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Anger

July 03, 2016

Speaker: Pastor Lukus Counterman Series: Proverbs

Length: 1 hr 0 mins 38 secs Plays: 3541

Speaker: Lukus Counterman - Proverbs overall advocates a temperate expression of emotion. We thus are not surprised that anger is identified as destructive when it is out of control. The wise person is coolheaded, whereas the fool is an impetuous hothead. Proverbs explains how anger destroys family and community relationships. Therefore the wise will not only control this emotion in themselves but will also seek to minimize it in others. It is not that the wise are emotionless or that they don’t express anger or disappointment, but they do so in a way that is appropriate to the context. So when it comes to the wise expression of anger it is not “no anger,” nor is it “blow-up anger.” Instead it is “slow” anger that allows the wise to think and strategize so that they can navigate life.