Do born-again Christians get angry/hateful/bitter?

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On 1/16/2018 at 1:25 AM, MyLordsServant said:

Why do they and why does the Spirit/God allow it?

Because they do not watch, they lack discernment and wisdom, or perhaps they are not even born of the Spirit as they claim... Because a tree is known by its fruits.

"Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.
Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Therefore by their fruits you will know them." - Matthew 7:17:20

 

And I say to all: Do not seek excuses for your devil like behavior, who wants to destroy, kill, and harm others.

"But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come,
he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into." - Luke 12:39

 

Watch against all evil, and rebuke every evil in Jesus' name... Do not invent excuses to act like a demon and follow your flesh, rebuke it and reject it in Jesus' name.

"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour." - 1 Peter 5:8

 

Then, you better wake up and stop pretending to be Christian!

"We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren.
He who does not love his brother abides in death." - 1 John 3:14

[frienduff thaylorde]

18 hours ago, brakelite said:

Sometimes we indulge anger because it satisfies the cravings of the fleshly old man that has yet to be fully crucified with Christ. We actually tend to enjoy bitterness because it seems by doing so, we are 'getting back' at those who antagonise us. We take God's place and role as the Mediator, and seek to inflict our own punishment on others...but in reality hurting only ourselves in the process. And sometimes we include God as our target of what we defend as our 'self-righteous indignation'. No-one else cares, not even the ones who have hurt us; they may not even be aware of our bitterness and anger, until we vent and then they wonder huh? What's that all about? They've forgotten...it is you who have let things simmer and boil.

Even in major cases of abuse and harm that others may have inflicted upon us, the answer is the same as in small cases. The answer is death to self.

Oh, and it is never God's fault. (Even though I don't think He minds if we vent at Him regarding all the perceived injustices we suffer. At least we are engaging Him in our battles, and giving Him the opportunity to set us straight.)

We indulge anger or every evil due to we evil from our youth up.

Therefore let us hear the conclusion.    REPENT , come to CHRIST and put to death the evil vile old man and keep it crucified by the POWER of the risen savoir.

For truly I say to us all,   we are the servants to whom we obey.  whether of sin unto death , or OBEDIANCE unto life.

FOLLOW THE LAMB and since HE is no minister of lawlessness,   IF we have the spirit and walk after the Spirit the law of righteousness IS FULLFILLED IN US.

paul said that . 

Our LORD don't lead us into transgressions , anger,  the things which should not even be named once among us as becomes saints,  NOPE the flesh does that.

Follow the flesh and the end is death , Follow the SPIRIT and you wont fulfill the lusts of the flesh.   And if any does have a strife or argument

Be quick to forgive , lest satan get the advantage QUICK.  

[john1]

23 hours ago, frienduff thaylorde said:

Well that person was all out carnal. 

Galatians chapter 2 verse 16

know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.

[frienduff thaylorde]

1 hour ago, john1 said:

Galatians chapter 2 verse 16

know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.

What words of beauty.    the other saying was empty mans wisdom.  BUT THIS IS PURE BEAUTY.  

[KiwiChristian]

Of course.

 

Being born-again does not make one perfect.

[Mike Mclees]

On ‎1‎/‎16‎/‎2018 at 3:16 AM, Justin Adams said:

Yahweh is patient with us kids. He winks at so much we are not even aware of.

Even on this site I have been insulted and had personal (not thematic) rebuttals. The mods overlook some people's out and out rudeness and behavior. Sad really, so the world out there - our playing field - sees us largely as overblown bigots that do not mind destroying our brothers and sisters in order to 'be correct'.

I see very little humor and gentleness in much of what is leveled at me, and know who to follow if I want to see a fight. Some appear to roam about just looking to nit-pick or disprove something for sport. They claim they are upright and correct and that we all need them to police our thoughts. 

What this boils down to is that there is so little discussion and exchange of ideas. It just ends up as the 'few' browbeating the rest to silence. This does not gain us anything at all, except pain.

Some times we forget ourselves and let our pride lead us rather than humility. We just have to be right. Sometimes we know we are more versed, but like a boxer who always wins and runs around the ring victorious. Peter had to be humbled also. We are often being sifted until we learn. Please forgive me if I am one of those you speak of.  

[brakelite]

Remember....who so ever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgement....

[brakelite]

8 hours ago, Mike Mclees said:

Some times we forget ourselves and let our pride lead us rather than humility. We just have to be right. Sometimes we know we are more versed, but like a boxer who always wins and runs around the ring victorious. Peter had to be humbled also. We are often being sifted until we learn. Please forgive me if I am one of those you speak of.  

And sometimes, just so to avoid argument, we need to simply back off even though we may be right. 

[GandalfTheWise]

On 1/25/2018 at 11:41 PM, JTC said:

 

I know someone with CTE. When she was young she'd give you the shirt on her back. Now she won't answer the phone. There's no treatment so why make her more miserable. To understand CTE you have to be almost a doctor and a neurosurgeon at that. Btw, I'm a Christian and so is my friend. I expect to see her in eternity.   

A high school classmate lost his son to suicide in his 20s.   They all knew something was wrong and had been for years.  The son had requested and the family had his body submitted for testing to one of the leading researchers on the subject.  It turned out he had an advanced case of it.   He'd been in contact sports a lot but never had a clear concussion at any time that anyone could recall.  This was a case of real brain injury just as real as any broken bone or torn ACL.