The problem is that anger can and does come dangerously close to evil when it is left unchecked and without control. That, as a matter of fact, is what is wrong with most definitions of anger; they imply a loss of self-control, an impulsiveness, and a temporary derangement. No wonder no-one wants to link God with that definition! On the contrary God’s anger is never explosive, unreasonable or unexplainable. It is rather His firm expression of real displeasure with our wickedness and sin. Even in
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