Don't blow up!

Negative commands:

1. Don't express.
2. Don't digress.
3. Don't profess.
   Positive commands:
4. Acknowledge sinful anger and repent of it. Daniel 2; Esther 1
5. Strive to reflect Christ: Luke 4:22
6. Remember that sinful anger will cost us much. e.g. Moses & Aaron
7. Load the conscience with much Bible verses on anger: Prov. 12:18; 14:16-17; 17:27; Eph. 4:26; 4:29-32; James 1:19
8. Pray to the Lord regularly about sinful anger.
9. Avoid hot tempered people.
10. Let other Christians know that you struggle with this issue.
11. Confess the sinful anger that we commit against others and ask for their forgiveness.
12. As new creations of Christ, we are to daily present our bodies to Him for His use and glory.
13. We must remember the Gospel and how God has shown us much mercy through Christ and therefore, be merciful to others. Love covers a multitude of faults. 1 Cor. 13.
    I. A word to those who do not struggle with outbursts of anger.
    II. A word to parents concerning anger.
    III. A word to all members of the church.
    IV. A word to the lost.