Respectable Sins – Chapter 16 – “The Weeds of Anger”
Most anger is a sin

• Ephesians 4:26

We are not going to address anger today as the by-products of anger

• Ephesians 4:31 – Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
• Colossians 3:8 – But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
• 2 Corinthians 12:20 – For I fear that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish—that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, hostility, slander, gossip, conceit,
  and disorder.

Noxious weeks that spring up from unresolved anger:

• Resentment; Bitterness; Enmity and hostility; Grudge; &; Strife

How to deal with our anger so that it doesn’t result in these weeds:

• We must look to the sovereignty of God
• Pray that God would enable us to grow in love (1 Peter 4:8)
• Learn to forgive as God has forgiven us

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Respectable Sins – Chapter 13 – “Lack of Self-Control”

Proverbs 25:28 – A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.

• Self-control is one of the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23)
• Other verses: 2 Timothy 3:3, Titus 2:2, 5, 6, 11-12; 1 Peter 1:13, 4:7, 5:8

Self-control – the governance or prudent control of one’s desires, cravings, impulses, emotions, and passions

• Biblical self-control is not a product of one’s own natural will-power (1 Peter 2:11)

Four areas of application [a tendency to indulge our desires so that they control us, instead of our controlling our
desires]

• Eating and drinking
• Temper [Proverbs 14:7, 16:32; James 1:19]
• Personal finances
• Technology

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Respectable Sins – Chapter 12 – “Selfishness”

Jerry Bridges writes that “we can be very learned in our theology or very upright in our morality and yet fail to display the gracious qualities of Christian character that Paul called the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23)
Remember, we are all born with a selfish nature

• Not a learned attribute
• Easy to see in others; hard to identify in ourselves
• Different degrees and different expressions

Four areas Bridges addresses

• Selfishness with our interests – Philippians 2:4

~ A good test of selfishness in our interests would be to reflect on the conversation after you have been
with someone and ask yourself how much time you spent talking about your interests compared to listening to the other person
~ Un thoughtfulness – symptom of self-centeredness

• Selfishness regarding our time

~ All of us have a fixed amount of it
~ Can be selfish with hoarding and protecting our own or imposing and asking of the time of others
~ Galatians 6:2

• Selfishness with our money/resources

~ Romans 12:15; 1 John 3:17

• Trait of inconsiderateness – failure to think about the impact of our actions on others

~ Feelings of others, needs of others
Need to look to the example of Jesus (Philippians 2)

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For more information about this group, please visit their website at reformationboise.com.
Every weekday at 8:00am you can listen to The Gospel for Life on 94.1 The Voice in the Treasure Valley, Idaho, USA.

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