Raiva
A raiva é uma emoção humana que a Bíblia trata com seriedade. Irar-se não é pecado em si, mas a ira descontrolada destrói relacionamentos e abre porta para o mal.
Controlar a ira
A Bíblia nos exorta a ser tardios para irar-se. A resposta branda desvia o furor, e o que se controla é mais forte que um guerreiro.
19 You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.
Irar-se sem pecar
Paulo ensina: irai-vos, mas não pequeis. Não deixe o sol se pôr sobre a vossa ira, para não dar lugar ao diabo.
26 "Be angry, yet do not sin." Do not let the sun go down on your wrath,27 and do not give the devil an opportunity to work.
Amor e perdão acima da raiva
O amor cobre multidão de pecados. A Bíblia nos chama a não alimentar rancor, mas a perdoar e amar, vencendo a raiva com compaixão.
4 Love is always patient, Love is always kind, Love is never envious Or vaunted up with pride. Nor is she conceited,5 And never is she rude, Never does she think of self Or ever get annoyed. She never is resentful,
20 He continued,"It is what comes out of a person that makes a person unclean.21 For it is from within, from the human heart, that evil thoughts come, as well as sexual immorality, stealing, murder,22 adultery, greed, wickedness, cheating, shameless lust, envy, slander,arrogance, and foolishness.23 All these things come from within and make a person unclean."
12 See to it, my brothers, that no evil, unbelieving heart is found in any of you, as shown by your turning away from the living God.