Biblical Answer

The Bible teaches that anger is a complex emotion that can be both good and bad. While it is true that God is a God of love and is not described as being angry in the classical sense, his wrath or opposition to sin is a real and holy expression of his character. The Bible teaches that human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires (James 1:20). In fact, the Bible warns that anger can lead to sin and even death (Ephesians 4:2-6). However, the Bible also teaches that anger at sin, even anger at the sinner, can be a good thing (2 Corinthians 7:11). Jeremiah, for example, was full of the fury of the Lord (Jeremiah 6:11), and Paul was angry over the disobedience of the Corinthian church (2 Corinthians 12:20).

The Bible teaches that there are two primary kinds of sinful anger: explosive anger and simmering anger. Both are equally harmful and can erode bodily health and provide opportunities for the devil to divide and conquer. The Bible exhorts us to be slow to anger, to be slow to speak, and to be slow to wrath (James 1:19-20). This means that we should not let our anger determine our actions, but rather we should seek to understand and respond in a way that is in line with God's character and will. The Bible teaches that anger reveals more about our own heart than it does about the other person, and that it is ultimately about God. It shows that we do not trust him and provides an opportunity to know him better.

The Bible teaches that we should not trust in our own ability to manage our anger, but rather we should trust in God's ability to guide us and redeem us. When we identify anger in our lives, we should not simply try to stop being angry, but rather we should seek to understand and respond in a way that is in line with God's character and will. This means being slow to anger, being slow to speak, and being slow to wrath, and trusting in God's ability to guide us and redeem us. Ultimately, the Bible teaches that God's anger is not like ours, but is infused with holy purpose and is under the perfect control of limitless love. We should seek to understand and respond to God's character and will, rather than trusting in our own ability to manage our anger.