Proverbs 14:29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. Proverbs 15:18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention. Proverbs 16:32 Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than …
A wise friend of mine told me that a strong bridge of relationship is required to bear the conveyance of weighty truths. From David Powlison at CCEF: your first question is not, “Do I have all the right passages to quote?” but rather, “Do I have this man’s ear? Are we in a conversation where …
From Jon Bloom at Desiring God. …sinful anger does not bear redemptive fruit. Rather, it leaves us with a grey, burned-over barrenness of exasperated frustration. It produces a sour feeling in the pit of our gut. Sinful anger alienates us from God. It does not move us toward acts of faith and love and true …
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