Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp

connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. God is angry, but it's not the anger of a vengeful, evil person who's out of control and wants to harm.

God is angry because as Lord, King, Creator, and ruler of the universe,

he will not forsake his holy cause. In today's episode of survival skills, Paul David Tripp

explains that God's people are often angry for all the wrong reasons. Check out the show notes

to see where you can listen to the first 14 episodes of this series.

Now, here's Paul with Be Good and Angry.

Have you been angry lately?

I came across some incredible statistics in the London Sunday Times magazine, July 16, 2006.

Now, these are about people in London, but they map on, I'm sure, to us as well.

45% of the people interviewed said they regularly lose their temper at work.

64% of those people have experienced some kind of office rage.

27% of nurses have actually been attacked at work.

60% of all absences from work are caused by anger and stress.

33% of the people

interviewed were not on speaking terms with their neighbors. The airlines reported almost

1500 significant serious acts of air rage. More than 80 percent of drivers say they've been

involved in some kind of road rage. 50% of the people interviewed

have reacted to computer problems by screaming or yelling or other things. You see, the evidence

is we are very angry people. You've been angry lately? At what? At whom? How did you express it? Do you know

that anger is a very good thing that sin has turned into a very bad thing? Do you know that God

actually wants you to be good and angry.

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