when it is not dealt with . (or as another who was once called Rabbi taught, when you are angry, you are tempted to sin)- Jesus said: He who is angry with his brother (and good Samaritan parable makes clear all people are to be treated as our brothers and sisters) sets himself up for a tragic end. Even Jesus himself was angry, but the times He showed it were because of injustice toward others and the disdain for God's house, and he kept that anger under control.
One of the best ways to deal with the anger is to remember that we have been forgiven a great debt, as Jesus describes in the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant.- one that we are unable to pay on our own. We were, as Scripture describes it: enemies of God. Jesus came to both pay for our sin and restore our relationship to God. We forgive when we recognize that we are forgiven a great sum that we could never pay:
https://www.ligonier.org/learn/series/dealing-with-difficult-problems/forgiveness
There is some great advice here: https://www.christianity.com/wiki/christian-terms/what-is-forgiveness-being-forgiven-forgiving-others-forgiving-yourself.html
Thank you, and God Bless you
I find myself thinking 'forgive them for they know not what they've done'. A lot these days. What I have needed to forgive is embarrassing in comparison.
I used to mock people with the WWJD (what would Jesus do) bracelets. It was such foreign and weird thing to my much (much) younger self. And now those simple letters give me so much strength, direction and comfort.