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[595.84 --> 597.22] Anger is not inherently wrong. |
[597.22 --> 602.52] However, it can lead to a mountain of pain. |
[602.98 --> 604.50] It must be kept in check. |
[604.64 --> 606.30] It must eventually be dealt with. |
[606.34 --> 607.16] And I would even suggest |
[607.16 --> 608.80] if you do not deal with the anger, |
[608.92 --> 609.70] it's very unlikely |
[609.70 --> 611.08] that you will be able to reconcile |
[611.08 --> 612.70] with a brother or sister |
[612.70 --> 613.66] with whom you have conflict. |
[614.76 --> 616.28] That's why in Ephesians 4, |
[616.88 --> 618.12] when Paul is giving instruction |
[618.12 --> 619.00] to a different church, |
[619.06 --> 619.46] he says, |
[619.82 --> 621.88] in your anger, do not sin. |
[622.78 --> 623.58] Because he knows, |
[623.70 --> 624.70] as we all know, |
[624.94 --> 626.12] that when we are angry, |
[626.12 --> 627.70] when we are truly fired up, |
[627.90 --> 630.42] we make some of the worst decisions. |
[630.54 --> 631.16] Tell me I'm wrong. |
[632.14 --> 633.24] Just think of the last time |
[633.24 --> 634.32] you really got upset. |
[635.78 --> 637.30] You're going to say some words |
[637.30 --> 639.78] you never wish came out of your mouth |
[639.78 --> 640.56] when you're angry. |
[641.54 --> 642.84] You're going to send an email |
[642.84 --> 644.66] or a text you desperately wish |
[644.66 --> 645.34] you could unsend. |
[645.44 --> 647.10] In fact, the reason that Google |
[647.10 --> 648.22] and your phones give you |
[648.22 --> 649.22] the unsend function |
[649.22 --> 650.14] is because they know |
[650.14 --> 651.42] how dysfunctional we are. |
[651.82 --> 652.40] It's like, man, |
[652.48 --> 653.74] that guy should never have sent |
[653.74 --> 654.76] that email to his coworkers. |
[654.76 --> 656.26] Let's let him unsend it. |
[656.84 --> 657.98] It's not worth keeping. |
[658.18 --> 658.98] Let's unsend this. |
[659.14 --> 660.64] It's because when we say things |
[660.64 --> 661.18] when we're angry, |
[661.40 --> 662.70] we make things we regret. |
[664.62 --> 665.42] And in our anger, |
[665.54 --> 666.42] let's just name this, |
[666.82 --> 668.22] that's when we really want |
[668.22 --> 669.44] to exact revenge. |
[670.58 --> 672.06] We want to retaliate. |
[672.54 --> 674.04] We want to hit back |
[674.04 --> 676.02] the person who hit us. |
[677.06 --> 678.44] In fact, let me just remind us |
[678.44 --> 679.22] that the definition |
[679.22 --> 680.16] that we're working with |
[680.16 --> 680.72] in this series |
[680.72 --> 681.54] is that forgiveness |
[681.54 --> 683.28] is renouncing revenge |
[683.28 --> 684.88] and being open |
[684.88 --> 685.66] to reconciliation. |
[686.66 --> 687.18] And in light of that, |
[687.24 --> 688.62] I want to read how Paul then |
[688.62 --> 689.76] in verse 17 to 19 |
[689.76 --> 691.82] specifically speaks |
[691.82 --> 693.62] into that anger response |
[693.62 --> 694.20] for revenge. |
[694.32 --> 694.82] He says, |
[695.70 --> 697.42] Do not repay anyone |
[697.42 --> 698.42] evil for evil. |
[699.52 --> 700.70] Be careful to do |
[700.70 --> 701.20] what is right |
[701.20 --> 702.12] in the eyes of everyone. |
[702.38 --> 703.52] If it is possible, |
[704.04 --> 705.80] as far as it depends on you, |
[705.96 --> 707.66] live at peace with everyone. |
[707.66 --> 710.18] Do not take revenge, |
[710.30 --> 711.06] my dear friends, |
[711.58 --> 712.24] but leave room |
[712.24 --> 713.06] for God's wrath, |
[713.18 --> 714.00] for it is written, |
[714.58 --> 716.44] it is mine to avenge, |
[716.84 --> 718.40] and I will repay, |
[718.56 --> 719.22] says the Lord. |
[720.38 --> 721.34] Now there's a lot |
[721.34 --> 722.02] in these short verses, |
[722.10 --> 722.62] we're going to unpack |
[722.62 --> 723.12] them together. |
[723.46 --> 724.66] But you can see Paul |
[724.66 --> 726.40] curbing that desire |
[726.40 --> 727.32] to exact revenge |
[727.32 --> 727.92] on somebody. |
[728.46 --> 729.30] Curbing that desire |
[729.30 --> 730.90] to you retaliating |
[730.90 --> 731.54] on someone. |
[732.12 --> 733.58] And I should highlight |
[733.58 --> 734.56] that we live in a culture |
[734.56 --> 735.68] where increasingly, |
[735.68 --> 738.04] it's okay just to get revenge, |
[738.14 --> 738.64] to get even, |
[738.72 --> 739.66] to punish someone back |
[739.66 --> 740.64] for how they punished you. |
[740.98 --> 742.20] And I was reminded this week, |
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