to control his anger, not because it was wrong in itself, but because in this case it was pointless – the Lord will deal with wicked people in His own time. Anger in itself is not wrong. In fact it can sometimes be helpful. Anger can arouse courage and master fear to enable a soldier to overcome his enemy or to enable a journalist to expose corruption. Since the Fall of man in the Garden of Eden, however, anger usually is wrong since it is a reaction to opposition to our self-will. If it is not controlled
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