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I believe it is good to examine your beliefs and motives.

From a Christian perspective, it seems to me that we have forgotten how to handle anger. In Ephesians 4:25-32 the Bible has some great teaching in how to get along with one another. It is OK to be angry 😡- anger is an emotion that arises when we believe (examine your beliefs!) that an injustice has occurred. And sometimes IT HAS! The mistake we make is in hanging in to anger, especially in slights or offenses between individuals (“do not let the sun go down in your anger”). Being a grudge-holder is extremely unhealthy, and so is becoming a wrathful and bitter person 😡. The Bible here is calling us to a spiritual maturity in dealing with anger. And I think that is a good way to deal with anger, it’s like our current culture wants us to wallow in it and feel self-righteous as we wield it against those around us especially when we are online. Why is that? When did immaturity become fashionable? Does the acceptance of immaturity go with the worship of youth culture in the West? Genuinely asking as I’m perplexed by this.

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hanging onto*

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