Is Getting Angry a Sin? Part 1

What Does the Bible Say About Anger?

Getting angry is very easy nowadays. Hardly a week goes by that we don't get upset over at least three or four things.

Millions of honest, hardworking people are outraged because their savings or pension has been slashed due to the greedy dealings of big corporations. Others are mad because they've been laid off from their job. Still others have lost their house. Many are trapped in painful, expensive illness. Those all seem like good reasons to be irate.

We Christians find ourselves asking: "Is getting angry a sin?"

If we look through the Bible, we find many references to anger. We know that Moses, the prophets, and even Jesus got angry at times.

Is all the rage we're feeling today justified?

A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control. (Proverbs 29:11)

Getting angry is a temptation. What we do after that can lead to sin. If God doesn't want us to vent our anger, we need to see what's worth getting mad about in the first place, and second, what God wants us to do with those feelings.