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Managing Anger

Cindy Dawson

1-minute read for Tuesday, 6/10/25

“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.” Ephesians 4:26-27 NIV Read full chapter

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6 thoughts on “Managing Anger”

  1. I heard an interesting interpretation on a podcast of this verse from a theologian/pastor. He said it can be interpreted that we should not let the sun set (like give up on) righteous anger. It’s important to remember anger itself is not a sin, but sinning in our anger is where we run into trouble. 🙏🏻

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    1. Hi Katherine, I thought that take on Ephesians 4:26-27 was interesting, but I had never heard it before. So I read the verses in several different translations, thinking that a different translation might say it in a way that supports his explanation.
      However, the only way I could accept his explanation was to take verse 26 out of context (which is always the wrong way to understand God’s Word).
      Paul is clearly telling the Ephesians to put off the the old self and put on the new self, created to be like God. Read chapter 4:17-27.
      He is saying: Don’t go to bed angry which gives the devil a foothold.
      I’m curious. Who was the pastor/theologian you were listening to?
      God bless you, Katherine, as you study His Word! ✝️

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      1. Thank you, I honestly would have to go back and look up who it was because they were having a round table discussion about another topic when it came up. I haven’t taken the time to study that take very much so thank you for taking the time to reply, I just thought it was an interesting take that I also had not heard before.

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  2. Agree with you Cindy, righteous indignation is not the same thing as anger from feeling we have unjustly suffered for one reason or another. Most of the time I find when I am angry it is not righteous indignation but the feeling of being unjustly treated, or not treated fairly. People who suffer from PTSD or abusive situations or other such things, often have issues with violence (passive aggressive behavior, etc.) that they suffered and getting over being injured unjustly. Or maybe this is a subject that requires more room and time then this short response.

    In remembering the Apostle asking Jesus if he should call down fire and Jesus response was, yo, ya just do not understand what you are saying. My paraphrase. 🙂

    The enemy loves to use misplace anger, it is why the warning against it.

    Blessings, Beloved of the Lord.

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    1. Being treated unfairly (or abusively) can cause us to put up a shield of protection. (Nobody is going to push me around, again!) And so we can get angry quickly with other people about small things, instead of being patient. I remember doing that after my divorce. It reminds me that we must be forgiving and kind when someone has been hurt. You never know what may be causing them to act that way. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Blessings, Eileen! 🤗

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