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    Converge Bible Studies: Reclaiming Anger
    Converge Bible Studies: Reclaiming Anger
    Converge Bible Studies: Reclaiming Anger
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    Converge Bible Studies: Reclaiming Anger

    By David Dorn

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    As Christians, we process grief, show love, understand compassion, and accept forgiveness. But when it comes to anger, we often reject it as not being useful or holy. There simply is no place for anger in the worldview of many Christians. We’re told to just “let it go,” “get over it,” or “count to ten.” In the church, anger is treated like a dirty little secret.

    But why?

    God gets angry. Why can’t we? We’re made in the image of God, and being truly human is to fully embrace who God made us to be. In Reclaiming Anger, David Dorn asserts that anger doesn’t have to be a forbidden, destructive emotion. Biblical anger serves a purpose. In this study you’ll discover what anger is, how God gets angry, when we need anger, and when we need to let it go.

    Converge Bible Studies is a series of topical Bible studies. Each title in the series consists of four studies on a common topic or theme. Converge can be used by small groups, classes, or individuals. Primary Scripture passages from the Common English Bible are included for ease of study, as are questions designed to encourage both personal reflection and group conversation. The topics and Scriptures in Converge come together to transform readers’ relationships with others, themselves, and God.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAbingdon Press
    Release dateSep 17, 2013
    ISBN9781426771651
    Converge Bible Studies: Reclaiming Anger
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    David Dorn

    David Dorn is an associate pastor and director of small groups at The Woodlands United Methodist Church in The Woodlands, TX. David most recently produced and hosted PREPOSTEROUS, an online video Bible study, and he also helped found Seedbed.com, an online resourcing site for church leaders hosted at Asbury Theological Seminary.

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      Converge Bible Studies - David Dorn

      INTRODUCTION

      Anger is tricky.

      I’ve heard many sermons throughout my life. I remember very few. I assume that it reflects upon my retention skills rather than the lack of poignancy of most preaching. Perhaps you, too, remember few of the numerous sermons you’ve heard. Yet there are those moments in time, those lines that come amid profound sermons that grab hold of you.

      God is not angry with you.

      This is one of those lines I’ll never forget. A student preacher delivered this to a gathering of eight people. All of us assembled in a small chapel, awaiting our turn to preach for a class. Students aren’t yet expected to speak with profoundness; students are expected to be students. But those poignant, simple words still ring aloud in my head: God is not angry with me. Those words speak peace and comfort. They are beautiful and necessary words. Yet they beg the question . . .

      Then why is God so angry?

      The Old Testament is full of instances when God grew angry at the people of Israel. Rightly so, the people of Israel were often stubborn, prone to worshiping lesser gods, lacked faith on many occasions, and frequently disobeyed God’s direct words. Their actions incited God to anger. Sin has that effect on a holy God. God gets upset when we fall prey to lies that overpromise and underdeliver. Good fathers don’t get angry with their children when they make mistakes; they get angry about the decisions their kids make, because fathers know the consequences of those decisions.

      In fact, if God never got angry, then we should be worried. The Bible says, The LORD loves those he corrects, just like a father who treats his son with favor (Proverbs 3:12).

      Are we any better than the people of Israel? We sin. Let’s hope that God cares just as much for us.

      I grew up afraid of letting my father down. Really, who doesn’t? While he never placed undue expectations upon me, I just wanted to make him proud. Since I became a father to two stepdaughters, I see everything differently. I quickly realized that the disappointment and anger good fathers express when their children mess up is not directed at their children but at their decisions. For my teenage daughters, I see past the present. I see the traits that are developed from habitually not cleaning up after yourself and the dangers of dating that particular teenage boy.

      God gets angry because God sees the results of our actions before we do.

      Anger is tricky. God gets angry, but God isn’t angry with us.

      DIRTY LITTLE SIN

      As Christians, we process grief; we show love; we understand compassion; we accept forgiveness; yet when it comes to anger, we reject it as not being useful or holy. There simply is no use for anger in many Christians’ worldviews. We often get told to just let it go, get over it, or count to ten. Anger is treated like a dirty little secret that needs to be kept quiet, not to be addressed, and to be kept hidden from the world.

      Anger exists as the ultimate evil. Happiness exists as the ultimate good. So be happy. This is the philosophy that is often associated with anger.

      But why?

      God gets angry. Why can’t we? There must be more to anger than simply being a forbidden emotion. God doesn’t make humanity

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