2. Freedom from the Spirit of Anger
Freedom From the Spirit of Anger Luke 9:51-62.The Bible mentions both personal and impersonal spirits.
Greek. word, “pneuma” can refer to the Holy Spirit, evil spirits, or other spirits. A division needs to be seen between: qyour spirit, qgood and bad spirits, whether personal or impersonal that affect your spirit, qand the spirit others sense coming from your spirit.
2. We must “try” the spirits coming from ours and other people’s spirits to make sure they are of God.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. - 1 John 4:13. There I a great possibility that we may not realize it when our spirit is putting off the wrong spirit.
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits. - Proverbs 16:2 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brothers eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? - Matthew 7:3 * Ask yourself if your father or grandfather had the problem of anger.
What is the Difference Between Anger and an Angry Spirit?
A. An angry spirit manifests itself in a harsh spirit that keeps others around us on edge.
B. An angry spirit cuts back on a person’s life potential.
C. The spirit of anger is the very opposite of the spirit of Christ.
D.The spirit of anger is sometimes noticed in a person’s voice, attitude, and demeanor, even when he is carrying on a normal conversation. The fullness of the Holy Spirit is the Holy Spirit so controlling your spirit that no spirit that is a wrong spirit is able to doSong of Solomon 4:1-16.Victory in the area of the spirit others sense coming from you is more important than victory on the area of actions others see you doing.
It is good to obey the letter of the law. It is better to obey the spirit of the law. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. - Galatians 5:18 Where there is victory in the spirit there is far more likely to be victory in the outward manifestations.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak,slow to wrath: - James 1:19 5. There is no Biblical Justification for either anger or the spirit of anger.
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. - Psalms 37:8 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again. - Proverbs 19:19 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? - Proverbs 17:4 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. - Ecclesiastes 7:9
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations,wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, - Galatians 5:19-20 You don’t bring X-Rated movies into your house and watch them with your family!
You don’t bring an idol into your house and worship it!
You don’t bring a witch into your house to perform a sŽance!
You don’t bring anger and wrath into your house to harm your loved ones!
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: - Ephesians 4:31 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. - Colossians 3:8
I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands,without wrathand doubting. - 1 Timothy 2:8 (holy hands are without wrath) For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled,not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; - Titus 1:7 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. - James 1:20 The wrath of man is always wrong!
It is always carnal It is never spiritual It is never righteous But isn’t there anything such as Righteous Indignation? Righteous and Indignation are two words never used together in Scripture. But didn’t Jesus get angry? Jesus is God! God’s anger is spiritual and always produces justice Man’s anger is carnal and always produces injustice
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. - Romans 12:19 IMPORTANT: THE PURPOSE OF WRATH IS VENGEANCE! For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust; that it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered. - Ezekiel 24:7-8 But wouldn’t you need anger to defend your family?
No. You will need courage and discernment above all! The Results of an Angry Spirit in the Pulpit
1. Continual strife among the pastor and deacons, pastor and the people, and between the people and people.
2. Empty pews and people going to churches that don’t preach the Bible.
3. A plague of anger is spread throughout the homes, businesses, and society.
4. Vengeance is being handled by someone not Biblically qualified to handle it.
5.It causes us to lose the battle to spread God’s truth among the nations of the world. But what aboutEphesians 4:26. “Be ye angry and sin not”? Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: - Ephesians 4:26 “Be ye Angry” is a Present Passive Imperative
There are going to be times when there will be things acting on you, to try and make you angry. It’s actually saying, “Though you are angered, don’t sin by getting angry.”
You can’t help it if something makes you feel angry, but you don’t express that anger, allowing it to deepen and turn into wrath. The World’s Way of Controlling Anger
Some reason that if you hold in your anger you will hurt yourself. They believe you must have a controlled release of that anger (punching out a pillow).
Two Things Wrong with this Reasoning:
1. Anger is not something you can properly control.
2. It causes us to miss God’s Way to control anger.
God’s Way to Control Anger 1. Put your mind under the command of Christ and His Word.
2. Have the mind tell the will what to do, so that the emotion of anger is unplugged before it gets to be turned on.
There are some who would still want to defend their anger.
God’s Word says not to:
Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath. - Proverbs 21:24
Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife. - Proverbs 30:33 10Steps to Conquer the Spirit of Anger 1.Recognize the problem and its seriousness.
2. Desire the victory enough to cry out to God.
3. Repent of the Sin of Anger.
4. Confess the sin of your forefathers and ask God to break any curses coming down the generations (Nehemiah 1:6).
5. Ask God to take back the ground Satan has taken because of anger (Ephesians 4:26-27).
6. See the connection between anger and lust in Matthew 5:21-32.
7. Watch for people and things that are going to come in your way to make you angry (Proverbs 15:1, Ephesians 4:26).
8. Purpose to enter the presence of family members and business associates with praise (Psalms 100:4).
9. Ask God daily to fill you with the Holy Spirit and to produce the fruit of the Holy Spirit in your life.
10. Make yourself fully accountable (Proverbs 19:19, 1 Corinthians 11:31).