“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath” has been used as marital advice indicating that all conflict should be resolved before retiring for the evening. Such teaching may be rejected without concern. Marriage is not in view here at all. Looking at verse 25 we see “We are members one of another.” Clearly it is believers in the Church who are Paul’s audience.
Having been sent by God to speak to Pharaoh, Moses was frustrated. He said, “Lord, why have You brought harm to this people? Why did You ever send me? Ever since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has done harm to this people…” (Exodus 5:22b-23a, NASB 2020).
Then, and I just love this, he said…
A Religionist Finds the True Gospel There was once a religious zealot named Saul. He studied his religion under Gamaliel, the top teacher of the day. His credentials were many and included these, recorded in Philippians 3:4–6 (NASB 2020) 4 although I myself could boast as having confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else…
Losing It In times of disagreement and conflict it can be easy for us to lose control of ourselves and just explode at the other person. For many this visceral response may be normal, almost instinctual. But because we are in Christ we bear spiritual fruit like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, and—ahem—even self-control….
Adversity and Eternal Glory2 Corinthians 4 2 Corinthians 4:1 (NIV)1 Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. Paul’s ministry, and ours, is to reveal the life of Christ to others. For some of us, that can seem out of reach. It can seem to us that some teachers…
