Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and bestselling author Paul David Tripp connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

When was the last time you got angry? Why did you get angry? Who were you angry with? What was the fruit of that anger?

We all experience anger every day, but not all anger is

wrong, and not all anger should be resisted. In this episode of the Connecting podcast, Paul and

Shelby Abbott begin an extended conversation on the blessings and dangers of anger. Anger, while not listed

as a fruit of the spirit, can be a righteous, God-honoring response.

Our God is filled with holy anger, and as his image-bearers, we are called to reflect his character.

That means we have the capacity for godly anger, and there are real blessings that can come with it.

But sin has corrupted our hearts, giving us an equally real capacity to twist something good into something destructive.

What begins as righteous anger can quickly become selfish and harmful.

The Bible is shockingly honest about anger,

and Paul and Shelby are here to connect the transforming power of Jesus Christ to our everyday lives

as they explore both the blessings and the dangers of anger.

Here's Paul and Shelby.

Here we are again, Shelby.

We've got to stop meeting like this.

No, let's never stop meeting like this.

Let's always meet like this.

I think I say this every time, but this topic is, has particular interest to me and importance to me because it's so central to my own story.

We're going to talk about the blessing and danger of anger.

And a lot of people would immediately connect with the second part of that,

danger of anger.

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