Matthew 25: “Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’
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Tag: Matthew
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ANGRY Children of a Loving God – Part 5
Should ANGRY children of a loving God remain angry with anyone?
Mathew 18:15 “If another believer sins against you, go privately and point out the offense.
17 If the person still refuses to listen, take your case to the church. Then if he or she won’t accept the church’s decision, treat that person as a pagan or a corrupt tax collector.
23 “Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to date with servants who had borrowed money from him…
32 Then the king called in the man he had forgiven and said, ‘You evil servant! I forgave you that tremendous debt because you pleaded with me. 33 Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’ 34 Then the angry king sent the man to prison to be tortured until he had paid his entire debt.
35 “That’s what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters from your heart.”
Are YOU humble enough to FORGIVE the one nearest your heart who has ANGERED you most?
- LOVE and do not hate.
- Take your anger to God.
- Let Him deal with your anger.
- He will repay.
- And He will change your heart, IF you let Him.
This is the command of Jesus:
“LOVE the LORD your God with ALL your heart, AND your neighbor as yourself.
Closing consideration for ALL ANGRY children of a loving God:
“Christ suffered and died for our sins. Jesus IS redemption for our beloved soul from the deserved anger of our loving God.
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ANGRY Children of a Loving God – Part 3
Christians can safely presume that anything wrong in our person-to-Person relationship with God is OUR problem, NOT HIS.
ANGRY children of God who remain a prodigal son or daughter do NOT look to God for ANY solution for their anger.
By contrast, Christians pray.
ANGRY relationships between two ANGRY children of God are quite another matter. In all likelihood, we are BOTH probably wrong in this person-to-person love-hate relationship.
The unbeliever or disobedient believer hides in the darkness of their sin.
Other hidden issues boil beneath the surface of their anger, fueled by a hardened heart against the love of Christ – HATRED for the celebrated Son of the Father.
Consider your own SELF from Jesus’ Parable of the Angry Brother.
Are YOU the brother who will NOT let go of grace for another?
Christ’s caution to the heart of the faithful son, however, is that we must set aside our anger and rejoice in the love of the Father for all. You know His example:
FORGIVE US our trespasses, AS WE FORGIVE those who TRESPASS AGAINST US.
“Do ANGRY children of a forgiving Father really have any right to NOT forgive ANY other?
[To be continued…]