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4 posts- Post 4031Bill Perkins
When Good Men Get Angry
God’s anger is always justified and perfectly expressed. Why? Because He’s able to determine when a wrong has been committed. James said, “The anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.” (1:20). God never gets angry about…
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Jesus Got Angry Four Times
James said, “for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.” (James 1:20). Why? Because God’s anger is perfectly justified and expressed. He alone knows, without error, how to identify and deal with wrongs. Real or…
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How to Correct Without Crushing
Jesus struck at the root of pride with a sharp ax. He said, “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the…
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Two Seconds That Will Change Your Mind
The moment you're conscious of an unwanted thought you've got two seconds to kick it and replace it with another one. If you do this, your brain will treat the initial thought as vapor and it won't form a neural pathway. Paul wrote…
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7 posts- Post 3761Bill Perkins
Five Keys to Conflict Management
Conflict is unavoidable. If you’ve got two people on a team and they never argue then one of them isn’t needed. Jesus, the greatest leader of all time, faced conflict among his disciples, between the disciples and himself, and between…
Personal GrowthRelationships - Post 2490Bill Perkins
Do this to control anger
Has it ever occurred to you that Jesus was 30-years- old when he cleansed the temple? That means he likely visited the temple during every Passovers for eighteen years. He had repeatedly seen the money tables, herds of animals and…
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When it's okay NOT to forgive
Okay, you already know the answer: It's never okay NOT to forgive. At least according to Jesus. But there must be situations where God would flex a bit on this. For instance, are we supposed to forgive someone who repeatedly…
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When getting even feels right
One of Jesus' more controversial and misunderstood teachings dealt with forgiveness. In the Old Testament the Hebrew people were commanded to seek equal recompense for a wrong suffered. They were told to take "Eye for eye, and tooth…
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How to restrain your anger
Jesus was 30-years-old when he first cleansed the temple. That means he had visited the temple during all of the Passovers since he was twelve. He repeatedly saw the money tables, herds of animals and crates of birds. He smelled the…
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Manage Your Anger This Way
James said, “for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God” (James 1:20). God’s anger is always justified and is always expressed perfectly. Why? Because he’s able to determine, without error, when a wrong has been…
- Post 524Bill Perkins
Five Keys to Managing Anger
James said, "for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God." (James 1:20). God's anger is always justified and is always expressed perfectly. Why? Because he's able to determine, without error, when a wrong has been…
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