Anger in the Bible: Righteous Anger or Sin?
Nik Conroy
The first time we come across anger in the Bible is in Genesis 4, where God has shown his approval of Abel’s sacrifice and his disapproval of Cain’s. We don’t know specifically why God approved of the one and not of the other, but we do see Cain’s reaction to this: Anger. God then asks Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen?” and follows up that question with a warning in verse 7, that “sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.” The sin God is referring to is not the anger, but the anger certainly did...
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